Bradley Attorneys Elected to Leadership Roles with Birmingham Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section
Bradley is pleased to announce that five of the firm’s attorneys have been elected to serve in leadership roles with the Birmingham Bar Association (BBA) Young Lawyers Section (YLS) for the 2026 term.
Birmingham associates Carmen E. Weite, who currently is serving her second term as secretary-treasurer of the YLS, Mason Kruse and Riley McDaniel were reelected to another term on the committee. Rachel Sims and Hilary Williamson were appointed as new members of the YLS Executive Committee. All five will serve one-year terms effective January 1, 2026.
The BBA, which has 3,300 members in the greater Birmingham area, facilitates numerous continuing legal education (CLE) programs and offers numerous professional development activities and social events for its membership. The YLS is for bar members who are 36 years old or younger or those in practice for five years or less. The section regularly hosts CLEs, fundraisers and other events that benefit younger members of the legal profession.
Mr. Kruse is a member of Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group, as well as the Cannabis Industry team. He is a frequent author on topics impacting the cannabis industry, including litigation and licensing, particularly as medical marijuana has become legalized in Alabama and Mississippi.
Mr. McDaniel concentrates his practice on high-stakes and appellate litigation throughout the federal and state court systems. He has experience at all stages of litigation in cases that vary in size from single-party disputes to mass-action litigation, and regularly assists clients with legal strategy, motion practice, and appeals.
Ms. Sims is an associate in the firm's Litigation Practice Group, where she handles a diverse range of cases, including complex business disputes, torts, product liability, and life sciences litigation. Her work involves cases in court, arbitration, and mediation, and she has been involved in cases at a variety of stages throughout the litigation process.
Ms. Weite litigates a wide array of civil and commercial disputes — including business torts, breach of contract, product liability, restrictive covenant agreements, trademark infringement, and trade secret misappropriation — in state and federal courts throughout the Southeast.
Ms. Williamson is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. Prior to joining Bradley, she clerked for the Hon. Annemarie Axon of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
