Richard M. Thayer
Partner
Phone: 205-250-6654
Fax: 205-328-7234
Email: rmthayer@csattorneys.com
Staff: Katelyn F. Hatcher
Staff Phone: 205-795-6552
Staff Email: kfhatcher@csattorneys.com
- Mississippi, 2003
- Alabama, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
- Georgia, 2019
- Birmingham-Southern College, 1998, B.S. (Dean’s List)
- University of Mississippi School of Law, 2003, J.D.
Partner Richie Thayer chairs Christian & Small’s Personal Injury Practice Group and represents clients in a variety of matters at the state and federal level in Mississippi and Alabama on cases ranging from products liability and transportation defense to complex UCC and health care management and compliance matters.
With more than a decade of litigation experience, Richie prides himself on his ability to develop both effective and efficient litigation strategies for his clients in state and federal courts, as well as with respect to alternative dispute resolution.
- International Society of Primerus Law Firms: Member; Primerus Young Lawyers Section, Chairperson (2012-2013)
- Primerus Defense Institute: Member; Transportation Defense Practice Group, Executive Committee (2014-Present)
- Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA): Member
- Transportation Lawyers Association (TLA): Member
- Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA): Member; 2009 ADLA Trial Academy Participant
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC): 2010 IADC Trial Academy
- Alabama State Bar: Member
- Mississippi State Bar: Member
- American Bar Association: Member
- Birmingham Bar Association: Member, Young Lawyers Division
- University of Montevallo: Adjunct professor, Business Law
- National MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Society, Alabama-Mississippi Chapter: Leadership Class 2013; Alumni Panel 2014-2015
- Trinity Child Development Center: Board of Directors
- Trinity United Methodist Church: Member; Usher; Leader, Small Group Bible Studies
- AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected for inclusion by Mid-South Region Super Lawyers® in 2018-2019 in the field of civil litigation defense; was recognized in 2016 as a “Rising Star” in the field of civil litigation defense
- Selected for inclusion by Alabama Super Lawyers® in 2014-2015 as a “Rising Star” in the field of civil litigation defense
- Represents health care facilities and hospital systems with respect to management and compliance issues in state and federal court and before arbitration panels.
- Defends commercial motor carriers in state and federal courts in Alabama and Mississippi with respect to personal injury claims, property and cargo damage claims, contractual disputes, and claims of negligent and wanton operation.
- Represents commercial contractors and sub-contractors with respect to a breach of contract and defective workmanship claims in the state and federal courts of Alabama and Mississippi, as well as in arbitration.
- Represents manufacturers of heavy equipment and defending wrongful death and defective design claims.
- Represents both domestic and foreign retailers and defending against premises liability claims.
- Drafts and enhances commercial contractual agreements in the state and federal courts of Alabama and Mississippi, as well as in arbitration.
- Borum v. Werner Co., et al., 2012 WL2047678 (N.D. Ala 2012)
- Jones v. Sherrell, 52 So. 3d 527 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010)
- Jinright v. Werner Enters., Inc., 607 F. Supp. 2d 1274 (Ala. 2009).
- Ex parte Guar. Pest Control, Inc., 21 So. 3d 1222 (Ala. 2009).
- Scruggs, Millette, Bozeman & Dent, P.A. v. Merkel & Cocke, P.A., 910 So. 2d 1093 (Miss. 2005).
- Moderator and Co-Presenter at the Primerus Defense Institute Transportation Defense Seminar (March 2016)
- Moderator and Co-Presenter at the Primerus Defense Institute Transportation Defense Seminar (February 2015)
- Presenter at the Primerus Defense Institute Annual Convocation Transportation Practice Group Meeting (April 23, 2015)
- Author, Minimizing Your Firm’s Exposure to Civil Liability, Christian & Small Nonstop Insights Blog (September 2014)
- Co-Presenter at the Birmingham Bar Association, Basics of Arbitration and Enforcement of Arbitration Awards (April 2014)
- A Compendium of Tort Reform Enactments in All 50 States – Mississippi, A Publication of the Primerus Defense Institute (2012)
- Could You Be Exposing Your Firm to Liability? The Erosion of the Protections Afforded to Attorneys Pursuant to the FDCPA, Stare Decisis: A Quarterly Publication of the Primerus Young Lawyers Section (July 2010)
Richard M. Thayer
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