About Capell & Howard PC
For more than 75 years, the attorneys of Capell & Howard, P.C. have provided clients with professional expertise coupled with an abiding commitment to client service. As a full-service provider of legal advice and representation, the firm's attorneys are recognized across a wide range of practice areas, including 29 attorneys in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, as well as five attorneys selected as "Lawyer of the Year" for Metro Montgomery in their respective practice areas.Based in Montgomery, Alabama, and with offices in Auburn-Opelika and Tuscaloosa, the firm’s central location allows for efficient representation throughout the state. In addition to its in-state client base, the firm serves as Alabama counsel for regional, national and select international companies.Capell & Howard, P.C. is one of the founding firms and the sole Alabama representative in SCG Legal, an international association of law firms with offices in the capital city of each state and many financial centers around the world.
Our Attorneys (28)
Office Locations
Leadership Team
Awards & Recognition
Featured Awards
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 26
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 2
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 50
All Awards
- Top Listed in Montgomery in Corporate Law with 5 lawyers
- Top Listed in Montgomery in Real Estate Law with 6 lawyers
- Top Listed in Montgomery in Tax Law with 4 lawyers
- 2023 Nominee for River Region Ethics in Business & Public Service Award
- 2016 Alabama Small Business of the Year, awarded by the Business Council of Alabama and Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama
- 2011 Business in the Arts Award, given by the Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts
Key Contacts
Patrick L. W. Sefton
Commercial Litigation | Nonprofit Organizations | Insurance Defense | Employment Law
View ProfileTimothy J. F. Gallagher
Business & Corporate Law | Commercial Litigation | Nonprofit Organizations
View ProfileAshley H. Freeman
Litigation | Appeals | Administrative Law | Insurance Defense & Regulation | Employment & Labor Relations
Michael P. Dalton
Corporate & Business Law | Mergers & Acquisitions | Health Care | Taxation | Intellectual Property
Bowdy J. "Bo" Brown
Real Estate Law | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Title Insurance
View ProfileShapard D. Ashley
Commerical Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortage & Secured Lending | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights
M. Courtney Williams
Corporate & Business Law | Taxation | Securities | Mergers & Acquisitions | Employee Benefits | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
K. Palmer Smith
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending
W. Allen Sheehan
Construction & Procurement | Litigation | Domestic Relations | Criminal Defense | Products Liability | Insurance Defense & Regulation
Lee M. Russell Jr.
Corporate & Business Law | Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Taxation | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
Robert D. Rives
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Corporate & Business Law | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights
Carla Cole Penton
Employment & Labor Relations | Litigation | Corporate & Business Law | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
Robert F. Northcutt
Litigation | Products Liability | Insurance Defense & Regulation | Asbestos & Toxic Torts | Employment & Labor Relations
Robert T. Meadows III
Education | Litigation | Criminal Defense | Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Domestic Relations | Employment & Labor Relations
William K. Martin
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending
R. Brooke Lawson III
Construction & Procurement | Litigation | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Asbestos & Toxic Torts | Products Liability | Environmental | Insurance Defense & Regulation | Employment & Labor Relations
D. Kyle Johnson
Corporate & Business Law | Health Care | Mergers & Acquisitions | Taxation | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
Henry H. Hutchinson
Corporate & Business Law | Mergers & Acquisitions | Taxation | Securities
David B. Hughes
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights | Public Finance & Governmental Incentives | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
J. Lister Hubbard
Construction & Procurement | Litigation | Administrative Law | Governmental Affairs | Environmental
C. Richard Hill Jr.
Litigation | Appeals | Administrative Law | Insurance Defense & Regulation