Helen Johnson Alford 251.415.9214 hja@alfordclausen.com Secretary: Leah Bennett

Education J.D., Tulane University, cum laude, 1982 B.S., University of New Orleans, 1980 Practice Areas Catastrophic Property Claims Construction Claims Employment Litigation and Workers' Compensation Environmental Claims and Toxic Torts General Liability Defense Insurance Coverage and Extra-Contractual/Bad Faith Claims Mediation and Arbitration Product Liability Background/Professional Achievements Listed in The National Registry of Who's Who IADC Trial Academy Graduate Named by Business Alabama as an outstanding woman in business (September 2005 issue) Trained and experienced in alternative dispute resolution and often serves as a mediator and arbitrator in state and federal litigation matters Introductory Arbitrator Training (1995) Commercial Arbitrator Training (1999) Arbitrator II (2001) Annual Arbitrator Update (2002) ACE002- Pro Se: Managing Cases Involving Self-Represented Parties (2003) ACE003 - Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosure (2004) ACE001 - Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards (2006) American Arbitration Association AAA Appellate Mediation Training (2006) AAA Chairing on Arbitration Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics (2007) Dealing with Delay Tactics in Arbitration (2007) 2008, 2009, 2010 "SuperLawyer" Martindale Hubbell Rating: AV Memberships Alabama State Bar; Mississippi Bar; State Bar of Texas; Tennessee Bar Mobile Bar Association Former Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (1994-1995) Secretary of the Mobile Bar Association (1997) Vice Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (2001-2002) Vice Chair of the Grievance Committee (2005-2006) Chair of the Mobile Bar Workers' Compensation Committee (2008-2009) Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Member since 1993 Former Chair of the Workers' Compensation Section (1998-1999) State Representative for Alabama (2004-2007) Vice Chair of the Life, Health and Disability Section (2004-present) Faculty Member for the Litigation Management College (2006) Dean of Technology ( 2008-present) Dean of Admissions (2007-2008) Dean of Students (2006-2007) Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolutaion Section (2006-2008) Member of the Projects and Objectives Committee (2006-2007) Life Fellow of FDCC Foundation Vice President (2007-present) Vice Chair 20/20 Insurance Symposium (2008-2009) Chair Convention Exhibitors Committee (2009-present) Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Instructor at the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Trial Academy (2003-2005) Coordinator and Instructor for the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Deposition Workshop (February and December 2005; March 2006; March 2007; March 2008; March 2009) Vice President of the Southern District (2005-2006) President (2008-2009) Defense Research Institute Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel of Neutrals for the USDC Northern District Alabama and American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators Board Member for Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama, Inc. (2006-2009) President for Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama, Inc. (2010-present) Member of the Fellows of Alabama Law Foundation Affiliate Member - Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB) Publications The Supersizing of America: Obesity's Potential Implications for the Insurance Industry Homeowner's Insurance: Additional Living Expenses -- The Insurer's Ounce of Prevention Alternative Dispute Resolution: What is it? The Americans with Disabilities Act and State Workers' Compensation Laws in the Hands of the Courts Dealing with the Difficult Lawyer