Comprehensive Civil Litigation Coverage
Experienced representation across a full spectrum of claims and disputes.
At Parsons, Lee & Juliano, P.C., our attorneys and staff focus exclusively on civil litigation bringing decades of trial and appellate experience to every matter. We represent clients in state and federal courts throughout Alabama and across the Southeast, handling cases ranging from insurance defense and healthcare law to construction, product liability, and workers’ compensation.
Individual Practice Areas
With a highly skilled support team and state-of-the-art technology, we deliver effective advocacy while maintaining efficiency and cost-consciousness. Our clients trust us to provide exceptional representation at every stage of litigation.
The attorneys of Parsons, Lee & Juliano have handled numerous appeals of matters at all levels of appellate courts, including the Alabama Supreme Court, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, U.S. Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Whether interlocutory appeals, petitions for writ of mandamus, or final appeals, these attorneys have developed an expertise in preparing and arguing issues before appellate courts. Parsons, Lee & Juliano has also been retained as appellate counsel in cases where the trial was handled by another law firm.
The firm has been successful in consistently receiving favorable decisions in both preserving favorable verdicts and overturning incorrect decisions of the trial court.
The firm has served the insurance industry since its inception in the defense of automobile and truck liability. In this area, the firm has litigated accidents from minor property damage claims to wrongful death claims involving punitive damages, as well as claims filed under the Dram Shop Act.
Often these cases turn upon the ability of the jury to understand the full scope and circumstances of the accident. The experience that the attorneys of Parsons, Lee & Juliano have helps them present these cases to judges and juries in an understandable and beneficial manner.
Parsons, Lee & Juliano has also developed invaluable relationships with professionals who can assist not only in investigating these cases, but also reconstructing and presenting the issues involved in the controversy. These professionals further the goal of presenting the case in a clear and understandable fashion to a jury.
Governmental Liability
Parsons, Lee & Juliano has been involved in the representation of municipalities, counties, law enforcement agencies, and individual governmental officials in all phases of claims involving governmental liability. The firm has an extensive background in working with constitutional issues, as well as allegations of civil rights claims, and has been involved in landmark decisions in governmental law.
Regardless of whether the case involves commercial or residential construction, pertains to allegations of defective materials or negligent workmanship, or makes allegations against general contractors or sub-contractors, the attorneys of Parsons, Lee & Juliano have extensive experience in defending the claims. The firm has handled hundreds of cases alleging construction defects for national leaders in the construction of industry including statewide and nationwide class actions.
Because of the firm’s exposure to the medical malpractice defense area, it has developed the ancillary practice and experience in other matters of healthcare law. This includes providing assistance to hospitals and medical staffs in issues of peer review, credentialing, medical staff bylaws, and regulatory compliance. It has been involved in defending healthcare providers in claims of EMTALA, as well as other allegations of regulatory non-compliance. The firm is frequently called upon to participate in teaching roles related to these and other issues arising in the medical community.
The firm’s practice has always included representation of insurers of numerous liability carriers writing varied lines of insurance throughout the United States.
Additionally, Parsons, Lee & Juliano has directly represented insurance companies in numerous scenarios. Our representation of insurers includes providing coverage analysis and opinions arising from all lines of insurance.
We have significant experience and expertise in all areas of litigation dealing with insurance coverage issues including declaratory judgment actions and intervention actions on behalf of the insurer seeking to have coverage issues resolved either by special interrogatories, special verdict forms, or to actively litigate coverage issues.
We have successfully represented insurance carriers defending claims of bad faith and breach of contract as well as in prosecuting and defending declaratory judgment actions.
More than ever, mediation has become a prevalent and commonplace method of reaching agreement on issues that are present in today’s litigation environment.
Parsons, Lee & Juliano has mediators certified by the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution that have successfully mediated numerous cases, including multi-party disputes. Their training and experience both as advocates and as mediators provides them with the skills to facilitate agreements in virtually all kinds of disputes. More than ever, mediation has become a prevalent and commonplace method of reaching agreement on issues that are present in today’s litigation environment.
Parsons, Lee & Juliano has mediators certified by the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution that have successfully mediated numerous cases, including multi-party disputes. Their training and experience both as advocates and as mediators provides them with the skills to facilitate agreements in virtually all kinds of disputes.
When Parsons, Lee & Juliano was formed in 1986, it continued its practice of defending hospitals, physicians, pharmacists and other healthcare providers throughout the state of Alabama.
Our attorneys have extensive experience in representing healthcare providers in all kinds of liability claims. During over a quarter century specializing in medical malpractice defense the firm has developed invaluable resources and relationships with professionals who independently review cases to determine the merits, or lack thereof, of claims presented against healthcare providers. It has access to the latest in medical research concerning the issues in controversy as well as state-of-the-art technology for presenting demonstrative evidence in the courtroom.
The firm has also developed an invaluable support staff enabling it to present the issues that are the subject of a controversy in a clear and understandable fashion to a jury or board of review. All of this allows Parsons, Lee & Juliano to provide each client a comprehensive and cost-effective representation.
One of the most frequent types of lawsuits filed today are claims of premises liability. The attorneys of Parsons, Lee & Juliano have handled hundreds of these cases for a diverse group of clients that include some of the largest companies in the world. The experience and expertise that they have developed allows them to provide clients with cost-effective methods of representation while still providing the highest level of service.
Parsons, Lee & Juliano has the privilege of representing manufacturers of many different types of products and equipment, including automobiles, complex electronics systems, residential building materials, towing equipment, heavy duty mining equipment, chemicals, and consumer goods. These cases present sophisticated design, engineering and workmanship issues that the firm has a great deal of experience in handling and presenting to a jury.
Through this work, it has developed a network of professionals who have the ability to analyze, reconstruct, evaluate, and present the issues that are the subject of controversy in an understandable and convincing fashion. The firm maintains the belief that the more clearly a jury understands the issues that are related to product design and manufacture, the more fairly they will be able to consider the claims presented.
As with its defense of medical professionals, Parsons, Lee & Juliano understands the importance of defending a claim made against a professional client. The firm has represented accountants, accounting firms, attorneys, and financial professionals against claims of malpractice, and it works diligently to protect its clients and their reputation.
In this ever-growing area of law, defendants are faced with potential liability that can be intimidating and catastrophic. Because of this, it is important to have experienced attorneys that understand their client’s situation and provide them with the highest level of service, while at the same time controlling the costs that can be associated with these cases, costs that can be extensive.
The attorneys of Parsons, Lee & Juliano have been integrally involved in many of these cases, including some of the largest cases that have ever been pending in Alabama. This experience has provided them with the necessary tools and technology to provide not only the highest level of representation, but also the ability to manage cases electronically, which facilitates a cost-effective and efficient method of communication between the firm and their clients that is necessary in these types of cases. Through the use of these tools, Parsons, Lee & Juliano is able to position its clients in the most advantageous posture for resolution, whether that be trial, settlement, or dispostive motion.
Parsons, Lee & Juliano has defended a wide range of companies in the area of workers’ compensation since the firm’s inception. It has defended corporations in all aspects of litigation brought under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, including lawsuits against co-employees and for wrongful termination throughout the state of Alabama. It has successfully litigated workers’ compensation cases throughout the entire state of Alabama, and has been successful in having had workers’ compensation settlements approved to avoid litigation as well. Its attorneys serve on the Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education Committee on Workers’ Compensation and present seminars on the defense of workers’ compensation cases for employers.