Attorney Profiles

Areas of Practice

• Governmental Relations
• DUI & Drug Defense in City, District and Circuit Courts
• Pardon and Parole Law
• Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death
• Divorce and Family Law
• Child Support and Child Custody
• Probate Administration, Commitment and Guardianships
• Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
• Juvenile and Youthful Offender Representation
• Negligence and Misconduct Claims Against Cities and County Government
• Civil, Business and Real Estate Litigation
• Eminent Domain
• Residential and Commercial Real Estate Disputes
• State, Municipal and IRS Tax Appeals
• Business Organization and Choice of Entity
• Business and Commercial Law
• Mediation

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Mediator, Alabama Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Alabama

Classes/Seminars Taught

• "Parole Law in Alabama", CLE for Houston County District Attorney's Office Annual Retreat, 2006
• Featured Graduation Speaker, Omnibus Crime Bill Program, Bibb County Correctional Institute, 2005
• Adjunct Professor, Contract Law, Faulkner Community College
• Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Faulkner Community College

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Alabama Bar Association
  
  
• American Bar Association
  
  
• Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  
  
• The Lovelady Rehabilitation Center for Women in Birmingham, Alabama
  Board of Directors
  
  
• Rehabilitation Guidelines Committee for the Governor's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, 2005
  Board of Directors
  
  
• Rotary International, Foley, Alabama
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, Board Member, 2003 - 2006
• Governor Bob Riley's Office, Confidential Assistant
• Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR)
• Republican Nominee for Alabama State Senate, District 32, 2007
• Republican Nominee for Lieutenant Governor, 1986
• Baldwin County Board of Education, Board Member, 1998 - 2003
• Baldwin County Republican Party, Chairman, 2005 - Present
• Alabama Republican Party, State Executive Committee Member
• Governmental Affairs & Registered Lobbyist
• Baldwin County District Attorney's Office, Prosecutor
• Owner of Two Engineering Firms, a Retail Department Store and Lighting Systems Companies

Pro Bono Activities

• Member, Legislative Committee, Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Member, Alabama Commission on Women and Girls in the Judicial System
• Member, Baldwin United
• Alumnus, Leadership Baldwin County
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
• Organizer, Former Chairman and Emcee, Eastern Shore Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
• Organizer, Emcee of Fairhope's Glorious Fourth of July Festival
• Participant, Alabama State Bar Mentoring Program, Baldwin County