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"As a lifetime resident of Shelby County, I am committed to work hard for the people that I will serve as a sitting Circuit Court Judge. Through my sixteen years of experience in the Courtroom, being fortunate to have prosecuted and defended cases, and handled all aspects of domestic and juvenile litigation, I have tried over sixty jury trials and over a hundred total trials including bench trials with no jury. I will be fair and impartial and treat the people whose cases I handle and all lawyers who come before me with respect and dignity while expediting my dockets and upholding the integrity of the justice system."


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LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND HONORS

  • Advisory Board for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Shelby County, 2014-present
  • President Shelby County Bar Association, 2015
  • Vice-President Shelby County Bar Association, 2014
  • Board of Directors My Sister’s Place, A Transitional Residential Home for Women, Shelby County, Alabama, 2011 – Present
  • Weatherly Subdivision Board of Directions, 2015
  • Member and Treasurer of the Board of Directors for Institute for America’s Health, a nationwide nonprofit for health awareness for children, 2013 – 2015
  • Founder and Leader of Girl Scout Troop 983, 2014 – Present
  • The American Society of Legal Advocates - Top 100 Defense Attorneys, 2015
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Alabama – National Trial Lawyers, 2013, 2014 and 2015
  • American Institute of Family Law Attorneys - Top 10 Client Satisfaction Award for Attorneys in the State of Alabama, 2015
  • American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys - Top 10 Client Satisfaction Award for Attorneys in the State of Alabama, 2015
  • B-Metro Magazine - Top Flight Lawyer and Law Firm, 2015
  • American Institute of Family Law Attorneys - Top 10 Client Satisfaction Award for Attorneys in the State of Alabama, 2015
  • Top 10 Under 40 State of Alabama - Client Satisfaction by American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 2015
  • U.S. News and World Report – Best Law Firms First Tier, 2014
  • Top 40 under 40 – National Trial Lawyers, 2013 and 2014
  • Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum, Class 5, 2009
  • Member Alabama District Attorney’s Association, 2001 - 2007
  • Keynote Speaker at Pelham High School’s Academic Banquet, 2011
  • Member of the Family Law Section of the Alabama State Bar, 2014 - 2015
  • Member of the Leadership Forum Section of the Alabama State Bar
  • Shelby County Bar Association President, 2008
  • Shelby County Bar Association Vice-President, 2007 and 2014
  • Shelby County Bar Association, Secretary, 2006
  • Shelby County Bar Association, Treasurer, 2005
  • B-Metro Magazine Top Law Firm, 2011 - 2013
  • Authored Article on “Miller v. Alabama” published in Birmingham Metro Magazine, 2013
  • Authored Manual for Hoover Tactical and Police Training, “Legality of Firearms”
  • Authored and lectured at the State Trooper’s Academy in Selma, Alabama, local police departments, Sheriff’s
  • Office Domestic Violence Intervention program, CLE programs for Juvenile Court
  • Alabama State Bar, Quality of Life Committee, Appointed three terms, Drafted Student Loan Consolidation Proposal for Alabama State Bar, 2004 – 2006
  • Board of Directors and Recruitment Coordinator, Alpha Delta Pi Greater Birmingham Alumni Association, 2009 – 2011
  • Board of Directors, Hats and Horns Societie' to benefit the Bell Center, 2002 – 2008
  • University of Alabama Blackburn Fellow, Alumni Networking Committee, 2007 - 2012
  • Continuing Legal Education Instructor, “The Criminal Defense Trial From Start to Finish”, 2008 - Present
  • National Business Institute
  • Alabama Firearms Training Services Instructor, “The Legality of Firearms”, 2009 - Present
  • Quarterly Presenter for Shelby County Juvenile Deferred Program to at-risk youth with self-authored curriculum on the topics of Alcohol, Drugs and Sexual Offenses for the purpose of prevention , 2008 - Present
  • Regular Speaker for Safeharbor, working with families with troubled and delinquent teens, 2006 – 2011
  • The American Village National Law Day Coordinator / Speaker, 2004 - 2005
  • University of Alabama School of Law, Orientation Speaker, 2003
  • Cumberland School of Law, National Trial Team Competition Judge, 2006
  • Cumberland School of Law, Moot Court Board Judge, 2003 and 2005
  • University of Montevallo Alpha Delta Pi, Scholarship Advisor, 2004
  • Waterford Garden Club, Founder and President, 2003 – 2005
  • Wixford Lake Homeowner’s Association for Pelham, Alabama –Treasurer, 2013-2015
  • Member Lakeview United Methodist Church Pelham, Alabama and Teacher with Children’s Engage Ministry
  • Sitting Member of Church Council Committee – Lakeview United Methodist Church, 2014 - Present
  • State of Alabama Bar Association and American Bar Association
  • CLE Instructor - Juvenile Law Seminar “Ethics of Being a Lawyer”, 2014 – 2015
  • Trained Juvenile Probation Officers for the State of Alabama -“Juvenile Law: A Team Approach”, 2014 - Present