Law Firm Overview

Welcome to our web site!

Morris, Haynes, Hornsby, Wheeles & Knowles is a law firm which specializes in plaintiff’s litigation, including personal injury and wrongful death, business disputes, complex issues of state immunity and other situations where egregious wrongs require a remedy.

At our firm, we understand that individual clients who need representation often never expected that they would need a lawyer. The experienced, nationally recognized lawyers at Morris, Haynes, Hornsby, Wheeles & Knowles, along with the staff members, are dedicated to providing you with the best legal representation available as well as providing unparalleled customer service. We never forget that ultimately we are working for you.

We also are privileged to work with referring attorneys when they encounter cases that benefit from the additional experience and resources our firm can provide.

Thank you for stopping by our web site today. If you would like to reach us to discuss your situation, please contact any one of the attorneys via the e-mail link by their name, or alternatively, feel free to call either the Alexander City office at 1-256-329-2000 or the Birmingham office at 1-205-324-4008.

Listed below are some of the areas our lawyers have experience in handling.

Trucking Accidents Personal Injury
Wrongful Death Explosions and Fire
Nursing Home, Student, and Mental Health Care Abuse & Neglect Claims Against State and Local Government Entities and Employees
Product Defects and Liability Gun Accident Cases
Business Litigation Legionnaires’ Disease Cases
Insurance Fraud

Recent News

Product Recall Alert – Boden Infant and Toddler Overalls

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that J. P. Boden, a children’s clothing company, is voluntarily recalling 1900 corduroy dungaree pants sold in light brown and red at Nordstrom’s, Bodenusa.com and the Boden’s catalog.  The pants ranged …Read More

MHHW&K Attorney Emily Nelson Fights for Cleaner Emissions

Emily Nelson, one of the attorneys at Morris, Haynes, Hornsby, Wheeles & Knowles, along with Larry Morris, is currently battling corporate giants in an effort to reclaim parts of Birmingham, Alabama from the emissions from cement plants that coat the …Read More

Partner Randy Haynes Works to Help Nurse Who Lost Her Arm in Accident

Randy Haynes, a Morris, Haynes, Hornsby, Wheeles and Knowles partner, is working on a case where our client, a registered nurse, lost her left arm from the shoulder down in an accident caused by a tractor-trailer on the new Highway …Read More

Partner Clay Hornsby Working in the State Legislature for You

This year, MHHW&K partner Clay Hornsby is president of the Alabama Association for Justice, an organization comprised of plaintiff’s attorneys throughout Alabama.  One of the less enviable tasks the AAJ president performs is to help review legislation submitted to the …Read More

$2.75 Million Settlement in Tractor-Trailer Accident

Congratulations to partners Randy Haynes and Jeremy Knowles on a $2.75 million settlement in a tractor-trailer wrongful death case pending in East Alabama.  The case settled at mediation after the completion of discovery.Read More

Hot Coffee

Watch the trailer for the movie "Hot Coffee". It will give you a new perspective on the importance of the judicial races in Alabama and elsewhere as well as show you how Americans have been manipulated by special interests into believing the civil justice system is "broken".