Starnes Davis Florie

Amber M. Whillock

Partner

Amber M. Whillock

Amber M. Whillock

Partner

100 Brookwood Place
7th Floor
Birmingham, AL 35209

Amber is a partner at Starnes Davis Florie.  Her practice is devoted to civil litigation including professional liability defense, financial services claims, construction litigation, and appellate advocacy.  She also advises clients regarding regulatory compliance in the healthcare fields.

Professional Recognition

  • Fellow of the Birmingham Bar Foundation
  • Rising Star for the state of Alabama by Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine
  • AV Preeminent rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
  • Listed in Birmingham’s B-Metro Magazine’s “Top Women Lawyers”
  • Listed in Birmingham’s B-Metro Magazine’s 2018 “Top Lawyers” List

Community Involvement

  • Supports The Bell Center for Early Intervention as a member The Service Guild.
  • Serves as President of the Birmingham Ultra Trail Society.
  • Active supporter of local parks including Ruffner Mountain and Red Mountain Park.

Highlights

  • Obtained a favorable ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court, affirming summary judgment on behalf of their client – a timber company.
  • Obtained defense verdict in federal court trial in favor of national retailer in a premises liability case.
  • Obtained a favorable ruling from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirming the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of national retailer in a premises liability case.
  • Obtained a favorable ruling from the Alabama Court of Civil appeals affirming a trial court’s defense verdict on behalf of their client, a multi-state corporation from a suit arising out of a former employee’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
  • Obtained a favorable opinion from the Supreme Court of Alabama reversing and remanding a trial court’s denial of a client’s request to compel arbitration of claims filed against his business in Baldwin County, Alabama.
  • Obtained dismissal on behalf of municipal employees of personal injury and property damage claims based on construction of school
  • Obtained a defense judgment, which was affirmed on appeal, on behalf of a municipality following federal trial of Clean Water Act and state common law claims involving allegations of stormwater damage by an adjacent property owner
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Presentations and Publications

  • “When the Job Isn’t Done:  The Surety’s Bond Exposure After Project Completion,” presented and published at the Southern Surety and Fidelity Claims Conference, April 19, 2018 (Clearwater, FL).  
  • “Environmental Law and Accountants’ Liability,” presented and published at the 29th Annual Governmental Accounting and Auditing Forum hosted by Alabama Society of Certified Public Accounts and the Association of Government Accountants and Governmental Financial Officers Association of Alabama, December 1, 2016 (Birmingham, AL).
  • “Efficiency Guarantees under Surety Bond” and “Impact of Principal’s Bankruptcy,” presented at the 2016 Southern Surety & Fidelity Claims Conference, April 21, 2016 (Charleston, SC).
  • “Alabama Lien Law,” seminar for the National Association of Credit Management, September 10, 2015 (Birmingham, AL)
  • “Environmental Law: What Every Accountant Should Know,” seminar for the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants, August 31, 2015 (Huntsville, AL) and August 13, 2015 (Mobile, AL)
  • “Sources of Recovery and Liens,” a publication presented at two seminars hosted by the National Business Institute, October 22, 2014 (Huntsville, AL) and October 23, 2014 (Birmingham, AL)
  • “EPCRA Tier II Requirements: A Guide for Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting,” The EnLaw, Volume 19, No. 1 (Winter 2013)

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Fun Facts

  • Amber enjoys trail running and recently completed her first 100k ultramarathon.
  • She is a mom to two boys – Graham and Everett.
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