About
Lackey Law Firm
The Lackey Law Firm has been serving all of North Alabama for almost 40 years. As a family of lawyers, we always offer aggressive representation and reasonable prices. Every client is just as important as another, regardless of their case. You can get that same personal service on your case by calling 256-259-3929 now.

Our Team
Our staff is always glad to assist clients and make sure they are guided smoothly through the legal process.

Katie Buckley
In Memoriam
Katie suffered an injury in a tragic ATV accident in the fall of 2020 and succumbed to her injuries on February 20, 2021. Although she is no longer with us on Earth, Katie’s work and personality touched the life of every client at our firm for almost 10 years. Katie joined The Lackey Law Firm as a paralegal in 2011 after spending several years with a law firm in Huntsville, Alabama. Katie graduated from Scottsboro High School in 2002 and earned her B.A. in Political Science from Auburn University in 2005. In 2016, she was promoted to Office Manager at the firm. Her love for animals and her zeal for helping clients in desperate situations made Katie a one-of-a-kind person and her passing left an irreplaceable void.

Becky Ayers
Personal Injury Paralegal
Becky now works on the firm’s general legal matters and focuses on the firm’s personal injury cases. She moved to the role of paralegal in 2019 after she joined The Lackey Law Firm in 2018 as a Legal Assistant. Becky brought almost 20 years of office administration experience to the firm. She previously worked for a law firm handling primarily personal injury cases and has over 10 years of experience in the legal field. She is skilled in drafting legal documents and Becky has extensive knowledge in managing an office and assisting clients with their legal needs.

Nicoll Paternina
Litigation Paralegal
Nicoll joined The Lackey Law Firm as a legal assistant in 2019 and is a graduate of Scottsboro High School. She was promoted to a litigation paralegal role in 2020 after training for more than a year, both with the firm’s lawyers and staff and in college. She is currently enrolled at Northeast Alabama Community College pursuing a paralegal degree. Nicoll is bilingual, with fluency in both English and Spanish, and is excellent at translating for our clients who only speak Spanish.

Amber Haynes
Personal Injury Paralegal
Amber Haynes joined The Lackey Law Firm in 2019 as a legal assistant and client receptionist. In 2021, Amber was promoted to a litigation paralegal position after gaining experience at the firm, and was later promoted to personal injury paralegal, which allows her to assist our clients who have suffered from an accident or injury. She has several years of experience in customer service and accounting for a large manufacturer in North Alabama. She also worked as a teacher prior to joining our team and has a love for children!

Theresa Williamson
Accountant
Theresa has years of extensive accounting experience across a number of industries in business, as well as for government. She holds a B.A. in Accounting from Athens State and has served on the board of directors for a local credit union. Theresa joined The Lackey Law Firm in 2021 as our staff accountant. She is married to her husband, Mike Williamson, who retired after many years of service to the State of Alabama.

Teresa Bell
Legal Assistant and Reception
Teresa joined The Lackey Law Firm in 2021 as a legal assistant and client receptionist. Teresa has many years of office administration experience, including several years in the medical field. While working in the medical field, Teresa often had helped personal injury and car wreck victims in North Alabama with their radiology and MRI needs.

Lynda Harding
Legal Assistant and Reception
Lynda joined The Lackey Law Firm in 2021 as a legal assistant and client receptionist. She brings more than 40 years of office administration experience to the firm. Lynda has an associate degree from Northeast Alabama Community College in office administration with an emphasis in paralegal training.

Samantha Henegar
Litigation Paralegal
In 2021, Samantha began her career with The Lackey Law Firm after spending more than 13 years as a paralegal with another prominent Alabama law firm. Samantha works as a litigation paralegal focused on helping clients with all of their legal needs throughout the litigation process. Her immense paralegal knowledge and experience are an asset to the firm and our clients.

Brittany Williams
Personal Injury Paralegal
Brittany joined The Lackey Law Firm as a personal injury paralegal in 2021. She is 100% focused on personal injury cases, helping Alabama car wreck and injury clients through the entire legal process. With more than 7 years of experience in the personal injury field, Brittany previously worked for prominent law firms in both Tennessee and Alabama.
Frequently Asked Questions
See below for more informaiton about our practice.
Yes, the initial in-office consultation is always free and if you’re injured and can’t come to us, we’ll come to you.
Our focus is on car wrecks, personal injury, criminal defense, and family law but we may handle your case regardless of the type, depending on all the circumstances.
If you have an injury case, you pay us only if we recover money for you. For other types of cases, the fees depend on the circumstances but initial consultations are free.
The Lackey Law Firm gladly accepts checks, cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and debit cards.
Our attorneys each handle their own cases, but we also work together on many cases.
You can call us at 256-259-3929 or you can contact us by email at info@lackeylawfirm.com