Smither, Martin & Henderson, P.C., has a long history of providing legal services to Huntsville and the surrounding area. In 1919, Eugene R. Berry opened a law office on the downtown square. In 1936, Robert B. Smither (1906-1996) joined with Berry to form the firm of Berry and Smither, which continued until Berry’s death in 1968. In 1970, Lloyd C. Martin (1932-2019) joined the firm, which became known as Smither & Martin. In 1981, Joe B. Henderson, Jr., joined the firm. Since the 1970s, a number of other prominent attorneys have been associated with the firm. Currently, there are two shareholders, Joe B. Henderson, Jr., and Alvin Lloyd Martin (grandson of Lloyd C. Martin), and one associate, John R. Gaines.