Community
HAMPSTEAD HONORED WITH SOUTHERN LIVING AWARD
Southern Living has awarded its 2016 Excellence in Design Award to the Southern Living Inspired Home at Hampstead. The home plan and its interior were designed by Harvi Sahota. The home was built by Mercer Home, and Matter Design Co. did the design implementation and marketing for the house.
Giving
RESURRECTION MISSIONS HONORS LONG-STANDING MONTGOMERY PHILANTHROPISTS
Resurrection Catholic Missions hosted its Annual Benefit Gala celebrating 73 years of service to the people of the River Region in Central Alabama.
Resurrection’s Mission Director, Father Manuel Williams, C.R. was the MC of the lively evening touting a New Orleans Jazz theme. The dining room at the RSA Activity Center was transformed into a Jazz Grand Ballroom. After dinner, guests were captivated by the well-appointed Silent Auction. In addition to the gala festivities, the focal point of the evening was Manuel’s announcement of the 2016 Veritas et Caritas Award recipients, Carol and Richard Hodges. Manuel shared a few stories highlighting the variety of ways the couple has served Resurrection Mission over the years, followed by a heartfelt thank you to the couple for their generous service. The proceeds from the Gala allow Resurrection Catholic Missions to continue providing services to the people of Alabama who need the most help - the poor, the elderly, disabled children and school children of Montgomery.
Achievements
LOCAL REALTOR NAMED PRESIDENT OF ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
Mugs Mullins with House & Home Real Estate has been elected 2017 President of the Alabama Association of REALTORS. Serving in this role, Mullins will be responsible for serving on the Executive Committee of the state association. Mullins has previously served as President of the Montgomery Area Association of REALTORS, and he is active in both the Montgomery and Prattville Chambers of Commerce, a board member of the Greater Montgomery Home Builders Association, a member of the 2008 AAR Leadership Class and a past recipient of REALTOR of the year. In addition, Carol Andrews, Broker for House & Home Real Estate, has been elected to serve as President of the Montgomery Area Association of REALTORS for 2017. Carol currently serves on the Board and as an Education Trustee of the Alabama Association of REALTORS.
MAYNARD COOPER ATTORNEYS PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL JOURNAL
J.T. Malatesta’s and Sarah Glover’s article “A Clear and Present Danger: Mitigating the Data Security Risk Vendors Pose to Businesses” about cyberse- curity risk management was recently selected for publication in The Sedona Conference Journal, Volume 17, Number 2, a leading legal commen- tary dedicated to the advanced study of law and policy. The article examines the regulatory landscape surrounding vendor management and outlines practical guidance for businesses to follow in order to reduce cyber risk. “Our clients are increasingly dependent on vendors to operate their businesses. We’ve seen firsthand how data breaches at these business partners have impacted our clients, and we wanted to proactively identify a number of ways to mitigate this risk,” said Malatesta, Chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy practice.
PAUL WINN RECEIVES CERTIFIED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ANALYST CERTIFICATION
Morgan Stanley recently announce that Paul Winn, a Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor and CFP, CPA, in the firm’s Wealth Management office has been awarded the CIMA® certification. Winn has worked at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management since 1988. In addition to providing financial planning services, he provides a variety of other advisory and non-advisory financial services, including brokerage services. The CIMA certification program covers five core topic areas and requires that candidates meet all eligibility requirements, including experience, education, examination, and ethics. Applicants must complete five steps in order to earn the certification. The CIMA certification program also requires that certificates complete three certification renewal requirements during each certification renewal period. Those who earn the certification must agree to meet ongoing continuing education requirements and adhere to IMCA’s Code of Professional Responsibility and Standards of Practice.
Awards & Honors
NEW HBAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Several members of the Greater Montgomery Home Builders Association have been appointed to leadership roles for 2017 for the Home Builders Association of Alabama (HBAA), the fourth largest state Home Builders Association in the United States. Jimmy Rutland of Lowder New Homes is serving as the HBAA 1st Vice President for 2017. David Lisenby of Lisenby Construction is serving as Treasurer. Ben Byrd of Byrd Builders LLC and Michael Toles of Toles Construction were each appointed to serve as Alternate National Directors. Chad Stearns of Chad Stearns Builder LLC is serving as the Education Committee Chair. Jim Mathews of Mathews Development Co. is serving as the Membership Committee Chair, and Cathy Brown of Alabama Pow- er is serving as Membership Committee Co-Chair.
