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T h e AlabamaJanuary 2020Lawyer | Volume 81, number 1 L L L L L Alabama’s Appellate A Primer for Navigating An Alabama Lawyer in Preventing Waiver of Alabama’s Class Action Standards of Review in Potential Appellate The United States Arguments on Appeal Statute Turns 20: A Defense Retrospective Civil Cases Issues in Child Custody Supreme Court Page 50 Cases Page 22 Page 46 Page 64 Page 40 c o l u m n s T h e President’s Page JanuaryAlabama 2020 | Volume Lawyer 81, number 1 8 Executive Director’s Report 10 Editor’s Corner 14 On The Cover About Members, A cold winter morning in Among Firms rural Alabama 79 –Photo by Marie Ward, Lanett Important Notices FeaTure arTicles 80 Disciplinary Notices Solo & Small Firm Section Update 84 By Tazewell12 T. Shepard, III Memorials 89 Fall 201917 Admittees Legislative Wrap-Up Alabama’s Appellate Standards of Review in Civil Cases 90 By David G. Wirtes, 22Jr. and Bruce J. McKee The App ellate Corner A Primer for Navigating Potential Appellate Issues in 92 Child Custody Cases By Randall40 W. Nichols W. Gregory Ward, Lanett.......................................Chair and Editor [email protected] An Alabama Lawyer in the United States Supreme Court Wilson F. Green, Tuscaloosa.................................Associate Editor By Allan R. Chason [email protected] 46 Jonathan C. Hill (Rudy), Montgomery......................Associate Editor [email protected] Linda G. Flippo, Birmingham...............................Associate Editor Preventing Waiver of Arguments on Appeal [email protected] By Ed R. Haden, Jason B. Tompkins50 and Robert V. Baxley facebook.com/AlabamaStateBar Alabama’s Class Action Statute Turns 20: A Defense Retrospective By Michael R. Pennington, Scott Burnett Smith and Hunter W. Pearce 64 @AlabamaStateBar @AlabamaStateBar Northern District of Alabama Magistrate Judges, A Critical Article I Extension of an Article III Court youtube.com/TheAlabamaStateBar Alabama Lawyer By Robert E. Battle72 and Adam P. Plant flickr.com/AlabamaStateBar T h e 5 www.alabar.org BOard Of Bar COmmissiOnErs adVerTisers ALABAMA STATE BAR STAFF 1st Circuit, Halron W. Turner, Chatom • 2nd Circuit, J. Levi 415 Dexter Avenue Nichols, Luverne • 3rd Circuit, Elizabeth C. Smithart, Union Springs • 4th Circuit, Jana R. Garner, Selma • 5th Circuit, Larry Montgomery, AL 36104 W. Morris, Alex City • 6th Circuit, Place No. 1, Terri O. Tomp- Alabama Academy of (334) 269-1515 • (800) 354-6154 kins, Tuscaloosa • Place No. 2, Scott B. Holmes, Tuscaloosa • Attorney Mediators...............................9 www.alabar.org 7th Circuit, William H. Broome, Jr., Anniston • 8th Circuit, Emily L. Baggett, Decatur • 9th Circuit, Dana J. Grimes, Ft. ADMINISTRATION Payne • 10th Circuit, Place No. 1, James M. Terrell, Birming- ..................................Executive Director Alabama Court Reporting, Inc.............3 Phillip McCallum ham • Place No. 2, John A. Smyth, Birmingham • Place No. 3, ............................Assistant Executive Director Justin Aday Barry A. Ragsdale, Birmingham • Place No. 4, S. Freddy ..........................................Executive Assistant Rubio, Birmingham • Place No. 5, LaBella S. Alvis, Birming- Alabama Legal & Investigative Diane Locke .....................Director of Communications ham • Place No. 6, Michael D. Ermert, Birmingham • Place Melissa Warnke Services, Inc. ..................................97 .....................Information Systems Manager No. 7, Allison O. Skinner, Birmingham • Place No. 8, Brannon Hunter Harris ......................Special Projects Assistant J. Buck, Birmingham • Place No. 9, Erik S. Heninger, Birming- Katherine Church ham • Bessemer Cut-off, Kenneth Moore, Bessemer • 11th Cir- ........................Director of Publications