Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce that Birmingham-based partner F. Lane Finch, Jr. has been named as an Elite Lawyer of the South by American Lawyer Media (ALM) and Martindale-Hubbell. In addition, Finch has been reappointed as vice chair of the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Insurance Law Committee. Finch, who opened Swift Currie’s Birmingham office in October 2015, advises clients on insurance coverage and bad faith claims and defends first-party and third-party insurance-related claims involving everything from arson and fraud and property claims to specialty coverages such as professional liability, construction claims and excess coverage.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce that Atlanta-based partner C. Bradford Marsh has been reappointed to the State Bar of Georgia Formal Advisory Opinion Board and the State Bar Disciplinary Board-Review Panel. Marsh was reappointed to both by State Bar President Brian D. “Buck” Rogers. As a member of the Formal Advisory Opinion Board, Marsh will help draft formal opinions that interpret the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct and address ethical issues related to members of the State Bar of Georgia. In his role on the Disciplinary Board-Review Panel, Marsh will help to investigate and discipline members of the State Bar of Georgia for violations of the bar’s Standards of Conduct.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce that 13 of the firm’s attorneys, representing eight practice areas, have been recognized in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become a definitive guide to legal excellence and expertise. Inclusion on its lists, which are compiled using exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of attorneys vote on the abilities of other lawyers, is highly credible and an honor.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP is pleased to announce the addition of four new associates to its Atlanta office: Nelofar Agharahimi and Gillian S. Crowl in the firm’s Coverage and Commercial Litigation practice group, C. Pari Fakhrzadeh in the Workers’ Compensation practice group and David A. Smith in the Litigation practice group. Swift Currie has now added a total of nine attorneys in 2017, as the firm continues a growth phase fueled by its model of delivering high value at reasonable cost to its clients.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce that the firm has been selected to join the Network of Trial Law Firms, a not-for-profit corporation whose membership is comprised of U.S. independent firms with reputations for excellence in trial and litigation practice. Swift Currie is one of 22 law firms with membership in the Network, which collectively possesses 5,000 attorneys and more than 130 offices throughout the country. The Network helps to provide a framework for defense law firms to work together by sharing trial and litigation expertise and resources for corporate and insurance company clients. The Network’s mission includes bringing high value to clients at reasonable cost while producing exceptional results.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, is pleased to announce that Birmingham-based partner F. Lane Finch Jr. was appointed as vice chair of Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) American Law Institute Insurance (ALI) Task Force. DRI is the leading organization of more than 22,000 civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. Finch has handled insurance coverage claims for almost 30 years, including insurance coverage claims involving as much as $500 million, as well as class action and other liability claims exceeding $100 million.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, announces the addition of coverage and commercial litigation associate Brandon J. Clapp to the firm’s Birmingham office, which opened in late 2015. Clapp’s diverse litigation experience involves matters related to construction, employment, premises liability, products liability, transportation and insurance law.

Swift, Currie, McGhee and Hiers, LLP, is pleased to have a number of attorneys recognized in the distinguished group of 2017 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

Swift Currie is pleased to announce that associate Marcus L. Dean has been selected by The National Black Lawyers Association as one of its Top 100 lawyers, and associate Kate B. Hicks won the 2017 Best Brief Writing Award given by Scribes, The American Society of Legal Writers.

ATLANTA (January 3, 2017) – Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is proud to announce three new partners for 2017 that have been named to the firm’s partnership: Richard A. Phillips, Amanda M. Conley and W. Bradley Holcombe.