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Job Announcement: Alabama State Bar Executive Director

- Filed Under: Things To Know

About the Bar: The Alabama State Bar (ASB) is the regulatory authority for the legal profession in Alabama with over 18,000 attorney members and approximately 35 employees. The Board of Bar Commissioners…

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Ellen Brooks Named Alabama State Bar Interim Executive Director; Update on Executive Director Search

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At the Dec. 4, 2020, Board of Bar Commissioners Meeting, Commissioners voted to hire Ellen Brooks as Interim Executive Director of the Alabama State Bar. Brooks will begin in January and will…

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Reappointment of Bankruptcy Administrator J. Thomas Corbett, Northern District of Alabama

- Filed Under: Courts

The current five-year term of J. Thomas Corbett, United States Bankruptcy Administrator for the Northern District of Alabama, expires Dec. 4, 2021. As authorized under the Regulations of the Judicial Conference of…

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We Are Thankful For You This Thanksgiving

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On this year’s license renewal invoice, we asked our members to estimate their pro bono hours over the past year. Of the 18,106 form submissions so far, 3,548 members reported a total…

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Alabama State Bar License Plate Raises Money for Lawyers in Need

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Montgomery, Ala. – The Alabama State Bar has created Lawyers Render Service, Inc. – a foundation to raise money to help lawyers in need who are facing medical crises or other life-altering…

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Sara Clark, Oldest Member of Alabama State Bar, Passes Away

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Sara Dominick Clark, the oldest member of the Alabama State Bar, passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at the age of 102. Clark, who was admitted to the Bar in 1941, was…

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Alabama State Bar Features ‘Salute to Veterans’

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Throughout the month of November, the Alabama State Bar will honor and recognize veteran lawyers in Alabama. A Salute to Veterans page has been created on the bar’s website, where we are collecting…

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Alabama State Bar Welcomes New Employees

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Dawynrico McCain joined the Alabama State Bar as Investigator/Paralegal with the Office of General Counsel in February. McCain will assist Assistant General Counsel Mark Moody in the handling of possible disciplinary and…

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Chief Justice Tom Parker Designates October Pro Bono Month

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MONTGOMERY – Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker issued an order designating October 2020 as Pro Bono Month in the Alabama Judiciary. His order recognizes the valuable contributions made by attorneys…

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Cumberland Launches Legal Clinic for Veterans

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Contributed Birmingham, Ala. – Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law has launched the first full-service law school clinic in Alabama for veterans. The Cumberland Veterans Legal Assistance Clinic (C-VETS) provides free legal…

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