Boykin Lawyers

Luke Barry is the founder and managing attorney of Dogwood Estate Planning, a law firm located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He is an experienced practitioner in the fields of business law, wills, living trusts, probate, tax-free retirement, and values-based estate planning. Luke believes that the highest quality legal services should be made available and affordable to middle-income individuals, families and small businesses. He has developed tools and processes that simplify the formation of business entities and the creation of professional-grade wills, living trusts, living wills, and powers of attorney for Alabama residents. We focuses exclusively on helping families like yours plan for life,...

A native of Tuscaloosa, Elizabeth literally grew up two blocks from Bryant Denny Stadium, playing hide and seek with her friends thorough out campus and attending all of the sports and cultural events that the University of Alabama has to offer. After graduating from the Alabama School of Fine Arts, Elizabeth attended Stephens College and La Sorbonne earning degrees in Theatre and French. Her first job following college was as a receptionist at the Tuscaloosa County Public Defender’s office which spring boarded her to earning a Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1995. While...

David C. Hilyer received his B.S. in Business Administration degree, with honors, in 1997 from Faulkner University. He received his Juris Doctor in 2002 from Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, where he served one-year as a Justice on the Honor Court and received the Best Oral Advocate award his second year. Mr. Hilyer was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2002 and the U.S. Middle, Southern and Northern District Courts of Alabama in 2002. Mr. Hilyer focuses his practice on general litigation matters, including breach of contract, construction, insurance defense, subrogation, mold claims and various business...

Attorney Young received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1979 and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar that same year. Mr. Young is an active member of the Coffee County Bar Association where he served as President from 1987 to 2003. He is also an active member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), National College for DUI Defense, and Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (GCDLA). He is a lifetime member of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (ACDLA) where he served on the board of directors for more than...

Attorney J. Danny Hackney worked in the Alabama insurance industry for more than 20 years, first as an insurance claims adjuster and later as a statewide claims manager. Since 1993, he has practiced law, primarily representing individuals and businesses in claims disputes with insurance companies. Danny Hackney is known as "the policyholder's lawyer" for good reason. Our practice is devoted to helping insurance policyholders recover the full amounts of their insurance claims. As a seasoned insurance claims attorney with insider's knowledge of the insurance industry, he fully understands the law as it applies to insurance claims, as well as...