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Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP

Based in Birmingham, Alabama, HUIE is a civil defense trial Firm that has built a reputation as a team of fearless litigators who approach every case equipped to go to trial and win. Founded in 1952 by three World War II veterans, the Firm has represented clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local family-owned businesses, accountants, lawyers and healthcare professionals. Our diverse team of attorneys has more than 500 years of combined litigation experience resulting in more than 1,000 cases tried to verdict throughout Alabama, the Southeast and the nation. HUIE has helped shape the law in more than 400 reported appellate and landmark decisions. The combination of successful legal strategies and cost-effective comprehensive solutions has allowed the Firm to provide clients effective representation in all phases of litigation while presenting a true, credible trial threat.

HUIE offers a wide range of services to its clients spanning numerous industries and practice areas including matters involving complex defense litigation. Our attorneys have handled cases in every venue in Alabama and many other states both as National Coordinating Counsel and as co-trial counsel with local firms. We take pride in our ability to collaborate with other firms to enhance a client’s opportunity for success. HUIE attorneys have consistently received high ratings from our peers and clients and are ranked among the best lawyers in Alabama and the nation. Our attorneys are routinely included in listings compiled by Chambers and Partners, Benchmark Litigation, Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America, among others.

We value diversity and inclusion and foster a culture where differences are valued, respected and embraced. HUIE is committed to leveraging trial and litigation expertise to aggressively defend our clients’ best interests and reputation. Our clients’ needs are always the priority without compromising the highest ethical standards in a constantly changing and demanding legal environment. The result has been long-term client relationships built on loyalty, trust and good outcomes.

Practice Areas

Appellate, Automotive Litigation, Aviation Litigation, Class Action / Complex Litigation, Commercial / Contract Law, Construction Litigation, Cybersecurity Liability, Discovery Practice and Procedure, Employment Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Fraud / Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage & Defense, Intellectual Property / Trade Secrets, Mediation, Medical Device Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Municipal / Governmental Litigation, Nursing Home Litigation, Pharmaceutical / Healthcare, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Restaurant & Hospitality Litigation, Toxic Tort / Asbestos, Trucking Litigation, White-Collar Defense, and Workers’ Compensation