Attorneys First Insurance .............101 Margaret Murphy cuit, Ralph E. Holt, Florence • 12th Circuit, Carmen F. Howell, Enterprise • 13th Circuit, Place No. 1, C. Zackery Moore, Mo- ADMISSIONS & ATTORNEY LICENSING bile • Place No. 2, Frederick G. Helmsing, Jr., Mobile • Place Attorneys Insurance Mutual ............................Assistant Executive Director Justin Aday No. 3, William R. Lancaster, Mobile • Place No. 4, Bryan E. ...............................Administrative Assistant Of the South......................................2 Sonia Douglas Comer, Mobile • Place No. 5, James Rebarchak, Mobile • 14th .................................Administrative Assistant th Angie Fuqua Circuit, Charles C. Tatum, Jr., Jasper • 15 Circuit, Place No. 1, .................................Administrative Assistant Morgan Lott George R. Parker, Montgomery • Place No. 2, Pat Sefton, Cain & Associates Engineers..........53 ....................Administrative Assistant Montgomery • Place No. 3, Joel D. Connally, Montgomery • Cathy Sue McCurry Place No. 4, C. Gibson Vance, Montgomery • Place No. 5, Jef- Davis Direct........................................99 CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL frey C. Duffey, Montgomery • Place No. 6, David Martin, Montgomery • 16th Circuit, Bradley W. Cornett, Gadsden • 17th RESPONSIBILITY ............................................General Counsel Circuit, T. Thomas Perry, Jr., Demopolis • 18th Circuit, Place Roman Shaul The Finklea Group .............................87 ....................Paralegal to General Counsel No. 1, W. Randall May, Birmingham • Place No. 2, Mark S. Melissa Lawson Boardman, Chelsea • Place No. 3, Anne Malatia Glass, Birm- ................Deputy Chief General Counsel Jeremy McIntire ingham • 19th Circuit, Robert L. Bowers, Jr., Clanton • 20th Cir- .............................Assistant General Counsel J. Forrester DeBuys, III ..................61 Mark Moody cuit, R. Cliff Mendheim, Dothan • 21st Circuit, J. Kirkman ........................................Paralegal/Investigator Carol Mott Garrett, Brewton • 22nd Circuit, Manish H. Patel, Andalusia • .......................................Disciplinary Clerk rd Stacey Moseley 23 Circuit, Place No. 1, Tazewell T. Shepard, III, Huntsville • Freedom Court Reporting................103 ...........................................CSF Coordinator Laurie Blazer Place No. 2, John A. Brinkley, Jr., Huntsville • Place No. 3, Re- ...........................................................Receptionist bekah K. McKinney, Huntsville • Place No. 4, M. Clay Martin, Julie Lee Huntsville • 24th Circuit, Amanda W. Porter, Fayette • 25th Cir- Insurance Specialists, Inc.................104 th ETHICS DIVISION cuit, Chrissy L. Riddle, Haleyville • 26 Circuit, F. Patrick ...............................................Ethics Counsel Loftin, Phenix City • 27th Circuit, Clint L. Maze, Arab • 28th Tripp Vickers ..........................Assistant Ethics Counsel Circuit, Place No. 1, J. Lynn Perry, Gulf Shores • Place No. 2, LawPay .................................................4 Autumn Caudell J. Langford Floyd, Fairhope • 29th Circuit, Sarah Clark Bowers, Sylacauga • 30th Circuit, Erskine R. Funderburg, Jr., Pell City • PROGRAMS st nd National Academy of ..................................Director of Programs 31 Circuit, H. Thomas Heflin, Jr., Tuscumbia • 32 Circuit, Ashley Penhale rd Distinguished Neutrals .....................7 ..............................Administrative Assistant Jason P. Knight, Cullman • 33 Circuit, Robert H. Brogden, Robyn Bernier Ozark • 34th Circuit, Jeffrey L. Bowling, Russellville • 35th Cir- ..............................Administrative Assistant Vickie Stewart cuit, Clinton H. 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