Lindsay Hembree Barnes
Esquire

About Lindsay:

Since joining the firm in 2011, Lindsay Barnes has focused primarily on civil litigation, insurance law and coverage cases. She is admitted to practice in both Alabama and Florida, and has trial experience in both states. She graduated with a B.S. degree in Management from the University of Alabama in 2003 and received her J.D. degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2006.

“I really enjoy working on the more complex cases,” Lindsay said. “I believe that preparation and attention to detail is critical when addressing the challenges that come with handling complicated or unusual legal matters.”

Lindsay is very active in the Birmingham community. She lists the Junior League of Birmingham, the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama, and the Children’s of Alabama Committee for the Future among the charitable causes that attract her interest.

PRIMARY AREAS OF PRACTICES:

• Appellate
• Civil Litigation
• Construction Claims
• Contract Disputes
• Employment
• EEOC Claims
• Insurance Coverage
• Insurance Defense
• Premises Liability
• Products Liability
• Professional Liability
• Transportation

COURTS:

• Alabama Supreme Court
• Florida Supreme Court
• United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts for Alabama
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

ACADEMIC:

• B.S., Management from the University of Alabama, summa cum laude
• J.D., from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University
• Senior Associate Editor for the American Journal of Trial Advocacy
• Member of the Moot Court Board
• Worked as an Abraham Carruthers Teaching Fellow

PUBLICATIONS:

Recent Development, Noviello v. City of Boston: Hostile Work Environments and Retaliatory Adverse Actions under Title VII, 29 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 231 (2005)

Recent Development, Burden of Proof—Weast v. Schaffer: The Burden of Proof in Proving the Adequacy of Individualized Education Programs, 28 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 259 (2004)

OTHER DISTINCTIONS:

• Junior League of Birmingham – Community Food Bank Placement Chair
• Children’s of Alabama Committee for the Future
• University of Alabama – Culverhouse Connections Mentor

REPORTED DECISIONS:

Penn. Nat’l Mut. Cas. Ins. Co. v. Snider, 2015 U.s. App. LEXIS 5550 (11th Cir. Apr. 7, 2015)

Cool Temp, Inc. v. Penn. Nat’l Mut. Cas. Ins. Co., 148 So. 3d 448 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013)