Alumni Spotlight Archives - Birmingham School of Law

BSL Grad David Butler Named Executive Director of Cahaba Riverkeeper

Cahaba Riverkeeper announces the retirement of Founder and Executive Director Myra Crawford, PhD, MPH, and her appointment as Executive Director Emerita. Additionally, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce David Butler, Esq, as Executive Director and Riverkeeper, effective April 1. Butler will continue to serve as the organization’s attorney.Beginning with a donation of $5,000 […]

Faculty Spotlight – Hope Marshall

Professor Hope Marshall is a proud graduate of BSOL. She is a shareholder at the law firm of White Arnold & Dowd P.C. Her practice focuses on criminal defense, white collar criminal defense and general civil litigation. She represents companies and individuals in connection with criminal investigations, as well as parallel civil and criminal proceedings. […]

Faculty Spotlight – Rick Fernambucq

Rick Fernambucq, a Birmingham native and founding partner of Boyd, Fernambucq, & Dunn, P.C., has been practicing matrimonial and family law in Alabama since 1981. He is the author of Family Law in Alabama: Practice and Procedure, with the first edition being printed in 1990. The book is updated annually and is released in December […]

Spring 2024 Alumni Spotlight – Truman Fitzgerald

Truman Fitzgerald was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. In July 2011, he joined the Birmingham Police Department. In December 2011, he graduated from the police academy and then was assigned to the East Precinct as a patrol officer. In July 2020, he joined the Public Information Division where he currently serves as a spokesperson […]

Alumni Spotlight – Amy Dowdey

BSL alum Amy Dowdey graduated from Auburn University with a psychology degree. She then worked for Jessie’s Place, the women and children’s division of Jimmy Hale Mission. There she discovered her desire to help underserved populations. She enrolled in Birmingham School of Law in 2008 and graduated in 2011. While in law school, Dowdey worked […]

ARGENT TRUST COMPANY APPOINTS CARA GOBER AS ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, TRUST OFFICER

Birmingham School of Law Alumni, Cara Gober, appointed as Assistant VP Trust Officer for Argent Trust Company

Chris Hamer and Alan Duke to join Hand Arendall Harrison Sale, LLC.

Chris Hamer and Alan Duke, BSL alumnus and current Birmingham School of Law faculty, announce their transition to joining Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC! Hamer, who regularly represents probate and estate matters, litigations, estate administration, guardianships, taxation and more, will join the firm as a Member. Duke, an experienced litigator and appellate attorney, joins the […]

Birmingham School of Law – Class of 2020-2021

May 2021 Graduates Sandor V. AugustusCandace Celeste AveryJulie M. BorrelliChristine Ivie BusseyThomas Matthew ButtsHoward Lea Cockerham IVTiffany Ann ColburnMary McDonald CowgillLauren Kathryn CrossRita Moore DavisSamantha Jean DawsonYesennia EsparzaJames Lloyd Golden, IIIShelia West GoodwinCortney Renee HawkinsRobert Mitchell HooksCarol Ann JohnsonReginald DeAndre JonesRyan Ashley KoskiMarcus Fredric LeeJoy Elizabeth MorrisPatrick Skyler MurphyWilliam Jacob NelsonAmanda M. RamirezChristy Dawn ReidThomas […]

Alumni Spotlight – Kirby Farris

Kirby Farris always wanted to be a lawyer. Growing up in rural Winston County, Alabama, he never thought his dream could come true. After graduating from the University of North Alabama, he realized he couldn’t afford to attend a traditional law school. “Fortunately, the clerk of the courts in Winston County told me about Birmingham […]

Alumni Feature – Deborah Grimes

Birmingham School of Law alumna Deborah Grimes has been named one of the most influential women in corporate America for 2019 by Savoy Magazine. Grimes currently serves as UAB Health System’s chief diversity officer and received a Juris Doctor degree from BSL. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from UAB and a master’s […]

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