BEASLEY ALLEN RECOGNIZES FIRM’S LEADING LAWYERS
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., announced that Principals Ted. G. Meadows and Rhon E. Jones were selected as the firm’s Litigators of the Year for 2016. The annual recognition is presented to the attorneys who demonstrate exceptional professional skill throughout the course of the year and best represent the firm’s ideal of “helping those who need it most.” In addition to selecting the overall “top attorneys,” Beasley Allen recognized excellence in each of its sections, naming the Lawyer of the Year in each. Honorees for 2016 are Chris D. Glover, Personal Injury Section Lawyer of the Year; LaBarron N. Boone, Products Liability Section Lawyer of the Year; Archie Grubb, Fraud Section Lawyer of the Year; David Dearing and Danielle Ward Mason, Mass Torts Section Lawyers of the Year; and John Tomlinson, Toxic Torts Section Lawyer of the Year. In addition to the professional awards given each year, the Board of Directors elect to recognize an attorney each year in memory of Beasley Allen lawyer Chad Stewart, who passed away in 2014. The Chad Stewart Award was created to recognize a lawyer who best exemplifies Chad’s spirit of service to God, his family and the practice of law in the task of “helping those who need it most.” The 2016 Chad Stewart Award was presented to Roman Shaul. Roman practiced in the firm’s Consumer Fraud section, and worked alongside Chad in his practice.
JACKSON THORNTON PRINCIPAL RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
Jackson Thornton, a certified public accounting and consulting firm, recently announced that J. Robin Short was selected as the recipient of the Henry T. Hagood Associate of the Year award by the Alabama Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The award was established to honor an AGC Associate Member who exemplified the same dedication to the Alabama AGC that was shown by Henry T. Hagood. It is awarded only when an Associate Member has gone above and beyond in his or her service to the State AGC Association. Short, a principal in the firm’s Dothan office, received the award at the Alabama AGC’s Annual Banquet. He has served as the Associate’s Chairman in the Dothan Section for two terms and is currently serving his third term as the Associ- ate’s Vice President in Dothan.
MONTGOMERY BUSINESSES EARN HONORS
Two of Alabama’s premier business advocate organizations, the Business Council of Alabama and the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama, handed out their annual awards recently. Capell & Howard P.C. was named “2016 Alabama Small Business of the Year” in the 51-100 employee category for the law firm’s remarkable business success across the Southeast, high level of involvement in the River Region and committed participation in the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Willie Durham State Farm Agency in Montgomery was a finalist in the “Small Business of the Year” 1-10 employees category; C. Weil Enterprises was a finalist in the 11-50 employees category; and Popcorn Pizzazz was a finalist in the “Emerging Small Business of the Year” category.
CHAMBLESS KING RECEIVES AIA AWARDS
Chambless King was recently honored with three awards from the Montgomery Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. An Award of Merit was presented for the Tankersley Residence in Prattville and an Honorable Mention for the Chambless King Office in Montgomery. Along with these judged awards, the Design Award attendees also voted the Tankersley Residence as their favorite entry and the recipient of the People’s Choice Award. “We are honored to receive recognition for these projects that we feel most closely represent our approach to design,” said Stephen King, Principal of Chambless King Architects.
GOODWYN, MILLS & CAWOOD TAKES HOME AIA AWARDS
The Montgomery Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the winners of the 2016 Design Awards at its annual awards gala, with GMC taking home awards for both the Van Antwerp Historic Renovation and University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) New Student Residence Hall. The historic Van Antwerp Building Renovation received an Honor Award, the highest level of recognition the Chapter bestows to firms for projects displaying exemplary design exceeding the criteria set forth by the jury, in the commercial projects category. GMC was also recognized with an Award of Merit in the institutional projects category for the UAB New Student Residence Hall in Birmingham, Alabama.
JOE HUBBARD NAMED A “TOP 40 UNDER 40” TRIAL LAWYER IN ALABAMA
The National Trial Lawyers announced that Joe Hubbard of the Joe Hubbard Law Firm has been selected for inclusion into its Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers, an honor given to only a select group of lawyers for their superior skills and qualifications in the field. Membership in this exclusive organization is by invitation only, and is limited to the top 40 attorneys under the age of 40 in each state or region who have demonstrated excellence and have achieved outstanding results in their careers in either civil plaintiff or criminal defense law. The National Trial Lawyers is a profession- al organization comprised of the premier trial lawyers from across the country who has demonstrated exceptional qualifications in their area of the law, specifically criminal defense or civil plaintiff law. The National Trial Lawyers provides accreditation to these distinguished attorneys, and also aims to provide essential legal news, information and continuing education to trial lawyers across the United States.
