Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse, P.C.
Skilled. Effective. Respected. Since 1976.

Annie J. Dike





annie dike 1 Annie J. Dike

Phone: (251) 432-5521

Fax: (251) 432-0633

Email: ajd@helmsinglaw.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General civil litigation, including medical malpractice defense, professional liability and product liability defense, bankruptcy and creditor rights, and insurance defense.

EDUCATION

B.S. Degree in English from the University of Alabama, summa cum laude, May 2004.

University of Alabama School of Law, cum laude, May 2007.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Alabama
United States District Court for the Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Alabama
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS

“Woodshedding” Workshop: Legal, Practical and Ethical Considerations of Communications with Third-Party WitnessesAssisted Mr. Babington in the preparation of a paper and presentation for a DRI seminar in Phoenix, Arizona concerning contacting and interviewing third-party witnesses and preparing them for deposition.

RUSSELL C. BUFFKIN & ANNIE J. DIKE, Navigating the Medicare Reporting Minefield – A Practitioner’s Guide to Settlement with a Medicare Beneficiary, The Alabama Lawyer, Vol. 71, No. 3 (May, 2010)Assisted Mr. Buffkin in the preparation of an article to be published in the May edition of The Alabama Lawyer outlining the policies and procedures attorneys should implement to ensure compliance with the new Medicare reporting guidelines when settling with a Medicare beneficiary.

Presented on Navigating the Medicare Reporting Minefield at annual Trial Attorneys of America meeting in Chicago, Illinois on June 11, 2010.

Presented on Navigating the Medicare Reporting Minefield at Mobile Bar Association December CLE presentation on December 10, 2010.

U.S. v. Stricker – A Point of Clarity in the Uncharted Realm of Medicare Reporting, DRI Medlaw Update, Vol. 15, Issue 2 (December 14, 2010)Prepared short case summary on a new Medicare decision for publication by the DRI Medical Liability Committee in an upcoming edition of the DRI monthly newsletter.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Ms. Dike graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama earning herself membership with Phi Beta Kappa.  While in law school, Ms. Dike served as the Vice President of both the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society and the Farrah Law Society and was a member of the Alabama Trial Advocacy Competition Team. Ms. Dike also served as the Lead Articles Editor of The Journal of the Legal Profession in her final year and was published in the Journal in 2007.

ASSOCIATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

Alabama Defense Lawyer’s Association

  • Member of Young Lawyer’s Section
    • District IV Director for Young Lawyer’s Section, 2010
  • Member of Board of Directors, 2011 to present

Defense Research Institute

  • Member of Young Lawyer’s Section
  • Member of Products Liability Committee
  • Member of Medical Liability Committee
    • Vice-Chair of Membership Committee for Medical Liability Committee, 2011 to present
    • Steering Committee, 2011 to present
    • Sponsorship Chair, 2011

Mobile Bar Association

  • Secretary of Mobile Bar Association, 2010
  • Member of Executive Committee, 2010
  • Young Lawyers Executive Committee, 2011 to present
  • Chair of Attendance and Membership Development Committee, 2011

Mobile Bar Association Women Lawyers

  • Secretary, 2011 to present

Alabama State Bar Association Law Day Committee- Member, 2011.

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