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Announcing 2025 Alabama Law Alumni Award Recipients

Graphic with all of the 2025 Alabama Law Alumni Award recipients: Jerry W. Powell (Sam W. Pipes Award), Professor Pamela Bucy Pierson (Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor), Senator Jefferson B. Sessions III (Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor), Chief Justice C.C.

Each year, the Law School Foundation Board of Governors and the Alabama Law Alumni Society accept nominations for three awards: the Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumni Award, the Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor, and the Alabama Rising Young Attorney Award. The award recipients are honored and celebrated at a reception in their hometowns with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.

The Law School is pleased to announce the 2025 Alumni Award recipients:

Jerry W. Powell (Class of 1975) | Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumni Award

Professor Pamela Bucy Pierson | Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor

Senator Jefferson B. Sessions III (Class of 1973) | Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor

Chief Justice C.C. “Bo” Torbert Jr. (Class of 1954) | Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor

H. Thomas “Tommy” Wells Jr. (Class of 1975) | Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor

Judge Zachary R. Walden (Class of 2016) | Alabama Rising Young Attorney Award

The Alumni Society will be hosting receptions in Opelika, Knoxville, Birmingham, and Mobile to celebrate their achievements.

Click here to learn more about each recipient and to RSVP for the receptions.


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