After attending the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, the University of Alabama in Birmingham and graduating with a Bachelor of Science from Auburn University in Montgomery, Judy graduated magna cum laude from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in 1992 and received her Juris Doctor degree. Judy began practicing law as a sole practitioner, and then in 1993 she became a Deputy District Attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Montgomery County. In 1994 Judy originated the Montgomery County Task Force on Domestic Violence with Judge Lynn Bright, which brought major and continuing reforms to the way domestic violence cases are handled in Montgomery County. In that same year, she co-founded the Sexual Assault Response Team in Montgomery County, which radically reformed the criminal justice system’s response to victims of rape, sodomy, and other sexual assault crimes. Judy participated as a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Teams, which handled child abuse and child sexual abuse allegations and crimes. On many occasions and for many agencies and organizations throughout her career, Judy has been asked to share her knowledge and expertise through training programs and presentations with fellow attorneys in Alabama, Louisiana, and on a national faculty, as well as with mental health professionals, social workers, and various law enforcement agencies on various topics of law.

Bruce A. Barket is a founding partner at Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & LoTurco, a boutique litigation firm with locations in Garden City, Huntington and Manhattan. He graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1986 and has been a trial attorney ever since, first as a prosecutor for 5 years and then as a defense lawyer for nearly 30 years. He specializes in criminal defense matters representing individuals charged with serious crimes in both Federal and State court and representing individuals who have been wrongly arrested or convicted or who suffered injuries as a result of police misconduct or the use of excessive force. Mr. Barket is past president of the Nassau County Criminal Courts Bar Association and past board member of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL). He is also a past president of the Nassau County Legal Aid Society and has been a board member since 2000. He was twice given the “Gideon Award” by the NYSACDL in 2003 and 2008. He was recognized in 2005 as the “Practitioner of The Year” in Nassau County by the Criminal Courts Bar Association. Bruce Barket has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Charles F. Crimi Memorial Award by the New York State Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section. The award is presented in recognition of the professional career of a defense lawyer in private practice that embodies the highest ideals of the Criminal Justice Section. Mr. Barket’s experience in handling high profile cases is extensive. He successfully led the team which exonerated Cal Harris of killing his wife, after Mr. Harris was twice convicted of the crime. Mr. Barket was one of the lead lawyers who worked to overturn the double murder conviction and secured the release from prison of Martin Tankleff, who was wrongfully convicted of killing his parents. Mr. Tankleff, who is now awaiting admission to the bar, spent 18 years in prison before being exonerated. Mr. Barket and the Tankleff legal team then secured a $3.4 million dollar settlement against New York State on Mr. Tankleff’s behalf and a $10 million dollar settlement in federal court against the police department who arrested him. Mr. Barket’s long list of successes also includes securing the release of Amy Fisher, the Long Island teenager convicted of shooting the wife of her lover. More recently, Mr. Barket represented Christopher Loeb who was beaten by the chief of police in Suffolk County following Mr. Loeb’s arrest for breaking into cars. Through the efforts of Mr. Barket and his firm, Mr. Loeb’s conviction was vacated and the charges against him were dismissed and he was then awarded in excess of $1.5m dollars in federal court. The chief of police was indicted, convicted and sent to prison. Further, the county's District Attorney was convicted of obstruction of justice for trying to cover up the assault. Mr. Barket is equally as proud of the work he has done on behalf of clients who did not garner national media attention. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Barket has secured acquittals in a long list of cases for clients charged with everything from securities and mail fraud to murder and racketeering in both the state and federal courts.

Honesty, integrity and personal injury law are terms not always used in the same sentence. At the Law Offices of Carl D. Barnes, we practice personal injury law a little differently. Personal service and results will never be outdated concepts in the practice of law, at least not at our firm. These values translate to a commitment to managing and litigating your case to ensure the highest level of client satisfaction while delivering optimal results through an appropriate verdict or settlement. Our personal injury lawyers ensure that all of our clients receive the guidance, counsel, and legal representation that they need in order to get the results that they deserve.

Mr. Barnett, partner at Belt, Bruner & Barnett Personal Injury Lawyers, has devoted his entire career to representing individuals and families in personal injury and wrongful death matters. Mr. Barnett’s successes include settlements and/or verdicts of at least $1,000,000 or more in cases involving trucking collisions, car accidents, dog bites, funeral home negligence, medical malpractice, premises liability, motorcycle accidents, roadway construction accidents, and wrongful death. To date, personal injury attorney Mr. Barnett has recovered more than $100,000,000.00 for his clients through verdicts and settlements. Given his litigation successes, Mr. Barnett was inducted into the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum & The Top Trial Lawyers in America. This prestigious honor is reserved for lawyers who have been lead counsel in cases that resulted in verdicts and/or settlements of greater than $2,000,000. Fewer than 1% of lawyers in America are inducted into this organization. The community at Belt, Bruner & Barnett Personal Injury Lawyers has always been proud of his accomplishments. Mr. Barnett is the best car accident lawyer in Huntsville and is also repeatedly named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, a “Top 40 Under 40” lawyer for the state of Alabama by the National Trial Lawyers, and a “Top Attorney” by B-Metro Magazine. In addition to his work in the courtroom, Mr. Barnett, a car accident attorney, advocates for the rights of the injured by serving on the board of directors for the Alabama Association for Justice. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice and the Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Born and raised in Florence, Alabama, he earned a B.S. in Economics, summa cum laude, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in just three years. He then earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2012. While in law school, Mr. Barnett was selected to represent the University on the national trial advocacy team.