Attorneys

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     Business Bankruptcy Law-
     American Board of Certification


Herbert M. Newell, III, founder and managing member.  Herbert has practiced in Tuscaloosa since 1981 with a wide range of practice experience, having been a part of different firms and practice groups in the city.

Certifications: Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification in 1993.

Practice Areas:  Business Bankruptcy, Reorganizations, Litigation and Mediation; Real Estate; Commercial Law; Collections; Contracts; Construction Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Mediation.

Mediation:  Listed on the Alabama State Court Mediator Roster, which contains the names of Mediators who have met the Mediation Registration Standards and Procedures adopted September 18, 1998 and who have registered with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc.

Admitted: 1981, Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1981

College: Samford University, B.S., Business Administration, 1978

Member: Tuscaloosa County Bar Association; American Bar Association  (Member, Sections of: Litigation, Real Property, Probate and Trust); Alabama State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute.

Organizations: Alabama Poison Control Board of Directors (2004 to present), Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama (Legal Counsel, Executive Committee & Board of Directors 2005); Annual West Alabama Leadership Prayer Breakfast Planning Committee (1999 to present); First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa (Deacon 1989 to present).

Biography:  Born, Fayette, Alabama, April 16, 1956; married to the former Susan Goins of Birmingham; one son, Herbie.

Heath S. Holden, associate.  Heath joined the law  firm in November of 2005 after working as a contract/staff attorney for the firm of Whatley Drake, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama.

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Law; Civil Litigation; Contracts; Domestic; Real Estate 

Admitted: 2004, Alabama; United States District Court, Middle and Northern Districts 

Law School: The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2004 

College: The University of Alabama, B.A. (English) and B.S. (Psychology), 1996 

Member: Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Alabama State Bar 

Honors: Dean’s List; Florida Bar Foundation Public Interest Fellowship, 2001-02; The Journal of the Legal Profession, Junior Editor. 

Organizations: The Sport and Recreation Law Association, Student Researcher (2002-04); Farrah Law Society, Red Elephant Club of the Shoals (2000-Present)

Biography: Born August 7, 1974, Sheffield, Alabama