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November 2023

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Save the Date: Alumni Society Banquet – March 1, 2024

Save the date for the Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet on March 1, 2024.

The Law School and the Alabama Law Alumni Society will be hosting the annual Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet on March 1, 2024. Keep an eye out for an email in the coming weeks for more details and to purchase tickets.

Planned Giving

When it comes to making a long-term impact at The University of Alabama School of Law, there are many giving options to choose from. For more information on how your planned gift can make a difference, please contact the Law School Advancement Office at (205) 348-5752 or email one of our Development Officers: Caroline Strawbridge or Jason Wear.

A Special Thank You from Dean Brewbaker

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. In case you missed it, watch Dean Brewbaker’s message above, or click here.

Gifts

Recognition of gifts of $5,000+ over the past month

Terrence W. McCarthy (’99) contributed $10,000 to the Law Foundation Unrestricted Fund.

M. Wayne Wheeler (’66) contributed $100,000 to the Judge Robert J. Wheeler Scholarship.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP contributed $7,150 to the Alabama Law Alumni Society on behalf of the firm’s Alabama Law graduates:

  • James M. Adams (’14)
  • William Harold Albritton IV (’85)
  • Frederick Wendell Allen (’98)
  • Jason Avery (’06)
  • Stanley E. Blackmon (’15)
  • Cortlin Lee Bond (’19)
  • Lindsey C. Boney IV (’09)
  • Mazie Rose Bryant (’20)
  • Russell Kane Burnette (’09)
  • Keith Covington (’87)
  • Stewart M. Cox (’87)
  • Daniel S. Culpepper (’16)
  • Halle B. Diaz (’22)
  • Hallman Blair Eady (’04)
  • Bruce P. Ely (’80)
  • N. Chris Glenos (’93)
  • T. Parker Griffin, Jr. (’08)
  • Stephen H. Hall (’98)
  • Judd A. Harwood (’01)
  • K. Wood Herren (’80)
  • Carolyne B. Hess (’14)
  • Jonathan C. “Rudy” Hill (’10)
  • Angela Holt (’02)
  • Gary L. Howard (’93)
  • David G. Hymer (’85)
  • Stephen Daniel Kaufmann (’01)
  • Collin M. Keller (’19)
  • Jonathan Riley Key (’11)
  • Mason A. Kruse (’22)
  • James E. Long, Jr. (’06)
  • Kimberly B. Martin (’94)
  • Charley J. Mataya (’85)
  • Jamie L. Moore (’98)
  • David W. Owen (’00)
  • George R. Parker (’98)
  • Hunter W. Pearce (’18)
  • Gregory B. Pipes (’13)
  • Thomas Brooks Proctor (’16)
  • Ryan P. Robichaux (’09)
  • Laura S. Robinson (’94)
  • Emily M. Ruzic (’14)
  • Jack W. Selden (’81)
  • Rachel M. Sims (’23)
  • Edward S. Sledge IV (’03)
  • Frederic L. Smith, Jr. (’96)
  • George A. Smith III (’91)
  • Gabrielle A. Sprio (’21)
  • David K. Taylor (’84)
  • William Hunter Webb (’22)
  • Mary Katherine White (’20)

The following alumni and friends (not mentioned above) either made or renewed an annual giving contribution to the Alabama Law Alumni Society this past month.

Kevin Cronin (’12) James E. Curtis, Jr. L. Susan Doss (’89) The Honorable Steven E. Haddock (’78) Linda C. Harris (’88) Francis M. James (’75) Linda S. James (’70) Kimberly Memmesheimer (’98) Jeffrey T. Powell (’07)

Class Notes

B. Harrison Adams, Jr. (’23) was named one of the new communication directors for the State House staff in Alabama.

Stephanie D. Banks (’96) joined The Manely Firm, P.C. in Atlanta as a managing probate, trust, and fiduciary litigation attorney.

The Honorable Katie B. Britt (’13) released her memoir, God Calls Us To Do Hard Things: Lessons From the Alabama Wiregrass.

Samuel A. Cochran (’23) joined Starnes Davis Florie, LLP in Birmingham as an associate.

Colin Dean (’11) was named Of Counsel at McGlinchey in Birmingham.

Chris Estes (’98) was named Of Counsel at Cunningham Bounds in Mobile.

Anne Tyler H. Hall (’06) was inducted into the Sheffield Education Foundation’s Registry of Honor in the Sheffield City School District in Sheffield, Alabama.

John D. Hemmings, III (’23) joined Starnes Davis Florie, LLP in Birmingham as an associate.

Jim Hivner (’92) was elected treasurer of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks.

Cason M. Kirby (’12) joined Holland & Knight’s Birmingham office as a commercial litigation partner.

Scott Mitchell (’02) was elected vice president of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks.

Robert M. Ronnlund (’08) joined Hall Booth Smith, P.C. in Birmingham as a partner.

Clayton M. Ryan (’02) was elected as the new senior vice president of External Affairs for Alabama Power.

Charlie Taylor (’17) was named UA System’s vice chancellor for External Affairs.

Andrew B. Tucker (’23) joined Starnes Davis Florie, LLP in Birmingham as an associate.

Faculty Notes

Professor Luke Herrine was interviewed by several major news outlets regarding student debt relief. His commentary is highlighted in Time, MarketWatch, and New York Magazine, along with several additional outlets.

Professor Julie Hill published her article, From Cannabis to Crypto: Federal Reserve Discretion in Payments, in the Iowa Law Review.

Professor Ronald Krotoszynski recently published an article in the Journal of Constitutional Law titled Common Law Constitutionalism and the Protean First Amendment.

Professor Benjamin McMichael recently co-authored an Op-Ed in the DC Journal titled The ‘ICAN’ Act May Help With Healthcare Shortages, But We Need More. His research was also credited in a Tradeoffs podcast, More Hospitals Move to Confront Medical Errors Head On.

Professor Shalini Ray presented a work in progress at a faculty colloquium at Cardozo School of Law in New York City. She also began her three-year term as a Council Member for the ABA Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice section and moderated a session of “Power in the Administrative State,” a workshop series created by Prof. Brian D. Feinstein at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Professor Fred Vars, along with Ian Ayres (Yale Law School), wrote an op-ed for the LA Times about the Supreme Court’s recent gun rights case. Vars published another op-ed in The Hill about the Supreme Court’s newly-adopted Code of Ethics. Earlier in November, Vars was mentioned in a BBC program titled People Fixing The World: Stopping Suicide. The segment discusses Donna’s Law-bipartisan gun safety legislation that allows vulnerable individuals to take precautions to protect themselves from gun-related suicide. The segment about Donna’s Law begins at 15:00.