50-Year Members

Each year, the Alabama State Bar celebrates those members of the bar who have been admitted to practice law for fifty (50) years with recognition and a presentation of a special fifty-year certificate and pin. In years past, the presentation of the certificates and pins occurred at the annual meeting of the Alabama State Bar. Over the years, we witnessed a trend of fewer and fewer members appearing for this recognition. We also recognized that the event didn’t offer enough time for our honorees to visit with their friends and colleagues. We decided to expand the celebration to better honor this achievement.

Starting in the Fall of 2024, we now honor these individuals at a Milestone Luncheon in lieu of the presentation at the annual meeting.

2025 Milestone Luncheon Details

 

The 2025 Milestone Luncheon will be held at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. All 50-year members will be notified by email with further details beginning in June 2025. Formal invitations will be mailed at a later date. Please email Amy Fawcett at amy.fawcett@alabar.org with questions.

>>Click here to register for the 2025 Milestone Luncheon.<<

Class of 1975

2025 50-Year Honorees:

 

Richard Goodman Alexander

John Henry Alsbrooks, Jr.

Jay Pollock Altmayer, II

David Randall Arendall

Grover Ernst Asmus, II

Bruce Lynn Aune

John Albert Bales

Lowell Harrison Becraft, Jr.

Travis Massey Bedsole, Jr.

John Travis Black

Douglas Marcel Black

Clyde Alan Blankenship

Delores Rosetta Boyd

Jane LeCroy Brannan

William Curtis Brewer, III

Michael Burton Brown

Thomas Harold Brown

Eric Gerard Bruggink

Frank Stephen Buck

Robert Wellington Bunch

Peter Francis Burns

Jackson Parker Burwell

Richard Patrick Carmody

Jimmy Frank Carnes

Edward E. Carnes

Gregory Allan Carr

Allan James Chappelle

Richard Earl Chesnut

John Foster Clark

John David Coggin

Emanuel Alvin Coleman, Jr.

James Hilton Crosby

Robert Thomson Cunningham, Jr.

John Alexander Dana

Edward Earl Davis

Milton Carver Davis

Jim Lee DeBardelaben

Thomas Michael Di Giulian

Joel Evan Dillard

John Watson Donald, Jr.

Patrick Edward Dunagan

David Clyde Emery

Stephen Talmadge Etheredge

David Jackson Evans, Jr.

George Daniel Evans

Elizabeth Ann Evans

Frank Ribe Farish, Jr.

Jimmy Hinson Fernandez

Charles Howard Ford, Jr.

Aubrey Ford, Jr.

Randolph Mott Fowler

Stanley Weyman Foy

Mark Harris Friedman

Barry Allen Friedman

Benjamin Pratt Gasque, Jr.

Mitchell Edgar Gavin

Terry Demond Gillis

Walter Austin Griess

Charles Davis Gunter, Jr.

John Wade Haley

William Melvin Hammond

Ellis David Hanan

Furman Michael Haney

Frank Oscar Hanson, Jr.

Larry William Harper

David Shield Hassinger

James Earl Hedgspeth, Jr.

Kenneth Heller

Jule Rembert Herbert, Jr.

William Greene Hightower

James Edward Hill, Jr.

Dean Lee Hodges

Charles Hooper

David Kirby Howard

Henry Hamilton Hutchinson, III

John Richard Hynds

Billy Wayne Jackson

Kenneth George Jackson

Francis Marion James, III

John (Jack) Franklin Janecky

John Litheu Jernigan, III

Charles Richard Johanson, III

Dennis Kyle Johnson

Robert Winthrop Johnson, II

Shirley Mahan Justice

Harold Beryl Kushner

Charles Robert Land

Stephen McDowell Langham

Richard Alfred Lawrence

George Alexander LeMaistre, Jr.

Joseph William Letzer

Edwin Burks Livingston, Jr.

Victor Heintz Lott, Jr.

Alan Edward Lubel

Jonathan Eric Lyerly

Samuel Maples

Courtney Hodges Mason, Jr.

Willie Troy Massey

Byron B. Mathews, Jr.

Rodney Andrew Max

Gary Ray Maxwell

Gregory Bruce McAtee

Alice Schaffer Mitchell

Herman Mixon

Samuel Holt Monk, II

Stanley Jay Murphy

Andrew Jackson Noble, III

Henry Moore Nowlin, III

Harold Lee Odom

David Marshall Olive

Caine O’Rear, III

Frank Lawrence Packard

Wilmer Parker, III

Beverly Barnard Parker

Joe Milford Patterson, Jr.

Edward Milton Patterson

Billy Max Paul

Charles Adam Perry

James Albert Philips

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Jerry Wayne Powell

John Hobson Presley, Jr.

Thomas Benjamin Prickett, II

Michael Clay Quillen

Charles Michael Quinn

Frank Grey Redditt, Jr.

William Henry Rhea, III

Michael Edward Riddle

Ray Frank Robbins II

Joseph Douglas Rogers

Finis Alonza Royal

Patricia Boyd Rumore

John Archibald Russell, III

Don Pedro Scurlock, III

Robert Lloyd Shields, III

Peter William Shields

William Stanley Shulman

Ronald Louis Sims

James Johnson Sledge

Carol Ann Smith

Anthony Dean Snable

Stephen Finley Springfield

Gregory Brent Stein

Donald Joseph Stewart

Thomas Leon Stewart

Richard Augustin Storm, III

Murray Propst Stovall, III

Robert Howlett Stropp, Jr.

Fred Wilson Suggs, Jr.

Frank Garrison Taylor

Frank Selman Teel

Frank Lenore Thiemonge, III

Steven Douglas Tipler

Jones Glynn Tubb

Robert Frank Vargo

Byron Nelson Waldrop

John William White, II

Robert Lee Wiggins, Jr.

