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100 S Bolton Ave, Sylacauga, AL 35150, USA

Chad has represented hundreds of personal injury victims and families throughout the state of Alabama. After a stint representing clients involved in domestic matters, Chad has now dedicated his practice to serving those who have been wronged by the negligent and careless conduct of large corporations and individuals. Chad specializes in personal injury and wrongful death cases that including: commercial motor-vehicle accidents, automobile collisions, motorcycle wrecks, industrial/workplace accidents, slip and fall accidents, and defective products. As a result of his efforts, Chad has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for his clients throughout his career representing personal injury victims. Prior to becoming an attorney, Chad lived in Atlanta where he worked in IT for several major telecommunication companies throughout the U.S. While in Atlanta, Chad attended the Oglethorpe University where he earned his bachelor’s degree, with honors, while employed full-time. Chad strongly believes the relationship between client and attorney is paramount. It is Chad’s philosophy that the only way to effectively represent those affected by personal injury is to understand the client and their story through earnest communication. Chad’s transition from the corporate arena to representing those injured was intentional. While you meet Chad and the team at Pharr and Associates Injury Attorneys as clients, the relationships formed become life-long friendships. In fact, when you hire the staff at Pharr and Associates Injury Attorneys you gain the same access directly to Chad shared with his closest friends and family. When he’s not fighting for injured clients, Chad enjoys spending time with his wife and three children at their home near Mt. Cheaha. Chad also enjoys running, reading, and almost anything outdoors.

Civil Litigation

17480 Dallas Pkwy #200, Dallas, TX 75287, USA

Civil Litigation

4725 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA

Charles J. Laduca’s tenure at the firm began over twenty-four years ago as a messenger working his way through college. He rose from messenger to paralegal to law clerk to attorney to be named partner, within just four years of graduating law school. As of January 1, 2017, Mr. LaDuca assumed the role of firm chairman. Over the past eighteen years, Charles LaDuca has served as Lead Counsel, or in the leadership structure, in dozens of defective building products and consumer cases. To date, his cases have recovered over $2 billion for Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca’s clients. Mr. LaDuca’s most noted achievement has been to use the legal system to help millions of homeowners obtain compensation to fix their homes after suffering from flawed, leaky roofs, faulty plumbing, and defective siding. Specific examples of Mr. LaDuca’s accomplishments include: Mr. LaDuca was co-lead counsel in the efforts of homeowners with heating systems outfitted with “Entran II” piping, which the homeowners believed were defective. After a fifteen month investigation, and having overcome motions to dismiss, Mr. LaDuca forged a North American settlement under which homeowners on average each received $60,000 to fix their homes. This $364 million settlement came about as a result of aggressive litigation by Mr. LaDuca’s team against the defendant and other homeowner lawyers that involved two “All Writs” injunctions. Serving as co-lead counsel, Mr. LaDuca represented homeowners who purchased Ipex brass fittings that turned out to be defective. The case has allowed thousands of home owners to recover thousands of dollars each in compensation for their losses. The total fund for homeowners’ compensation is $125 million, and the claims period is still pending for another five years. In his largest case, Mr. LaDuca was co-lead counsel representing owners of over 1.8 million homes who purchased CertainTeed roofing shingles that the homeowners believed were defective. And thanks to Mr. LaDuca’s determined legal work, more than 75,000 homeowners to date have recovered up to thousands of dollars each. As a result of Mr. LaDuca’s efforts, the claims period will continue for another twenty-three years. The estimated value of the settlement exceeds $700 million. Mr. LaDuca was the Chair of the Executive Committee in the Zurn defective brass fitting litigation. After the plaintiff’s team certified the national class, the defendants appealed unsuccessfully all the way to the Supreme Court. The case settled for roughly $30 million. The Final Approval was granted in March, 2013. Mr. LaDuca served as co-lead counsel in the GAF roof shingles litigation which was consolidated before Judge Childs in South Carolina. He represented homeowners who believe their roof shingles were defective. The plaintiffs successfully beat back 14 Motions to Dismiss and certified a South Carolina class. The case then settled for over $200 million. The settlement claims period is ongoing. Please contact Charles LaDuca at [email protected] more details. Mr. LaDuca is co-lead counsel in a case which represents homeowners with Owens Corning roof shingles, which the homeowners believe are defective. The court initially granted judgment for Owens Corning, and Mr. LaDuca’s team won reversal in a federal appeals court. Discovery is ongoing. Mr. LaDuca and his family are active in the community, especially in helping to repair, rebuild and raise money for better homes for the disadvantaged. Mr. LaDuca’s charitable contributions have included his support for education programs for under-resourced children in third world countries such as Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. Mr. LaDuca currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Kid Museum and is actively involved in the New York State Society of Washington, D.C.

Civil Litigation

30 Delta Ave, Clarksdale, MS 38614, USA

For more than 40 years, Mr. Merkel has personally delivered more than 400 jury presentations in the representation of personal injury victims whose cases involved complex medical and technical injury mechanisms and causation problems. After graduating magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law in June 1966, Mr. Merkel accepted an appointment under the U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program and served for 4 years in the tax division of the Department of Justice in a refund trial section, trying tax refund cases in the U.S. District Courts over a five-state area. In October 1970, Mr. Merkel returned to his native Mississippi, accepting a position with the firm of Sullivan, Dunbar & Smith. In 1973, he was involved in the formation of the firm of Holcomb, Dunbar, Connell & Merkel, where he was involved primarily in litigation until the spring of 1982, when Mr. Merkel and Mr. Cocke formed Merkel & Cocke, P.A. for the purpose of handling complex plaintiff’s litigation with emphasis in medical malpractice, product liability, toxic torts, drug reactions, brain damage cases, and in general, all catastrophic personal injury cases. Mr. Merkel has received multiple jury awards ranging from $1 million to $20 million, and many more million-dollar settlements. He is active in trial lawyer activities and is a frequent lecturer on trial technique and advocacy, appearing at seminars sponsored by the Mississippi State Bar, Mississippi Association for Justice, American Board of Trial Advocates, and others. Mr. Merkel, a former college baseball player at Ole Miss, is a sports enthusiast and lifelong Ole Miss and NY Yankees fan. He enjoys playing golf and traveling with his wife and children, and is an avid duck hunter and outdoorsman.

Civil Litigation

1 Old Town Sqare, Daleville, AL 36322

Living in South Alabama near a military installation, just down the road in fact, having grown up as a “army brat” and actually serving as a combat soldier Neville has a unique perspective on the benefits and trials of military life. As a longtime supporter of people living and working on Ft. Rucker, Alabama while serving the Dothan metropolitan area the unique issues facing both military members and government workers are an indelible part of the mindset that demands excellence for those we serve when providing legal services. Active in sports, supporting and participating in motorcycling, boating, kayaking, camping, hiking, and cycling provides knowledge of the mechanics and benefits of sports activities and the dangers in the environments in which they occur. Needless to say those of us involved in sporting activities are subject to numerous risks and hazards caused by the carelessness, inattention, and recklessness of people who intrude into the world of sporting activities without regard for the safety of participants. Careless drivers impact our sports world running down cyclists, pulling out in front of motorcyclists, and crashing into boats. The experience obtained through actual participation in activities provides Neville a perspective unique among legal service providers adding to his competence as legal counsel for the severely injured and brain-damaged victim.