Thirteen Beasley Allen attorneys were selected for inclusion on the 2012 Super Lawyers list, a designation earned by fewer than five percent of lawyers in the state. Included on the list is the firm’s shareholders, Andy D. Birchfield, Jr., a Pell City native.

The Super Lawyer designation is based on peer recognition and personal achievement, and involves a statewide nomination process, independent research on each candidate, and peer evaluation by practice area. Criteria that factors into the selection process include verdicts, settlements, transactions, representative clients, experience, honors and awards, special licenses and certifications, position within the law firm, bar or other professional activity; pro bono and community service, scholarly lectures and writings, education and employment background, and other outstanding achievements.

The law firm has also been been ranked among the best law firms and lawyers in America, according to the 2012 edition of Chambers USA guide. The guide ranks the firm of Beasley Allen at number one in litigation.  Birchfield, was ranked at number threee in Litigation: Product Liability in the nation.

 Andy Birchfield manages the firm’s Mass Torts section and was the co-lead attorney on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the federal Vioxx litigation MDL. He was lead or co-lead counsel in five Vioxx trials, including one that resulted in a $51 million verdict against Merck. To date, Andy has been involved in cases resulting in settlements and verdicts totaling in excess of $5.4 billion.

Birchfield earned his J.D. from Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in 1992, graduating magna cum laude. He exemplifies the values that have made Beasley Allen one of the country’s leading firms in civil litigation.  Birchfield’s commitment to his clients, his indefatigable work ethic, his integrity, his honesty, and his excellent skills as a trial lawyer have resulted in extraordinary success since he launched Beasley Allen’s mass tort practice.  Birchfield, along with other members of Beasley Allen, has successfully resolved claims for thousands of clients in the Vioxx, Baycol, Rezulin, PPA and Ephedra litigations. Among the cases currently being investigated by the mass torts section are medical devices including metal-on-metal hip implants and transvaginal mesh, and drugs such as Actos, a diabetes medication linked to bladder cancer; blood thinner Pradaxa, which may cause uncontrollable bleeding; testosterone gels AndroGel and Testim, which are linked to premature puberty in children exposed secondarily, and Gardasil, an HPV vaccination linked to serious side effects and deaths. In 2010, Andy received the Litigator of the Decade award from Beasley Allen. He has received an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell.

Headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, Beasley Allen is comprised of 60 attorneys and over 200 support staff. Beasley Allen is a national leader in civil litigation, with verdicts and settlements of over $21 billion. For more information about our firm, please visit our website at www.beasleyallen.com.