About James Vercell

James Vercell Seal is a personal damage attorney primarily based in Birmingham, Alabama. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Birmingham School of Law in 2006 and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alabama in 1999. Admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2006, he is likewise certified to practice within the eleventh Circuit and the Federal Circuit. His firm, Seal Hanson LLC, has offices in Birmingham and Anniston. Mr.

Seal's practice areas include private damage, insolvency, consumer law, and DUI & DWI defense. He has represented clients in cases involving car accidents, structure accidents, motorbike accidents, premises liability, truck injuries, and fatal injury claim. In bankruptcy regulation, he handles Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 instances, as well as debt comfort. His shopper law practice covers category movements and lemon regulation cases — Additionally, he defends clients towards DUI & DWI charges. In September 2025, the Alabama State Bar issued a Public Reprimand to Mr.

Seal for violations associated with his IOLTA account. The Office of General Counsel acquired more than one inadequate payments notices concerning his confidence account, main to the reprimand. Mr. Seal is a member of the Alabama State Bar and is licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the eleventh Circuit.

He is English-speaking and conversational Spanish. For more data, go to his firm's internet site at www.sealhansonllc.com.

Education

University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

B.A. (1999)

1995

Birmingham School of Law

J.D. (2006)

Accepted Jurisdictions

Alabama
11th Circuit
Federal Circuit

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama U.S. District Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit U.S. Circuit Court

Types of Cases Handled

personal injury bankruptcy consumer law DUI & DWI

Legal Services Scope

Chapter 7 Chapter 11 Chapter 13 Debt relief Class actions Lemon law DUI & DWI defense