Phone/Fax: (205) 314-0513
Email: cmcgowan@wigginschilds.com
CANDIS A. MCGOWAN
MEMBER
EDUCATION:
- Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1986
- Auburn University, B.S., 1983
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- State of Alabama
COURTS:
- Supreme Court of Alabama
- US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Court
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- American Bar Association - Employment
- Alabama State Bar - Employment Law Section
- Birmingham Bar Association - various committees
- National Employment Lawyers Association of Alabama
HONORS:
- 2020 B-Metro Magazine Top Women in the Law
- 2020 Best Lawyers in America© (Employment Law - Individuals)
- 2020 Best Lawyers in America© (Labor Law - Union)
- 2020 Best Lawyers in America© (Labor and Employment)
- 2018 Best Lawyers© Lawyer of the Year (Employment Law - Individuals)
- 2016, 2017 B-Metro Magazine Top Lawyers
- Selected to SuperLawyers 2013-2016
- 2016 Inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- 2015 B-Metro Magazine/Avvo Women Leaders of the Birmingham Bar
- Best Lawyers' 2014-17 Birmingham Labor Law - Union "Lawyer of the Year."
- Top Employment Lawyer 2012 - eBoss Watch Nationwide List
- America’s Best Lawyers, Labor and Employment Law, 2010 - 2014
- Alabama Best Lawyers, 2012
- Martindale-Hubbell's Highest Rating (AV) since 2006
SPEECHES/PUBLICATIONS:
- Ms. McGowan has taught numerous seminars and continuing legal education classes on the subject matters of labor and employment law, including civil rights claims under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- She is the author of a published article in the area of employment law, “The ABC’s of Title VII Class and Age Discrimination Collective Actions”, 25 American Journal of Trial Advocacy 257-96, 2001
