General Civil Trial
Practice including Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Commercial Litigation, Trucking Accidents, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Fraud, Insurance Litigation, Patent Litigation, Toxic Exposure Litigation, Asbestos Litigation, Social Security, and Workers' Compensation
Firm Size: 11
Attorneys
Stephen D. Heninger Born Flora, Illinois, June 23, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977,
Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
and U.S. Court of Appeals, FifthCircuit; 1982, U.S. Court of
Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
and U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1972);
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1977).
Phi Delta Phi. Chief Justice, Moot Court Board. Editor, Alabama Trial Lawyers
Journal 1987—.
Author: "42 U.S.C. §1983 and Common Law Torts: An Analysis
of Procedural Pitfalls," Vol 12 Cumberland Law Review 99, 1981; "The Pursuit
of Damages For Mental Anguish in Alabama," Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal,
January, 1982; "Bad Faith in Alabama: An Infant Tort in Intensive Care," 34
Alabama Law Review, 563, 1983; "Bad Faith Update," Ala. Lawyer, Summer, 1996.
Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge James H. Hancock, Northern District of Alabama,
1977 1978.
Member: Birmingham (Secretary Treasurer, 1985; President, 1997) and
American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Recipient, Judge Walter P. Gewin
Award, 1993); American Association for Justice; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
(Member: Executive Committee, 1982—; Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on
Appellate Procedure, 1982 2001); International Society of Barristers; American
Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; Alabama Chapter, President, 1991; Member,
National Board of Directors). Fellow: Alabama Law Foundation (2006); National
College of Advocates. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, Adjutant General, 1972 1974].
Reported Cases: Continental Casualty Ins. Co. v. McDonald, 567 So. 2d 1208
(Ala. 1990); Shumaker v. Johnson, 571 So 2d 991 (Ala. 1990); Dempsey v. Auto
Owners Ins. Co., 717 F.2d 556 (11th Cir. 1983); Traveler's Indemnity Co. of
Illinois v. Griner, 809 So. 2d 808 (Ala. 2001); University of Alabama Health
Services Foundation, P.C. v. Bush, 638 So.2d 794 (Ala. 1994).
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Intellectual Property; Insurance; Commercial; Medical
Malpractice; Truck Accidents; Wrongful Death.
Email: steve@hgdlawfirm.com
W. Lewis Garrison,
Jr. Born Eufaula, Alabama, August 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama;
1984, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1986, U.S.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District
of Alabama; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1999, U.S.
Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2005, U.S District
Court, Middle District of Georgia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of
Arkansas.
Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1977); Cumberland School of
Law of Samford University (J.D., 1983). Associate Justice, Cumberland School of
Law Honor Court, 1982 1983.
Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations;
Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Association for Justice.
Reported Cases: In re Diet Drugs Products Liability Litigation, 369 F.3d 293
(3rd Cir. 2004); In re MasterCard Intern. Inc., 313 F.3d 257 (5th Cir. 2002); In re America Online, Inc., 168 F.Supp.2d 1359 (S.D. Fla. 2001); Ex parte
McNaughton, 728 So.2d 592 (Ala. 1998); Means v. Independent Life and Acc. Ins. Co., 963 F.Supp. 1131 (M.D. Ala. 1997); National Fire Ins. Co. v. Housing
Development Co., 827 F.2d 1475 (11th Cir. 1987).
Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical
Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Environmental Litigation.
Email: wlgarrison@hgdlawfirm.com
Timothy C. Davis. Born Tampa, Florida, June 27, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama; 1985, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit.
Education: Furman University; Florida State University (B.S., 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1984).
Author: "Distinguishing and Proving Wantonness in Alabama," Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal, Summer, 1988; "Recent Civil Decisions," Birmingham Bar Bulletin, 1986 1997; "Preparation of the Construction Accident Case," ATLA Journal, 1991.
Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; American Association for Justice; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Governors, 1987 1988; Executive Committee, 1988 2004; Associate Editor, Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal, 1991); North Central Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1990).
Reported Cases: Sweeney v. Purvis, 665 So.2d 926 (Ala. 1995).
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Environmental Litigation.
Email: tim@hgdlawfirm.com
W. Lee Gresham, III. Born Birmingham, Alabama, May 19, 1963; admitted to bar 1989,
Alabama; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama;
1996, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama,
and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Education: Auburn
University (B.A., 1985); University of Alabama (J.D., 1988).
Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Environmental Law Section);
American Association for Justice (Section on Toxic, Environmental
and Pharmaceutical Torts); Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
(Sustaining Member); Christian Trial Lawyers Association.
Reported Cases: DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Ferrante, 637 S.E.2d 659
(Ga. 2006); Carter v. Innisfree Hotel, Inc., 661 So.2d 1174 (Ala. 1995).
Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Toxic Exposure Litigation; Asbestos Litigation;
Products Liability Law.
Email: lee@hgdlawfirm.com
Erik S. Heninger. Born Columbus, Georgia, May 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002,
Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts
of Alabama; 2003, Mississippi, Georgia and U.S. District Court,
Middle District of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and
Southern Districts of Mississippi, Northern District of Georgia,
and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.
Education: Birmingham Southern College (B.A., 1999); Cumberland School of Law
(J.D., 2001).
Author: "A Brief Analysis of Nonverbal Communication
in the Courtroom," Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal, Winter, 2005. Member,
Emerging Leaders.
Member: Birmingham Bar Association (Member, Executive
Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 2005-07), American and Alabama State Bar
Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers; Mississippi Trial
Lawyers Association; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; American Association
for Justice (Ambassador). Board of Editors, The Alabama Lawyer, 2007-08.
Practice Areas: Negligence; Fraud; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Litigation;
Products Liability; Personal Injury; Truck Accidents; Intellectual Property;
Commercial Law.
Email: erik@hgdlawfirm.com
J. Callen Sparrow Born Birmingham, Alabama, February 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Education: Hampden Sydney College (B.A., 1980); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1983). Assistant Attorney General, 1984 1986.
Member: Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section 1990 1993) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-2001); American Association for Justice.
Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Litigation; Insurance Fraud.
Email: jcsparrow@hgdlawfirm.com
William L. Bross
Born Birmingham, Alabama, November 11, 1961; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama.
Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (B.S., Psychology and Classics, 1982); University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.S., Nursing, 1987; M.B.A., 1990); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 1999). Nursing License, Alabama, 1987. Real Estate License, Alabama, 2003.
Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; American Health Lawyers Association.
Practice Areas: Nursing Home Litigation; Products Liability; Pharmaceutical Product Litigation; Personal Injury, Real Estate Law.
Email: wlbross@hgdlawfirm.com
Jonna M. Denson. Born Hartselle, Alabama, October 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 2007, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama.
Education: Southern Benedictine College (B.S., 1978); University of Alabama at Birmingham (M.A., 1981); Wallace State Community College (A.A.S., Paralegal, 1987); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 2000). Paralegal, 1988 2000. Instructor, Paralegal Program at Wallace State Community College, 1998.
Member: Birmingham Bar Association (Solo/Small Firm Section); Alabama State Bar (Member, Women’s Section, Small Firm Section); Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (Member, Sections on: Social Security; Workers' Compensation).
Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Social Security; Personal Injury; Employment Law.
Email: jonna@hgdlawfirm.com
Honza Jan Ferdinand
Prchal Born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 2002, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi.
Education: University of Chicago (A.B., History, 1994); Charles University, Prague (1990); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Captain, National Moot Court Team. Dicta Editor, Virginia Law Weekly.
Member: Birmingham and America Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; American Association for Justice; Federalist Society (Board Member, Birmingham Lawyers Chapter); Ancient & Honorable Edmund Burke Society.
Languages: Czech and Slovak.
Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Health Care Litigation; Class Actions; Personal Injury; Consumer Law.
Email: hprchal@hgdlawfirm.com
Brian D. Hancock. Born Lake Charles, Louisiana, February 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama; 2004, Tennessee.
Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1998); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa.
Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Tennessee State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyer’s Association. Member, Birmingham Bar Bulletin Committee (2005-2006); Volunteer Lawyers’ Project Committee (Birmingham Bar Association).
Practice Areas: Litigation.
Email: bdhancock@hgdlawfirm.com
Gayle Douglas graduated from Florida State University in 1999 with a degrees in Communication and Criminology. She then attended the University of Alabama School of Law, graduating in 2002. While in law school, she was an active member of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Board and the Jessup International Moot Court Team.
Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, J.D., 2002
College: Florida State University, B.S., 1999
Recipient, Walter P. Gewin Best Brief Award, 2001.
Member: Alabama State Bar, The Florida Bar and the Birmingham Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical product liability, consumer litigation, environmental litigation and medical negligence.
Admitted: 2002, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2003, Florida
Email: gdouglas@hgdlawfirm.com
