Category: Alumni
Art Competition Kick-Off for the 25th Anniversary of the Public Interest Institute
The Public Interest Institute at Alabama Law will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025! Students, alumni, and friends of the Law School are invited to help kick off the celebration by submitting an original work of art that represents the theme “Cultivating a lifelong commitment to service.” The winning piece, which will be chosen…
Alabama Law Alumna Completes Fellowship at the White House
NASA Attorney Dawn Oliver Served Under U.S. Executive Office of the President Montgomery native and Alabama Law alumna, Dawn L. Oliver (Class of 2000) — assistant chief counsel for commercial partnerships at NASA — recently completed her time as a fellow in the 2024 White House Leadership Development Program in Washington, D.C. The year-long program,…
The Summer Scholars Program: Increasing Access to Legal Education
Article Originally Published in the June 2024 edition of the Alabama Association for Justice Journal In Fall 2021, University of Alabama School of Law Professor Anil Mujumdar and former Dean Mark Brandon began a discussion about finding a new way to increase awareness of and access to the legal profession for undergraduate students. A few…
In Memory of Maurice Rogers (Class of 1949)
The Alabama Law community mourns the passing of a cherished alumnus—Edward Maurice Rogers Sr. Rogers graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1949 and ran a solo practice out of Ensley, Alabama, for over 70 years. He served on the Law School Foundation Board of Directors in 2002-2003 and continued his engagement…
In Memory of Ted Taylor (’66)
The Alabama Law community mourns the passing of a cherished alumnus—Everette Tedford Taylor. A prominent leader in the Alabama legal community, Taylor was president of both the Alabama Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. He served on the Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar, and was…
In Memory of Tommy Wells (Class of 1975)
With heavy hearts, the Alabama Law community mourns the passing of a dear alumnus, colleague, and friend – H. Thomas Wells, Jr. (Class of 1975). Wells was a founding member of Maynard Cooper & Gale in Birmingham and was on the Leadership Council for the Alabama Law Alumni Society. From 2008-2009, he also served as…
Bradley Makes Leadership Gift to Commemorate the First Black Graduates of Alabama Law
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, a national law firm founded in Alabama, has pledged $150,000 to support construction of the Path Makers Legacy Plaza at The University of Alabama School of Law. Plans for the plaza were first introduced in 2023 as a part of a 50th anniversary commemoration celebrating the first…
Alabama Law Grad Receives EJW Fellowship
Earlier this summer, Cecilia Ballinger (’24) was named to the Class of 2024 Equal Justice Works fellows. Ballinger, a 2024 graduate of Alabama Law, clerked with Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) during the school year and throughout the summer while she was a student. The Equal Justice Works fellowship, which allows lawyers to continue to…
In Memory of Shelley E. Jones
With heavy hearts, the Alabama Law community mourns the passing of Shelley E. Jones. Shelley was an influential education advocate, friend to the Law School, and spouse of the late Alabama Law interim dean and professor, Tom Jones, who was recently inducted into the Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame. Even after Tom’s passing, Shelley remained…
Alabama Law Celebrates the Class of 2024
On Sunday, May 5, The University of Alabama School of Law honored 161 graduates at its annual Commencement Ceremony at Coleman Coliseum. Among the graduates, 153 received Juris Doctor degrees—including one student who also earned a dual degree in Business Administration and six students who earned dual JD/LL.M degrees. An additional eight members of the…