Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  Tenacious, bold, and passionate, Emily Hawk Mills puts her unwavering work ethic to use for her clients and her community.        A  tireless advocate for victims of crime, personal injury, trucking and automobile accidents, and other injustices, Ms. Mills has secured justice for hundreds of clients. Emily is also an advocate for children whose parents refuse to pay child support and has assisted many families through the challenges of divorce. As the daughter of a teacher, Emily Mills has worked tirelessly for the rights of educators.

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  He is the author of all six editions of Alabama Tort Law, a two-volume, 3500-page treatise, explaining the history and current status of such topics as negligence, uninsured motorist insurance, employment actions, insurance bad faith, wrongful death, and compensatory and punitive damages. He has also written numerous articles and been a frequent lecturer at legal education programs.

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  A north Alabama plant employee was hurt on the job. His employer began mistreating him, and then fired him. He asked CRM&K to protect his rights. A lawsuit was filed, and his case went to trial, producing the largest punitive damages verdict, at that time, ever seen in an Alabama wrongful discharge case. Even though the employer appealed and argued the verdict was so large it was unconstitutional, the CRM&K team successfully defended the jury’s decision and the verdict was upheld.
• Sexual Harassment

Property Law

• Premises Liability

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  A U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Gulf War, it’s no wonder that Don Knowlton isn’t afraid of a fight in the courtroom. As an attorney, Mr. Knowlton has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury, commercial law, and general litigation.
• Medical Malpractice
  Our success in catastrophic personal injury and civil trial law include: wrongful death and cases involving disabling injuries resulting from automobile/truck crashes; negligence; explosions/fires; construction; drugs; medical malpractice; defective products; premises/slip and fall injuries; consumer cases; commercial litigation; and nursing home neglect and abuse.
• Slip and Fall Injury