Mr. Shelby is the founding partner of the firm. Mr. Shelby has won 18 asbestos jury verdicts in Alabama, more than all other state asbestos verdicts combined. Mr. Shelby had the first asbestos jury verdict, as well as the first mesothelioma jury verdict, in the state of Alabama. He has screened, filed, and settled 10,000’s of asbestos claims
Attorneys
Robert B. Roden | Co-Founder
Mr. Roden has over 40 years of experience handling injury cases, including cases involving motor vehicle accidents and defects, dangerous dietary supplements, and chemical exposures. Over the course of his career, he has taken over 100 cases to trial, and settled countless others, including a $700 million settlement over PCB contamination in Anniston, AL.
M. Shane Lucado | Attorney
Mr. Lucado was raised in Oxford, Alabama. He attended college at Jacksonville State University graduating in 1994. After college, he started law school at Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama graduating May of 1998. He has extensive litigation and trial experience in numerous federal and state courts.
C. Don Freeman | Attorney
Mr. Freeman attended law school at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He received his undergraduate degree from Birmingham-Southern College. Since joining the firm, Mr. Freeman has helped recover over $100 million in economic damages in multi-district litigation and asbestos exposure cases.
Matthew T. Roden | Attorney
Mr. Roden attended the University of Alabama School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration. Since joining the firm, he has primarily focused on helping his fellow motorcycle rider handling motorcycle injury cases. He has handled over 200 motorcycle injury cases in both Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
M. Dykes Barber, Jr. | Attorney
Mr. Barber was born in Columbus, Georgia and has resided in Birmingham, Alabama for most his life. He has 30+ years of experience representing individuals in injury cases. Since joining the firm, he has primarily focused his practice on motorcycle injury cases. He has experience in trial and negotiation of significant monetary recoveries for his clients.