Winners of the Brantwood Childrens Home summer writing contest along with board member Tom Methivin

Attorney General Troy King joined Tom Methvin, managing partner for Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., at Brantwood Children's Home April 10, 2008, for a special project in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month. Methvin is vice president of Brantwood's Board of Directors.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Thomas J. Methvin, Managing Shareholder for Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., was recently named the President-Elect designate of the Alabama State Bar. He will become President-Elect of the Alabama State Bar at the July 2008 Annual Meeting. In July of 2009, Tom will become President of the Alabama State Bar.

A product liability claim focuses on whether or not the product is defective. In automobile cases, the defective product could be the entire vehicle, or a component part such as the seat belt assembly or tires. Unfortunately, the average motorist has no idea how unprotected he will be in an accident as a driver or passenger in one of these defective vehicles. Often, causes of action for product liability claims are hidden from the untrained eye.

Tom Methvin, President of Beasley Allen Law Firm in Montgomery Alabama, announced the firm's support of the Ban Asbestos in America Act.

Barbour County could be back in the national tort spotlight this summer when plaintiff lawyer Jere Beasley and his firm take pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to court over its arthritis drug Celebrex.