Now a thriving center for medical research, banking and financial services, and higher education, Birmingham was at one time viewed as the primary industrial area of the southern United States. According to the city’s official website, at the height of the U.S. manufacturing age, Birmingham’s quick growth earned it the nickname “the Magic City.” McGlinchey Stafford’s Birmingham office was opened in 2015.
November 7, 2024
McGlinchey is pleased to announce three national practice group rankings and 49 metropolitan practice area rankings in Best Law Firms® for 2025.
October 3, 2024
For the second time, McGlinchey has achieved Midsize Mansfield Certification, reaffirming the firm’s commitment to diversity in leadership and inclusive hiring practices.
August 15, 2024
McGlinchey is 50! In honor of our anniversary this year, attorneys across our footprint and practices are reflecting on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going.
August 15, 2024
McGlinchey Stafford is proud to announce that 74 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America.
August 14, 2024
With the most recent addition of Matt Manning, the executive Policy Committee now comprises a majority of “next generation” Gen X and Millennial leaders. As of August, 70% of the Policy Committee and 88% of Office Managing Attorneys are Gen X and Millennial leaders.
July 18, 2024
In the ever-evolving legal landscape, mid-size law firms find themselves at a critical juncture.
July 8, 2024
Dylan Reeves, who practiced with McGlinchey from 2015-2022 as an Associate and Member, has returned, resident in Nashville. Dylan primarily practices business litigation, consumer financial services litigation, and appellate law.
July 2, 2024
McGlinchey was named among many AmLaw 100 and 200 firms among Vault’s 2025 rankings for Diversity in Law Firms, based on input from the firm’s Associates. McGlinchey also ranked in two categories in The American Lawyer’s 2024 Diversity Scorecards: Women in Law and the LGBTQ+ Scorecard.
June 27, 2024
Associate and Chair of McGlinchey PRIDE Andrew Albritton was quoted in a Law360 Pulse story about how attorneys are commemorating Pride month.
June 27, 2024
The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey's Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful bites readers have come to expect, with timely coverage of financial services decisions and cases that impact you and your business.
June 17, 2024
McGlinchey is proud to announce that the firm is relaunching its African American Affinity Group under a new identity: BOLD, McGlinchey’s Black Originators, Leaders, and Doers.
June 10, 2024
For the first time, the Alabama Supreme Court held that a servicer and/or high bidder from a foreclosure sale can compel a hold-over tenant to make payments into court during the pendency of litigation over the propriety of foreclosure and/or ejectment. Prior to this decision, many trial courts were hesitant to grant such motions, and there was no clear guidance on a movant’s burden of proof.
May 30, 2024
The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey's Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format will reflect McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful bites readers have come to expect, with timely coverage of financial services decisions and cases that impact you and your business. At the end of each month, our team will compile and send a round-up digest with all of our case summaries delivered to your inbox in one easy-to-reference place.
May 8, 2024
April 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued an opinion in Alavest. LLC v. Harris. The issue was whether a prior mortgagee of property sold at a foreclosure sale was a necessary and indispensable party in an ejectment action with wrongful foreclosure counterclaims.
May 6, 2024
Proposed federal legislation would move the time of taxation for rewards received for staking cryptocurrency and other digital assets to the time of sale.
March 22, 2024
tice published on January 23, 2024, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced the adoption of two proposed rules, both of which impact how member firms and associated persons approach remote work.
February 23, 2024
On February 6, 2024, FINRA published Regulatory Notice 24-03, which announced certain amendments to the Codes of Arbitration Procedure.
February 7, 2024
McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that as of January 1, 2024, Michael Ferachi has been elected to serve a second three-year term as the firm’s Managing Member. “I am proud of the progress the firm made during my first term, ranging from growing our employee headcount and geographic footprint to expanding our practice areas,More
January 2, 2024
McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the eight attorneys who have been named Members at the firm, effective January 1, 2024. These attorneys represent four practice groups and six of the firm’s 17 offices.
December 7, 2023
McGlinchey is pleased to announce that six attorneys across McGlinchey’s Birmingham, Jackson, and Nashville offices have been recognized on the 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists.
November 2, 2023
McGlinchey is pleased to announce three national practice group rankings and 44 metropolitan practice area rankings in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®.
October 30, 2023
McGlinchey’s growth was profiled in the Birmingham Business Journal on October 29, 2023: McGlinchey has grown substantially across its footprint in the last year, and there are no plans to slow down anytime soon. Chris Bottcher, managing member of McGlinchey Stafford PLLC’s Birmingham office, said the firm hired nearly 30 lawyers in the last yearMore
October 9, 2023
McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the addition of Colin T. Dean to our Birmingham office as Of Counsel. Colin is joining the firm's Financial Services Litigation practice group, bringing valuable experience to this team's nationally recognized group of attorneys.
