After the second two-day week—during which the Legislature was only in session and voting on the floor on Tuesday and Thursday—in a row, the 2019 Regular Session has started to move at a much more familiar pace. The session has…
The Alabama Legislature met for two days this past week, with an uncommon Wednesday afternoon session following a fairly busy morning of committee meetings. The Legislature has now met for 18 of an available 30 session days. Legislators will take…
The Alabama Legislature met for two days this past week, with an uncommon Wednesday afternoon session following a fairly busy morning of committee meetings. The Legislature has now met for 18 of an available 30 session days. Legislators will take…
Brad English and Hobie Frady presented a webinar on March 16 titled Preserve Your Right to Obtain an Equitable Adjustment: Practical Legal and Accounting Advice Before a Change Occurs. The session addressed the following issues related to changes: What is a change Types…
“The additions of Matt and Matthew make our very talented and deep benefits practice group that much stronger,” said Mark Drew, Maynard Cooper Managing Shareholder. “Matt and Matthew are very well respected by their peers and clients, so their addition…
The Alabama Legislature continued its accelerated pace this week, meeting for the 12th, 13th and 14th legislative days. Only five weeks into the session, just under half of the permitted meeting days have been used, when sessions can sometimes stretch…
Alabama legislative leadership used this past week to announce a significant workforce development measure. On Tuesday, House Bill 384, sponsored by Representative Mac Buttram (R-Cullman), was introduced. The bill, dubbed The Alabama Future Workforce Initiative, would authorize limited personal and…
On June 26, 2013, in United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court ruled Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) unconstitutional. Section 3 of DOMA defined the term “marriage” for purposes of federal law as the legal union between…
Like the rest of Alabama, this week’s unusual winter storm impacted the Legislature, causing it to alter its schedule and its plans. As the storm hit Alabama on Tuesday afternoon, only 40 members of the House were able to make…
Maynard Cooper & Gale is proud to announce that Sarah Jane Thielman, a sophomore at Washington and Lee University, is the first recipient of the George F. Maynard III – Birmingham Chapter Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is a permanently endowed…
Birmingham, Ala. (January 27, 2014) –Maynard Cooper & Gale is pleased to announce that Drayton Nabers has been appointed as the new Director of the Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership at Samford University. Nabers was named following a…
After just two weeks, the Alabama Legislature has already used 20 percent of their allotted meeting time for the 2014 session. They have used three meeting days each of the past two weeks, with 24 possible meeting days remaining. The…
Birmingham, Ala. (January 23, 2014) – Maynard Cooper & Gale is proud to announce that attorney Thomas “Tom” H. Brinkley has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the AlabamaGermany Partnership. The AlabamaGermany Partnership’s mission…
The Alabama Legislature convened the 2014 Regular Session on Tuesday, January 14, in Montgomery. As legislative leadership had promised, it was a very busy week that included the Governor’s State of the State address, the introduction of both of the…
