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Alabama State Bar President Bob Methvin and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall have announced the winners of the 2021 Alabama Legal Food Frenzy. In the sixth year of the program, lawyers throughout the state donated a total of $55,000 dollars in donations, which equates to nearly a quarter of a million pounds in food. It is the largest fundraising outcome the event has raised in the history of the program.

The record-breaking boost benefits Alabama’s four regional food banks. President Methvin joined Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall this morning to celebrate the fundraiser’s success for Alabama’s food banks and the populations they serve.

The law firm or legal organization that donated the most per employee this year is Martin & Helms, PC, received The Attorney General’s Cup for the second year in a row, with other honors to other firms awarded in categories based on the firm’s size.

The winners of the Alabama Legal Food Frenzy are:

Attorney General’s Cup:

Martin & Helms, P.C. – Huntsville
Food Bank of North Alabama
20,000 meals donated | 5,000 per employee

Top Category Winners:

Sole Proprietor (1-2 attorneys): 
Dagney Johnson Law Group – Birmingham
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama 
3,500 meals donated | 1,750 per employee

Small (3-20 attorneys):
Martin & Helms, P.C. – Huntsville
Food Bank of North Alabama
20,000 meals donated | 5,000 per employee

Medium (21-40 attorneys):
Hill Hill Carter Franco Cole & Black, P.C. – Montgomery
Montgomery Area Food Bank
31,175 meals donated | 820 per employee

Large (40+ attorneys):
Carr Allison – Birmingham
Community Food Bank of Central Alabama
45,350 meals donated | 354 per employee

Legal Organization:
U.S. District Court – Southern District of Alabama
Feeding the Gulf Coast
5,225 meals donated | 87 per employee

“The Alabama Legal Food Frenzy is a tangible example of the power lawyers have when they work together toward a common service goal: providing support for our fellow Alabamians in need of food assistance. The challenges presented by the COVD-19 pandemic only served to underscore why this fundraiser matters now more than ever. I am proud of the good work our members do in support of these efforts,” said President Methvin.

More than 1.8 million Alabamians need food assistance and one in four children in Alabama comes from families that experience food hardships. Alabama’s four regional food banks distributed more than 73.5 million pounds of food last year through their network of more than 1,600 partner agencies and pantries.

View and download photo from today’s event here.

 

The Alabama State Bar (ASB) is the official licensing and regulatory organization of lawyers in Alabama. Created in 1879, the Alabama State Bar became an integrated bar in 1923 by an act of the legislature. Since then, ASB programs and activities have continuously served the public and improved the justice system. It is dedicated to promoting the professional responsibility and competence of its members, improving the administration of justice and increasing the public understanding of and respect for the law.

Media Contact:
Melissa Warnke
Director of Communications, Alabama State Bar
(334) 517.2218 (o) | (256) 338.0621 (c)
melissa.warnke@alabar.org