Roger C. Guilian, SR., ESQ.
General Counsel
Assistant Vice President

Roger Guilian joined Volkert & Associates in August 2004 as General Counsel and Assistant Vice President after a rewarding and successful six year career in private practice.  During that time, Guilian gained extensive jury trial experience, trying dozens of insurance defense cases and litigating hundreds of suits to favorable resolutions on behalf of companies such as State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, Grocers Insurance Company, and others.  In his current capacity as Volkert’s General Counsel, Guilian is responsible for the delivery of all legal services, including the conduct and resolution of all litigation, the oversight and management of external counsel, the legal review of all significant transactions, and continued emphasis and cultivation of risk avoidance and management practices for Volkert’s operations. 

“I am thrilled to be associated with a company of Volkert’s caliber, quality and reputation, and am extremely excited about the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.  I am humbled to work with such an impressive, dedicated and substantial group of professionals.  It has not taken me long to understand why Volkert is a leader in its field and in our community.” 

Guilian is a 1995 magna cum laude graduate of The University of Alabama and a 1998 graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law.  His professional affiliations include the American Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar, the Mobile County Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Association of Corporate Counsel, and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Legal Counsels’ Forum.  Guilian contributes to the community through his membership in Rotary International and the Mobile Touchdown Club.  He is also an active member of The University of Alabama National Alumni Association and the Baldwin County Chapter of the Alabama Alumni Association.  He is a former Board member and Past President of the Mobile County Alabama Alumni Chapter.  Guilian is an avid sportsman and outdoor enthusiast.  In addition to participating in a number of conservation and wildlife organizations, Guilian serves as President of Mobile County Wildlife & Conservation Association (MCWCA), and as a member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Mobile Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). 

Guilian’s personal interests include the outdoors, writing, sports, music, and cooking.  He and his wife Leslie are the proud parents of three wonderful children, a son and two daughters.  The Guilians are members of St. James Episcopal Church in Fairhope, Alabama.  When he is not spending time with his young family, Guilian enjoys turkey hunting, whitetail deer hunting, outdoor writing, and attending Crimson Tide football games.