September 12, 2023
At a recent White House Roundtable, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra announced that the bureau will promulgate new rules in September that will broaden the categories of information/data that are subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
August 17, 2023
McGlinchey Stafford is proud to announce that 65 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. These attorneys represent 12 of the firm’s 17 offices throughout nine states and Washington D.C. The recognized attorneys practice in 39 distinct areas of law. Seventeen attorneys are being recognized for the first time.
August 10, 2023
McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked nationally among many AmLaw 100 and 200 firms in three categories on Vault’s 2024 Best Law Firms for Diversity rankings.
August 1, 2023
If a taxpayer uses the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting (cash-method), rewards received for staking cryptocurrency will be taxable.
May 5, 2023
McGlinchey is pleased to announce that Managing Member of McGlinchey’s Birmingham office, Chris A. Bottcher, has received the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2023 Best of the Bar honor, which recognizes the most notable attorneys serving the Birmingham area.
January 30, 2023
McGlinchey is pleased to announce the addition of eight new associates in its Financial Services Litigation and Enterprise Litigation & Investigations practice groups in the last two months of 2022. The litigators join the firm’s Birmingham, Dallas, Cleveland, Houston, and New Orleans offices.
November 3, 2022
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce two national practice group rankings and 42 metropolitan practice area rankings in U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” for 2023.
September 20, 2022
McGlinchey is pleased to announce that the fifth edition of “Tilley’s Alabama Equity,” edited by Member Dylan Reeves, has been published by Thomson Reuters. Dylan is currently authoring the sixth edition, which he hopes to publish in 2023.
September 19, 2022
Big changes are coming to the UCC, the Uniform Commercial Code, with regard to cryptocurrency and other digital assets. What will that mean to business trans
August 18, 2022
McGlinchey is proud to announce that 53 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
July 14, 2022
Receiving a letter from the IRS is like seeing the flashing lights of a police patrol car in your rear view mirror. As tempting as it might be, trashing the letter is like trying to outrun the patrol car. Not all correspondence from the IRS is bad news, but good or bad, you need to understand how you should respond when contacted by the IRS.
February 3, 2022
Both Ghislaine Maxwell and Elizabeth Holmes have been convicted of white collar crimes and await sentencing. How are those federal sentences determined? What factors come into play, and what do the Holmes and Maxwell cases have in common? In this episode, Jim Sturdivant and Dan Plunkett discuss the federal sentencing guidelines, statutory maximums, judicial discretion, and more.
February 3, 2022
Chris Bottcher will participate in a panel discussion during the DRI 2022 Trial Skills and Damages Seminar, hosted by DRI’s Litigation Skills Committee, taking place in Las Vegas February 2-4, 2022.
January 5, 2022
McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the addition of three new Members (Partners) of the firm, all of whom were formerly Of Counsel at McGlinchey.
December 21, 2021
McGlinchey is pleased to announce the inclusion of nine attorneys in the 2021 New York, Massachusetts, Washington, DC, and Mid-South editions of Super Lawyers® and Super Lawyers “Rising Stars.”
November 4, 2021
McGlinchey is pleased to announce two national practice group rankings and 47 metropolitan practice area rankings in U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2022.
October 25, 2021
A recent decision from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas should trigger alarm bells for financial institutions’ in-house counsel.
September 23, 2021
On Thursday, September 23, 2021, Sandy Shatz, Chris Bottcher, and Shaun Ramey will join Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund's Financial Institution Advisory Group to present a brief overview of new mortgage servicing rules in federal law, Florida law, and Tennessee law.
September 15, 2021
The Bank Secrecy Act and parts of the U.S. Patriot Act's OFAC requirements have seemingly similar goals: to prevent money laundering and the funding of terrorist activities. Yet a lively debate surrounds which entities are covered by these acts, what the acts stipulate, and what entities must do to comply with them.
September 2, 2021
The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) is the United States' most important anti-money laundering (AML) regulation that requires banks, money services businesses, FinTechs, and other financial institutions to assist U.S. government agencies to detect and prevent money laundering.
August 19, 2021
McGlinchey Stafford is proud to announce that 57 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
July 30, 2021
When Tesla announced that it would begin accepting Bitcoin payments, it sent shock waves through the automotive industry and cryptocurrency markets. Many businesses are apprehensive about accepting cryptocurrencies for payment due to a variety of factors, including crypto’s volatility and uncertain regulation.
July 12, 2021
McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that it has updated the structure of its governing committees, and announces the new composition of its executive Policy Committee.
July 7, 2021
As cryptocurrency becomes more widely accepted as a payment method, it leaves many people wondering whether it will remain a volatile investment or become as common as a debit card. In our second cryptocurrency podcast, we asked the question: is cryptocurrency Wall Street or Main Street?
April 23, 2021
The IRS has announced a safe harbor in Revenue Procedure 2021-20 that will permit certain taxpayers an election to deduct in 2021 expenses paid with proceeds of a forgiven PPP that were not claimed as a deduction on their tax return or information return filed in 2020.
