: Press Releases

Alabama State Bar Mourns Loss of Past President Taze Shepard
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The Alabama State Bar mourns the loss of its past president, Tazewell T. Shepard III, “Taze,” who passed away Monday morning after a courageous years-long battle with cancer. Our thoughts are with…
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Gov. Ivey Proclaims October 2022 Pro Bono Month in Alabama
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Governor Kay Ivey has proclaimed October 2022 “Pro Bono Month” in Alabama. The Alabama State Bar’s annual celebration, which officially kicks off Saturday, October 1, is a statewide effort to connect pro bono providers and attorneys across Alabama. It also is an opportunity to showcase the incredible difference that pro bono lawyers make to our state, to our system of justice, to our communities, and most of all, to the clients they serve.
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Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame Inducts 5 New Members
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Montgomery, AL – The Alabama State Bar has inducted five new members into the Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame. “We are so proud to announce the five new inductees to the Lawyers’
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Attorney Allison O. Skinner Receives “Paving The Way” Award
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Contributed Birmingham, ALA. – On August 18, 2022, the Women Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association will present Allison O. Skinner with the 2021 Nina Miglionico Paving the Way Award, an…
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President Joe Biden to Bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Alabama Attorney Fred David Gray
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Next week, President Joe Biden will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Alabama Attorney Fred David Gray. Gray, who served as the 127th president of the Alabama State Bar, will receive…
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Gibson Vance Installed as 147th President of the Alabama State Bar
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Chief Justice Tom Parker administers Oath of Office to Gibson Vance as he is installed as 147th President of the Alabama State Bar. Joining Gibson is his wife Kate and two sons…
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Brannon Buck Begins Term as President-Elect of the Alabama State Bar
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MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. and MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Birmingham lawyer Brannon Buck has begun his term as president-elect of the Alabama State Bar. Buck was installed at the bar’s annual meeting on June…
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Alabama State Bar Honors Retiring Commissioners
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MIRIMAR BEACH, Fla. and MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama State Bar has awarded the 2022 Retiring Commissioners Awards at the 145th Annual Meeting of the Alabama State Bar on June 25, 2022, at the…
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Alabama State Bar Honors President’s Award Recipients
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MIRIMAR, Fla. and MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama State Bar has awarded the 2022 President’s Award at the 145th Annual Meeting of the Alabama State Bar on June 25, 2022, at Sandestin Beach Golf…
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Alabama State Bar Honors 50 Year Members
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The Alabama State Bar has honored all 50-year members at the 145th Annual Meeting of the Alabama State Bar on June 25, 2022, at Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Miramar,
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