Michael A. Vercher

Michael A. Vercher
Christian & Small LLP
1800 Financial Center
505 North 20th Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Tel:  205.250.6621
Fax: 205.328.7234
email: mav@csattorneys.com

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Practice Areas
Complex Litigation
Insurance
Products Liability
Business & Commercial
  Litigation


Admitted to Practice
Alabama, 1999


Education
University of Alabama, 1996, B.A., cum laude (Jasons Senior Honor Society)

University of Alabama School of Law, 1999, J.D., cum laude (Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society)

Mike is a partner in the firm's litigation section. His practice includes insurance defense litigation, the representation of businesses and individuals in complex, multi-party litigation, and products liability litigation. He currently serves as the firm's hiring partner. Mike has practiced law with Christian & Small since its formation.

Of recent note, Mike successfully represented an Alabama company against wrongful interference with its business. The jury trial resulted in a multi-million dollar jury verdict in favor of Mike's client.

Mike is active in the legal and local community. He currently serves on the Parish Council of the Cathedral of St. Paul in downtown Birmingham, and has served as the spokesperson for its annual charity campaign for the past two years.

Professional Honors and Affiliations

  • Selected by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of the Top 40 Under 40 professionals in the Birmingham Metro Area for 2008
  • American Bar Association, Senior Committee Director, Young Lawyers' Division, 2007-08; Cabinet Member, 2006-08; Council, 2003-08; District Representative for Alabama and Georgia, 2003-05
  • Selected by the American Bar Association's Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section to participate with 24 other lawyers from across the country in the 2008 TIPS Leadership Academy
  • United Way, currently serving as an Allocation Team member for 2008-09
  • Chair, Tort & Insurance Practice Committee, 2005-06
  • Birmingham Bar Association, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers' Section, 2001-07

Court Admissions

  • Alabama State Bar
  • United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama

Publications

  • "101 Series: An Associate Answer Checklist," American Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division Bulletin   download pdf


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