Life Over Death training program. This training program gives defense attorneys an opportunity to learn from experienced litigators and to those handling their first capital case to learn from experts, share ideas, and develop important contacts.
The Women's Section of the Alabama State Bar will hold a reception honoring this year's Susan Bevill Livingston Leadership Award winner, Allison Skinner. This award honors a woman lawyer who demonstrates a continual commitment to those around her as a mentor, a sustained level of leadership throughout her career, and a commitment to her community. […]
Join us for the first in-person meeting of the Alabama Women's Suffrage Centennial Committee (AWSCC). Following several successful conference calls and public informational meetings across the state, we are ready to make specific plans for the activities of the AWSCC during the centennial year of the 19th amendment. Your voice is needed! This meeting and […]
This is the second of a four-part series of free 60-minute webinars that will guide you through the ins and outs of collaborative law practice. Register for one or more webinars. All webinars begin at noon and end at 1 p.m. You must register at least two days prior to the event. The webinars have […]
Alabama’s five law schools have joined together to encourage their students to take the Pro Bono Pledge during Pro Bono Month 2019. The school have joined together on a website that allows law students to commit to include time each year to render service to their communities through activities such as volunteering, mentoring, participating in […]
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice shall host a lunch for seven members of the bar who enroll, during Pro Bono Month, as new members in one the the state’s Volunteer Lawyers Programs. Attendees will be selected at random. The luncheon will be held at the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building.
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, Tom Parker, issues an ORDER that October 2019 is Designated Pro Bono Month in Alabama. He encourages all attorneys to abide by both the letter and spirit of Rule 6.1 by providing pro bono service and supporting organizations that provide legal services to person of limited means.
Helping homeless clients obtain identification so they can work and helping with other legal needs is a priority of Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham.
Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham staffs a neighborhood-based help desk to assist low income people in the Woodlawn community with legal issues. This Help Desk is on the 1st Tuesday of the month from 8:30am – 11:00am at the Woodlawn Foundation, 5529 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35212. For more information go to https://www.vlbham.org/where-to-get-help/
Members of the public can meet with South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers program staff at Prodisee Pantry Food Bank to apply for services. This event is held each Tuesday in the month of October.