BAR
Memberships
United States Court of Appeals
for the Eleventh Circuit United
States District Court for Colorado
United States District Court for
the Northern District of Alabama Supreme
Court of the State of Alabama
United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
District
of Columbia Court of Appeals
United States District Court for
the Southern District of Alabama Supreme
Court of the State of Colorado
United States
District Court for the District of Columbia
Honors
And Awards
Best Lawyers in America – 2009 Edition -
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense and
White-Collar Criminal Defense.
Birmingham Business Journal - Best Lawyers in Birmingham 2008 Edition
Alabama Super Lawyers – 2010 Edition
- Criminal Defense
Alabama Super Lawyers – 2009 Edition
- Criminal Defense
Alabama Super Lawyers – 2008 Edition
- Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense
Miles Law School – Favorite
Teacher Award Fall 2003
Birmingham School of Law – Outstanding Professor of 2007
Birmingham School of Law – Top Professor Award 2008
Outstanding Lawyers in America – 2009-2010
Alabama’s Best Lawyers – Criminal
Defense - 2009
NAACP Birmingham Chapter – Justice Award 2010
Professional Affiliations
Eleventh Circuit 2009 Judicial Conference Planning
Committee Member
Birmingham Legal Aid Society – President of the Board of Directors
– 2009-2010Birmingham Legal Aid Society – Member of Board of
Directors – 2008-2010American Civil Liberties Union – Member Alabama Board of Directors 2004 – 2007
Birmingham International Center – Member Board of Directors – 2006 – 2007
National Conference for Community and Justice - Member Alabama Board of Directors2006
– 2007
Leadership Birmingham - Member Class of 2005-2006, Justice Day Program Co-Chair 2007, Members
Committee member.
Birmingham School of Law – Adjunct Professor of Law 2006 – 2007 – Lawyering Skills, Evidence and
Advanced Evidence
University of Alabama Birmingham – Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice,
2005-2006.
National Bar Association - Commercial Law Section Member
Birmingham Bar Association – Co-Chair Public
Relations Committee 2007; Technology Committee Member
First Congregational
Christian Church: Lifelong Member and past member of the Deacon Board and
Board of Trustees