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James R. Seale
Shareholder

Telephone 334-834-7600
Fax 334-263-5969
Email jrs@hillhillcarter.com

Mr. Seale has thirty-seven years experience and represents boards of education, construction companies, contractors and architects, corporations, insurance companies and insureds in a variety of legal matters including labor employment/Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), business, product liability, contract, tort and civil rights matters. Additionally, he regularly serves as an arbitrator and mediator, representing clients in arbitration and mediation disputes. He is admitted to practice in all State and Federal Courts in Alabama, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, United States Claims Court, and the United States Supreme Court.

Practice Areas



Education

  • - The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1969 J.D. Honors: Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society
  • - University of Alabama, 1966 B.A.

Bar Admissions

Alabama, 1969
Florida, 1972
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Supreme Court

Associations

  • - Alabama State Bar, 1993 - 1994 - President
  • - Alabama State Bar, 1987 - 1992 - Board of Commissioners
  • - Alabama State Bar, 1988 - 1990 - Executive Committee
  • - Alabama State Bar, 1990 - 1992 - Disciplinary Commission
  • - Alabama Law Foundation, 1997 - 1999 - President
  • - Southern Conference of Bar Presidents, 1993 - 1994 - President
  • - Montgomery County Bar Association, 1986 - President
  • - Montgomery County Bar Association, 1982 - 1985 - Member, Board of Directors and Secretary
  • - The Florida Bar - Member
  • - Alabama Defense Lawyers Association - Board of Directors
  • - Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys, 1999 - 2000 - President
  • - Council of School Attorneys - Member
  • - American Arbitration Association - Member, Panel of Construction and Commercial Arbitrators
  • - American Academy of Attorney-Mediators, Inc. - Member, National Arbitration and Mediation
  • - Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution - Member

Classes Taught

  • - Instructor, Jones Law Institute, 1976 - 1979

Honors & Awards

  • - 2008-2009 Super Lawyer