Law Firm Resumes
PHILLIP E. ADAMS, JR.,
Born:
Farmville, Virginia; December 25, 1943
Areas of Practice:
General Business
Registered Mediator, Alabama 1996
Corporate Law
Trial Practice
Insurance Litigation
Banking Law
Real Estate
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1968
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 1969
U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 1997
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 2003
Education:
Public Schools of Alexander City, Alabama
Auburn University, B.S. 1965.
University of Alabama, J.D. 1968.
Professional Background:
Law clerk for Associate Justice Pelham Merrill of the Alabama Supreme Court, 1968-69
Adams, Umbach, Davidson & White, LLP, managing partner 1986-present
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Lee County Bar Association, 1973
President
Alabama State Bar Association, 1991-92
President
American Bar Association, 1991-95
House of Delegates
American Bar Association
Section of Dispute Resolution
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
Alabama Academy of Attorney Mediators
Honors and Awards:
Alabama Bar Foundation, Fellow
American Bar Foundation, Fellow 1994
Recognized by Birmingham Magazine as one of the Best Lawyers in Alabama, 2007
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Alabama 2008 Edition in specialty of alternative dispute resolution
Selected for inclusion in 2008 Alabama Super Lawyers
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
Non legal Activities:
Auburn United Methodist Church, Member
Board of Directors of Colonial Bank
Opelika Kiwanis Club
ARNOLD W. UMBACH, JR.
Born:
Williamsburg, Virginia; December 6, 1942
Areas of Practice:
General Business
Real Estate
Banking Law
Corporate Law
Municipal Law
Taxation
Probate and Estate Planning.
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1971
Education:
Baylor School, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Auburn University, B.S. 1969
University of Alabama, J.D. 1971
Emory University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1976.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Bench and Bar
Lee County Bar Association
Alabama State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Taxation Section of ABA
Non Legal Activities:
Auburn United Methodist Church
Auburn Rotary Club
PATRICK CHRISTOPHER DAVIDSON
Born:
Opelika, Alabama; May 19, 1968
Areas of Practice:
General Litigation and Trial Practice
Real Estate
Corporate Law
Business and Banking Law
Municipal Law
Collections
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1994
Education:
Public schools of the City of Auburn, Alabama
Auburn University, B.S. 1990
University of Alabama, J.D. 1994
Professional Background:
1997-1999, 2000-2001 - Walker, Hill, Adams, Umbach, Meadows & Walton
2002 - present - Adams, Umbach, Davidson & White, LLP (partner)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Lee County Bar Association, 2004-2006
Treasurer
Alabama State Bar Association
Alabama Law Foundation
2001-2004 Grants Committee
2004-present Board of Trustees
Atticus Finch Society (charter member)
Non-Legal Activities:
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Auburn Youth Tackle Football Association Board of Directors
Lee County Indigent Defense Commission (Board member)
2005 Dixie Youth World Series Committee (co-chair).
MATTHEW W. WHITE
Born:
Montgomery, Alabama; January 23, 1967
Areas of Practice:
General Civil Litigation
Worker's Compensation Litigation
Criminal Trial Practice
Personal Injury
Torts
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1994
Education:
Auburn University, B.S. Business Administration, 1990
Mississippi College School of Law, 1994
Professional Background:
Assistant District Attorney for the 5th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, 1994-97
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Lee County Bar Association
Alabama State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Alabama State Bar Committee for Quality of Life for Lawyers (Chairperson: 2004-2006).
Non-Legal Activities:
Auburn United Methodist Church
Lee County American Red Cross (Board of Directors 2006 - present).
BLAKE L. OLIVER
Born:
Dothan, Alabama; August 28, 1978
Areas of Practice:
General Civil Litigation
Corporate Law
Appellate Law
Real Estate
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 2003
Education:
Auburn University, B.A. (Political Science) 2000, cum laude.
Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D. 2003, cum laude.
Professional Background:
Law clerk for the Honorable J. Gorman Houston, Jr., Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, 2003-2004
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Lee County Bar Association
Alabama State Bar Association
Non-Legal Activities:
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Plains Apartment Association (Board member)
Alumni Advisor for the Beta Theta Chapter of Sigma Nu Social Fraternity
MICHAEL E. SHORT
Born:
Grove Hill, Alabama; January 18, 1971
Areas of Practice:
General Civil Litigation
Insurance Defense
Collections
School Law
Family Law
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 2004
Education:
Auburn University, B.S.1994; Masters of Education, 1996
Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D. 2004
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Lee County Bar Association
Alabama State Bar Association
Honors and Awards:
Recognized as Best Attorney of 2007 in the Opelika-Auburn News Readers Choice Awards
Non-Legal Activities:
Auburn United Methodist Church
Four Horsemen Association
CHRISTINE B. DEAN
Born:
Montgomery, Alabama; August 12, 1974
Areas of Practice:
Appellate Law
Motion Practice
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1999
Education:
University of Alabama 1996, summa cum laude
Cumberland School of Law at Samford University 1999, summa cum laude
Professional Background:
Law Clerk for the Honorable Ira DeMent, III, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama
Chambers Staff Attorney for the Honorable Joel F. Dubina, United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Lee County Bar Association
Alabama State Bar Association
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS OF LAW FIRM:
Alfa Mutual Insurance Company
Auburn City Board of Education
AuburnBank
Auburn Network
Auburn University
Auburn University Federal Credit Union
Cincinnati Insurance Company
City of Auburn, Alabama
Colonial Bank
Colony Insurance Company
Companion Property and Casualty Group
Fireman's Fund Insurance Group
GAB Robins North America
Georgia Power Company
Keystone Bank
Oldcastle Materials Southeast
The Silver Group
APPROVED ATTORNEYS:
First American Title Insurance Company
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation;
REAL ESTATE CAPABILITIES:
The firm employs two real estate paralegals whose time is exclusively spent on real estate matters. The firm also employs one full time abstractor. She assists us in examining courthouse records and compiling chains of title in a number of counties in Alabama. Primarily our real estate practice has been in the Counties of Lee, Macon, Russell, Chambers, Tallapoosa, Barbour, Bullock, Montgomery, Elmore and Pike, although we occasionally have transactions in other counties.
The firm is approved to close loans for the following mortgage lenders:
Alabama Exchange Bank
Albany Bank & Trust
Aliant Bank
American Savings & Loan Assn. Of West Palm Beach
AmSouth Bank
Atlantic Mortgage & Investment Corporation
Auburn University Federal Credit Union
AuburnBank
BancorpSouth Bank
Cartus Financial
CharterBank
Colonial Bank, N.A.
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
CB&T of Russell County
CUNA Mutual Mortgage Corporation
Federal Land Bank Assn. Of South Alabama
First American Bank
Hibernia National Bank
Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation
MortgageAmerica, Inc.
PHH Mortgage Services
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.
The Peoples Bank & Trust Company
UMSV-USB Lending, LLC d/b/a MortgageSouth