March 18, 2021
Join us on Thursday, March 18 for the second installment in our 3-Part webinar series on the Paycheck Protection Program and formulate your game-plan before you apply for forgiveness.
February 18, 2021
You certified your eligibility for the PPP loan, calculated the amount of your loan, and submitted your application. You used the loan proceeds for allowable purposes. Now, the time has come to calculate the amount to claim in your Loan Forgiveness Application. But is there a “right” way to do it?
December 28, 2021
Mag Bickford (New Orleans) and Chase Stoecker (Ft. Lauderdale) authored the article "Vaccines in the Time of COVID: An Employer’s Perspective" in the Alabama Bankers Association December 2020 Board Briefs newsletter.
January 25, 2021
Businesses are now eligible to apply for forgiveness of loans received through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) established under the CARES Act. PPP loan recipients should be thoughtful in responding to information requested by lenders and the Small Business Administration.
January 11, 2021
McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to congratulate the attorneys who have been promoted to Members (Partners) and Counsel within the firm as of January 1, 2021.
December 31, 2020
Congress Reverses IRS Congress has overridden the IRS position that expenses paid with PPP loan proceeds cannot be deducted if the PPP loan is forgiven. In our November 20, 2020, alert captioned “Can I Deduct Expenses Paid with a PPP Loan?” we addressed Revenue Ruling 2020-27 in which the IRS expanded on its original positionMore
December 10, 2020
McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that six attorneys have been recognized in the most recent editions of Mid-South Super Lawyers and Ohio Super Lawyers. Three attorneys in McGlinchey’s Jackson, Nashville, and Birmingham offices have been recognized in the 2020 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers and three attorneys in its Cleveland office have been recognized in the 2021 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers.
December 8, 2020
Please register and plan to join us virtually on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 for McGlinchey’s 2nd Annual “Emerging Issues in Banking Law” CLE event, laser-focused on topics of interest to Alabama lawyers who work within banks.
November 5, 2020
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce three national practice group rankings and 50 metropolitan practice area rankings (up from 47 in 2020) in the 2021 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” The firm received a National Tier 2 ranking in Financial Services Regulation Law, as well as National Tier 3More
October 7, 2020
What do you need to do to ensure data privacy compliance with the CCPA? Aaron Kouhoupt (Cleveland), Chris Couch (Birmingham), and David Thompson (Cleveland) presented an overview of the CCPA and how it incorporates into current policies on Wednesday, October 7 during the 2020 Virtual Consumer Finance Legal Conference.
August 20, 2020
McGlinchey proudly announces that 63 attorneys have been recognized in 42 practice areas across 12 offices in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Inaugural Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, including 47 listed by Best Lawyers, 4 designated as “Lawyers of the Year,” and 16 recognized in “Ones to Watch.".
March 17, 2020
The health and safety of our McGlinchey family and uninterrupted service to our clients are our number one priorities as we continue to closely monitor and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 3, 2019
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC will host a seminar discussing up-to-the-minute information on topics of interest to in-house banking counsel on Tuesday, December 3, at The Club in Birmingham.
November 7. 2019
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce the inclusion of six attorneys in the firm’s Birmingham, Jackson, and Nashville offices in the 2019 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers.
November 4, 2019
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC will host a seminar discussing up-to-the-minute information on topics of interest to in-house banking counsel, from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, at The Club in Birmingham.
November 4, 2019
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce three national practice group rankings and 47 metropolitan practice area rankings (up from 41 in 2019) in the 2020 edition of U.S. News/Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms®.
August 15, 2019
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that 42 attorneys have been recognized in 36 practice areas across seven states in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
November 8, 2018
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce the inclusion of attorneys in the firm’s Birmingham, Ala., Jackson, Miss., and Nashville, Tenn. offices in the 2018 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers.
November 1, 2018
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce national and regional practice area rankings in the 2019 edition of U.S. News/Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms.”
August 15, 2018
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce new attorney and practice area listings in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
January 2, 2018
McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the naming of nine new Members of the firm, effective January 1, 2018.
December 13, 2017
Please join us in welcoming Paul Leonard, Of Counsel, to the firm’s Birmingham office and Corporate section.
December 13, 2017
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of tax attorney Paul S. Leonard to the firm’s Birmingham office.
November 8, 2017
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce the inclusion of attorneys in the firm’s Jackson, Miss. and Birmingham, Ala. offices in the 2017 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers and Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Stars.”
November 1, 2017
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce national and regional practice area rankings in the 2018 edition of U.S. News/Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms.”
August 15, 2017
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce new attorney and practice area listings in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
February 27, 2017
McGlinchey Stafford’s Birmingham office has moved to 505 20th Street North, Suite 800, effective Monday, February 27, 2017.