Mountain Brook Lawyers

Welcome to Vance Dispute Resolution, PC, led by Al Vance, the founder and managing partner, who draws upon more than twenty years of legal expertise to offer exceptional arbitration and mediation services. As a former accomplished corporate attorney, Al excelled in a range of skills, including strategic problem-solving, mediation, litigation, leadership development, risk reduction, and negotiations. He also played a pivotal role in launching the company's initial diversity and inclusion initiatives. Al's legal journey commenced in 2000 at a prestigious litigation firm in Birmingham, Alabama, where he later ascended to a partnership position. During his private practice, he refined his skills...

I have been a family law attorney since I passed the Alabama State Bar Exam in 1998. Through the years I have developed creative strategies and practices that I utilize to effectuate swift, positive results for my clients. I recognize that family law issues are often overwhelming and emotional. Whether the case involves divorce, child custody and visitation or asset division and preservation, I understand that each issue is important to my clients. I strive to act with compassion for my clients, yet always maintaining the much-needed objectivity to move my clients' cases in a realistic direction. I will fiercely...

Hi, I'm Jennifer Rose, a full time family law attorney and one of Alabama's only Certified Family Law Specialists. Family law is not just a career for me, it's a passion. For over 20 years I've been involved in fighting for great moms and dads in family law and divorce, first working with my father in his firm, and now my own. As a child of divorce myself AND a mother, I connect and intimately understand how it affects everyone involved. I treat every family I represent as if they were my own. I understand that each family that comes...

Mr. Wright is responsible for recovering and/or litigating cases with results of more than $200 million, including many notable results: a $22 million result in a products suit, a $17.3 million award in a commercial business dispute case, a $10 million verdict in a product liability case, a $7.5 million result in a breach of contract case, a $5.5 million result in a commercial case, a $3.76 million verdict in a pool drowning case, a $3 million result in a trucking case, a $3.3 million result in an industrial accident case, a $1.6 million award in a business-on-business dispute case,...

Wakisha E. Hazzard hails from Savannah, Georgia, where she was born and raised. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Georgia Southern University, along with double minors in English and Fashion Merchandising. With her academic achievements under her belt, Wakisha embarked on a legal career. In 2009, Wakisha graduated with honors, magna cum laude, from Miles Law School. She earned her attorney certification in 2011 and wasted no time in establishing her own law firm, The Hazzard Law Firm, LLC. Her practice specializes in personal injury cases, family law and divorce matters, as well as criminal litigation. Wakisha...

Mr. Beckum has over seventeen years of legal experience representing individuals and small businesses in civil litigation and estate planning matters. Mr. Beckum's civil litigation practice focuses on employment litigation and construction litigation. He represents individuals throughout the State of Alabama that have been wrongfully terminated as a result of discrimination (race, gender, pregnancy, religion, and disability) and also represents victims of sexual harassment and retaliation. His construction litigation practice focuses on representing individuals who have purchased a home or condominium with defective work. He has successfully represented numerous homeowners, condominium associations, and small business owners...

Gregory C. Starkey founded the Birmingham Men’s Law Firm to represent the interest of husbands, fathers and other men who ware involved in Divorce and Family Law matters.

Mr. Starkey received his Bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and then received his law degree from the Birmingham School of Law where he was ranked in the top 10 of his class.

Mr. Starkey has practiced law since 2004. During that time his legal practice has also included bankruptcy, Social Security Disability, evictions and tax law issues. This diverse background is very beneficial to his Family Law...