Areas of Practice:
- Family Law
- Domestic Relations Law
- Divorce/Custody/Visitation/Child Support
- Collaborative Law
- Mediation
- Appeals in State and Federal Courts
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Criminal Defense
- DUI /Traffic Offenses/Drug Offenses
- Juvenile Offenses/Misdemeanors/Felonies
- Municipal Court Cases
Named as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” in Alabama by the National Trial Lawyers Organization
Selected as a one of Alabama’s “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers Rating Service
Selected as one of the “Top 40 Lawyers Under the Age of 40” by Super Lawyer Rating Service
Primary Jurisdictions of Practice:
Jefferson County, Shelby County, Tuscaloosa County, St. Clair County, Birmingham, Bessemer, Mountain Brook, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Pelham, Homewood, Irondale, Gardendale, Alabaster, Calera, Montevallo
Bar Admissions:
State of Alabama, 2001
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 2001
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2002
Education:
University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa
Juris Doctor, 2001
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1998
Bachelor of Arts, 1998
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major: Political Science
Minor: English
Legal Educations Taught:
What you Should Know If Your Client’s Computer Is Seized: The Basics of Computer Forensics (Birmingham Bar Association, 2007; Shelby County Bar Association, 2007; Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2008)
Criminal Law Update (Birmingham Bar Association, 2007)
Using Social Media in Domestic Relations Cases (Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2011)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Alabama State Bar Association, 2001- Present
Family Law Section
Criminal Justice Section
Alabama Bar Association Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
2003 – 2011
Birmingham Bar Association, 2001-Present
Criminal Justice Section
Alternative Dispute Resolution – Executive Board, 2018
Collaborative Law Committee, 2017
Volunteer Lawyer Program Committee, 2006
Legal Aid Society of Birmingham, Board of Trustees, 2009-Present
President, 2011
Vice-President, 2010
Greater Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2007 -Present
American Bar Association, 2001 – Present
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006 – Present
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2002 – Present
International Association of Collaborative Professionals, 2011-Present
Legal Leaders of Birmingham, Founding Member
Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser
College Choice Foundation
Advisory Board
Southern Arts Dance Foundation
Board Member