Larry's focused strategic planning with constant adjustments assures clients that their ultimate goals are top of mind. Long-term relationships with clients, spanning decades in many cases, make possible Larry's vision of being a true member of the client's team.

Although representing financial institutions has been a principal focus of his practice, over his distinguished litigation career Larry has "done it all." From cases involving consumer class actions to industrial accidents to criminal allegations against company executives, to claims by healthcare providers against HMOs and insurance companies, he delights in simplifying complex litigation - a thought leader able to combine ideas from diverse fields to achieve creative results. Larry led Waller's litigation team in the Jefferson County, Alabama bankruptcy - one of the largest municipal bankruptcy cases in American history. He successfully argued a ground-breaking Fraud-on-the-Market securities case to an en banc federal appeals court. He recently obtained a multi-million arbitration award for a small healthcare provider. Larry's greatest satisfaction comes from ending cases before they get off the ground - sometimes by talking the opposing counsel out of pursuing the claim. He has tried lawsuits and arbitrations in a variety of forums (including overseas) and successfully resolved disputes of all kinds. In addition to his litigation practice, Larry is a qualified American Arbitration Association arbitrator.

Larry maintains a diverse portfolio of cases, including:

• Bookkeeper embezzlement cases
• Lender liability suits
• Lending discrimination claims
• Personal and corporate trust matters
• Regulatory matters
• Securities and ERISA class actions
• Shareholder derivative lawsuits
• Healthcare provider disputes
• Non-competition covenant disputes

Bar Admissions
Alabama
Tennessee

Education
J.D., University of Virginia, 1977
B.A., magna cum laude, University of Alabama, 1974

Professional Associations
Member, Birmingham, Alabama and American Bar Associations
Member, Business Entities Committee of the Alabama Law Institute, which redrafted the corporate statutes for the State of Alabama
Former Member, Alabama Consumer Information Privacy Study