Donald Finnis Wiginton, Sr.

Jimmy Dale Williams

Thomas Albert Woodall

David Mace Wooldridge

Cathy Suzanne Wright

Kevin Lee Yocum

Alan Karl Zeigler

Class of 1974

Read more about the 2024 Milestone Luncheon here.

To view photos from the Milestone Luncheon, click here.

2024 50-Year Honorees:

James Roy Accardi

Thomas Reed Alexander

Margaret Searcy Alford

Joseph Hodge Alves, III

Hon. John E. Amari

Michael Duane Anderson

Anita Leslie Bagby

David Ashley Bagwell

Wilford Edward Bailey

Harry Edwin Barr

John Clarke Bell

Michael Christopher Berndt

Jack Allen Blumenfeld

Walter Lee Blocker, III

James Walter Bodiford, Jr.

Ronnie Michael Booker

James Garland Brazil

Stephen Edward Brown

Hon. Quentin Quarels Brown, Jr.

William Joseph Bryant

James Brice Callaway

John Harold Camp, Jr.

William Taylor Campbell, Jr.

James Walter Cameron

Buford Clark Carpenter, Jr.

John Richard Carrigan

Cada M. Carter

Hon. Joel Ring Chandler

John Charles Clarke

James Richard Clifton

Donald Frederick Coats

Hon. James Ivan Cohn

John Sydney Cook, III

John Milton Coxwell, Jr.

Martha Stewart Crosland

John Edward Cunningham

William Mitchell Cunningham, Jr.

William Anthony Davis, III

Kermit McClendon Downs

Hon. John Carroll Dowling

Hon. George Karl Elbrecht

Thomas Eugene Ellis

Hon. John Henry England, Jr.

Joel Selig Erdberg

James Dansby Evans

Francis John Faraci

Hon. Ralph Alton Ferguson, Jr.

Hon. Jerry Leonard Fielding

William Snipes Fishburne, III

Michael Fraser Ford

Samuel Hugh Frazier

John Bonner Gamble, Jr.

Thomas Fearn Garth

Johnson Russell Gibson, III

Kenneth John Gomany

Charles Richard Godwin

Karl Leonard Gorday

Garland Kendall Grace, Jr.

John William Green, III

William Stanley Gregory

Stephen Van Hammond

Hon. Herschel Towles Hamner

George Woodruff Harris

Edward Gordon Hawkins

Jerry Edwin Held

Horace Nation Hendrix

Miles Marcus Huffstutler

James Clarence Inzer, III

Lynn Wilson Jinks, III

Earl Verner Johnson

Hon. Orson Lucius Johnson

Nancy Skipper Jones

Hon. John Maxwell Karrh

Thomas Howard Keene

Richard Craig Kneisel

Larry Paul Knopf

Randolph Houston Lanier

Timothy Dean Littrell

Herbert James Lewis, III

George Gambrill Lynn

Frank Madonia

Frank DeCalve Marsh

Marion Dale Marsh

Guy Vernon Martin, Jr.

James LaFayette Martin

Joel Colley Martin

Mary Little Mattair

Hon. Gary Lex McAliley

Edmon Howard McKinley

Robert Turner Meadows, III

Von George Memory

Randall C. Morgan

Michael Hall Mobbs

Hon. Horace Hendric Nation, III

John Twohey Natter

Hon. Michael Anthony Nix

Rodney Earl Nolen

Robert William O’Neill

Alton Blackwell Parker, Jr.

Grant Allen Paris

Richard Floyd Pate

Benton Howard Persons, Jr.

Dow McMillan Perry, Jr.

Marcus Bernard Polson

James Wallace Porter, II

Hon. Jimmy Bryan Pool

Edward Martin Price, Jr.

Hon. Charles Price

Robert Franklin Prince

Marion Albert Quina, Jr.

William Larry Ray

David Alfred Reid

Hon. James Harvey Reid, Jr.

Hon. Adolph Philip Reich

Hon. Bert Wayne Rice

Maxey Jerome Roberts

Hon. James Jack Robinson

William Anthony Robinson

Robert Bryan Roden

Ernest Mabry Rogers

Perry Crawford Roquemore

George Samuel Rosenfeld

Thomas Sidney Rue

Samuel Anthony Rumore, Jr.

Daniel Geary Sayers

Albert Joseph Schibani

Hon. Jerry Kern Selman

Robert Ratliff Sexton

Richard David Shinbaum

Gordon Griffin Sikes, Jr.

Sheldon Lee Simmons

Patrick Hanlon Sims

Hon. George Campbell Simpson

Sarah Skipper

Hon. James Scott Sledge

Rodney Britton Slusher

Cary Franklin Smith

Charles Michael Smith

Edward Martin Smith

George Earl Smith

Marshall Ernest Smith, III

Michael Edward Smith

Thomas Michael Smith

Hon. Claude Kendall Snow

Michel Edward Sparkman

Henry Bascom Steagall, III

Charles Raymond Stephens

Hon. Charles Michael Stilson

Bert Pittman Taylor

William Lee Taylor

Sarah Thompson

John Brent Thornley

William Lee Thuston

Alvis Earl Tidwell

John Alvin Tinney

James Donald Turner

James Steven Ward

Raymond Edward Ward

Raymond Larry Ward

Manning Gilbert Warren, III

Hon. Sheldon Lee Watkins

Joel Colley Watson

Winfred Nance Watson

David Harold Webster

John Mark White

John Richard Wible

Gary Palin Wilkinson

Hon. Bruce Edward Williams

Cary James Williams

Sheldon Lee Williams

Robert Alan Wills

Stephen Ralph Windom

Charles Ned Wright

John Francis Wymer, III

Lee Howard Zell