The practice was established in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 2005. Since that time, Mark Sterling Gober, LLC has become well known throughout West Central Alabama for providing personal legal representation which is second to none. The firm has been listed among Lawyers of Distinction (as published in The New York Times, CNN, The Huffington Post and USA Today). Attorney and Practice Magazine has designated Mark Sterling Gober, LLC as one of Alabama’s Top 10 Family Law Practices. The practice has also been recognized by the National Association of Family Law Attorneys for exceptional and outstanding client representation in matters involving child custody, divorce and family law.

John Godbout grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, and graduated cum laude from Georgetown University with a degree in American Government. John was offered a Dean’s Merit Scholarship to study law at the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, FL. John's early legal career was focused on civil litigation, first as an associate for a Miami litigation firm specializing in aviation and transportation tort defense and later as Assistant General Counsel for the Florida Dept of Transportation (D6). John then spent a decade at a Fortune 100 insurance company where he led a team of professionals specializing in directors and officers liability claims. John went on to lead the reorganization of a midsize, multistate law firm based in Miami with six domestic offices and a satellite location in Medellin, Columbia, and later to reimagine and rebuild a boutique law firm in Boston, MA. John ultimately pivoted to criminal defense, and is the managing partner of Smith & Eulo.

Barry Goldberg is the senior partner in the Chicago law firm of Goldberg & Goldberg. Mr. Goldberg has concentrated his practices of over forty years in the area of medical malpractice with a special interest in litigation concerning catastrophically brain injured children and obstetrical malpractice. Mr. Goldberg has tried to verdict or settled cases in 23 states and is licensed to practice law before the bars of the states of Illinois, New York, Florida, Colorado and California. Mr. Goldberg is a former full professor at John Marshall Law School in Chicago and has instructed law students at IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law where he taught in the areas of medical malpractice and products liability. Mr. Goldberg has published over 40 articles in his area of practice and related fields as well as numerous book chapters pertaining to medical malpractice. Mr. Goldberg has lectured extensively nationwide on his areas of professional interest. To date, Mr. Goldberg and his firm, have obtained over 135 separate verdicts or settlements in excess of $1 million with an aggregate total in excess of $750 million. He also holds one of the largest drug products liability verdicts in America, an award in excess of $127 million.