State's Bar Announces Appointment Of New Committee & Task Force Chairs For 2006-07
Montgomery, Ala., October 17, 2006 - Alabama State Bar President Fournier J. "Boots" Gale, III, of Birmingham (Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.), announced the appointment of the following individuals to chair bar committees and task forces for 2006-07:
Alabama Bar Directory - James Opp Smith, Legal Services Alabama, Montgomery
Alabama Lawyer Board of Editors - Robert Austin Huffaker, Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, Montgomery
Task Force on Allied Professions - Abdul Kallon, Bradley Arant Rose & White L.L.P., Birmingham
Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution – William R. Gordon, Montgomery
Character & Fitness - Warren Michael Atchison, Starnes & Atchison LLP, Birmingham
Client Security Fund - Julia Smeds Stewart, White Arnold Andrews & Dowd, Birmingham
Disciplinary Rules & Enforcement - Robert Blake Lazenby, Wooten, Thornton, Carpenter, O’Brien, Lazenby & Lawrence, Talladega
Diversity in the Profession - Helen Kathryn Downs, Johnston Barton Proctor & Powell, Birmingham
Task Force to Study Creation of Entertainment & Sports Law Section - Stacey A. Davis, Baker, Donalson, Bearman, Birmingham
History & Archives – Benjamin B. Spratling, III, Haskell, Slaughter, Young & Rediker, Birmingham
Insurance Programs - Elizabeth Coen Bookwalter, Alabama Dept. of Insurance, Montgomery
Fee Dispute Resolution - Malcolm Nall Carmichael, Balch & Bingham L.L.P., Montgomery
Judicial Conference - Dennis Steverson, Tuscaloosa
Judicial Liaison - Frederick T. Kuykendall, III, Taylor, Martino-Kuykendall, Mobile
Lawyer Public Relations & Information, Roy Scott Colson, III, Birmingham
Lawyer Referral Service Board - Charles Howard Moses, III – Moses & Moses, P.C., Birmingham
Lawyers Helping Lawyers - J. Clinton Pittman, Birmingham
Leadership Forum - Fred (Tripp) Haston, III, Bradley Arant Rose & White, Birmingham
MCLE Program Evaluation - Maibeth Jernigan Porter, Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Birmingham
Military Law - Charles Larry Sparks, Birmingham
Pro Se Forms - Henry Abbott Callaway, III, Hand Arendall, L.L.C., Mobile
Quality of Life for Lawyers - Brannon J. Buck, Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Birmingham
Task Force on Reciprocity Issues - Robert A. Huffaker, Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, Montgomery
Task Force to Study Rules Governing Admission - Michael D. Waters, Balch & Bingham, Birmingham
Task Force to Evaluate MCLE Program - Stephen A. Rowe, Adams & Reese/Lange Simpson, Birmingham
Task Force to Study Mentoring Programs in Alabama - Pamela H. Bucy, Univ. of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa
Unauthorized Practice of Law - William Ora Walton, III, Walton Law Firm, Auburn
Volunteer Lawyer Program - Allison Alford Ingram, Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak, P.A., Montgomery
The Alabama State Bar is dedicated to promoting the professional responsibility, competence and
satisfaction of its members; improving the administration of justice, and: increasing public
understanding and respect for the law.
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