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Johnstone Adams participated in the Chamber’s Annual Legal Seminar on September 14, 2010, where Celia Collins was a presenter. Johnstone Adams conducted its tenth annual Employment Law Seminar on October 20, 2010. Presenters were Celia Collins, Rick LaTrace, Bo Perry, and Tracy Turner. Topics included immigration, return-to-work, termination, and workers’ compensation, as well as recent developments in statutory and caselaw.

On August 5, 2010, Celia Collins attended the National Conference of Women’s Bar Association’s Women’s Leadership Summit and annual meeting in San Francisco. Celia was recently elected to the NCWBA Board of Directors.

WILLIAM D. “BILL” SCRUGGS, JR. SERVICE TO THE BAR AWARD The purpose of this award is to honor the memory and accomplishments of William D. “Bill” Scruggs, Jr. and to encourage the emulation of his deep devotion and service to the Alabama State Bar by recognizing outstanding, long-term service by living members of the bar…

At the request of client Chicago/Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, our Chuck Simpson spoke at the recent 2010 Agency Underwriting Seminar held in Birmingham on July 12, 2010, and provided an Alabama Legal Update on cases applicable to title insurance underwriting. Rick La Trace, also a firm member, will speak on two topics in the coming months: “Immigration…

Johnstone Adams is pleased to announce that two of its lawyers have been designated as Super Lawyers in its 2010 Alabama listing. Those lawyers are Celia J. Collins in Employment and Labor Law and Wade B. Perry, Jr. in Healthcare Law. Additionally, the Firm is pleased to announce that its Celia J. Collins has been named as one of the top…

Johnstone Adams lawyer, and Chairman of its Executive Committee, R. Gregory Watts, has recently been elected as President of the Catholic Foundation of the Archdiocese of Mobile, Inc., which is being formed by the Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile for the purpose of centralizing and managing diocesan investments and encouraging planned giving.