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Updated: May 21st, 2021 | Irondale | Lawyer List D | The Alabama Phoenix Rising Law Firm |
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Address: 201 20th Street South, irondale, AL, 35210
Law Firm: The Alabama Phoenix Rising Law Firm
Phone: 205-518-8981
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| First Year of Call | |
| Areas of Practice | Adoption (National and International), Grandparent, Sexual, Divorce, Annulment, Alimony, Child Support, Child Custody, Criminal, Traffic Violations, Business, Law of Corporation and Business Organization, Elder Law, Abuse, Guardianship, Estate Administration, Personal Injury, Car, Disability, Municipal |
| Description | ACADEMIC EXPEREINCE ADJUNCT PROFESSOR BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF LAW, 2017-PRESENT Courses: Domestic Relations and Domestic Relations Trial Advocacy GUEST SPEAKER BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF LAW, 2012-2015 Courses: Domestic Relations and UCC 1 Professional Experience PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE STATE OF ALABAMA, JEFFERSON COUNTY, 2011-2017 Hearings and trials of 850 cases per month, closed approximately 6,000 cases, executed about more than 30,000 orders filed per year, provided reports to the State of Alabama Administrative Office of Courts and Secretary of State regarding management of cases, and managed office staff. Heard Administrative Law cases as a Presiding and Associate Judge in regards to the Jefferson County Personnel Board. Included areas such as Health Care and Law Enforcement. Maintained up-to-date knowledge regarding legislative bills and cases before State and Federal Governments, had constant interactions with local community including other governmental officials on local, state and federal level, appointed to serve as member and presided over three-panel personnel hearing appeals. Made public appearances and speeches throughout the State of Alabama. Acted in plays for at-risk youth to educate them about how to avoid drugs and crime. Panel member, speaker, writer for Continuing Legal Education classes. Board member of the Birmingham Bar Association Family Law Division. Numerous rulings published in the Alabama Supreme Court Library. Guest on television show on occasion regarding Standard Parenting Clauses and Court functions. ATTORNEY AT LAW BATISTE AND ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., BIRMINGHAM AND HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 2003-2011 Handled cases in two law offices in Alabama. Traveled 35,000 miles per year practicing law from Mobile, Alabama to Ardmore, Alabama. Heavy caseload working seven days per week and up to 22 hours per day. Practiced in the areas of probate, civil, criminal, bankruptcy, juvenile, and domestic relations. LAW CLERK MARCUS JONES ASSOCIATE, P.C., BIRMIGHAM, ALABAMA, 2001-2003 Conducted client interviews, prepared cases for docket call for attorneys, created documents to assist office staff and attorneys to better handle cases, answered phones, conducted case law research, filed documents and delivered emergency pleadings directly to Judges or Judicial staff, reviewed evidence, and maintained filing system. JOURNALIST AVOYELLES JOURNAL, WEEKLY NEWS, TIGER TOWN, AND KALIEDESCOPE MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA & BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 1985-1996 (Beginning at the age of seventeen) Coordinated, planned, and conducted interviews of local and state officials regarding issues from city ordinances to legislative bills for copy. Coordinated, planned, and conducted interviews of prominent community members regarding human interest stories for copy. Coordinated, planned, and conducted interviews of college officials regarding federal laws. Copy was self-edited and deadlines to provide copy were short. Photography was required for most of the copy provided. PUBLICATIONS Auto Injury Litigation: The Ultimate Guide, National Business Institute (2018) How to Get your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keeping Theirs Out , National Business Institute (2017) SCHOLARLY LEGAL PRESENTATIONS FOR CONTINUTING LEGAL EDUCATION Advanced Civil Litigation Skills in Alabama, National Institute Business Institute, December 2016 Annual Judges’ Continuing Education (Bessemer), Alabama State Bar, May 2016 Annual Judges’ Continuing Education (Birmingham), Alabama State Bar, May, 2016 As Family Court Judges See It: Top Mistakes Attorneys Make in Litigating Divorces, National Business Institute, April 2015 Family Law Conference for Alabama Practitioners, Simplify Compliance, LLC (BLR M. Lee Smith Publisher), May 2015 Annual Judges’ Continuing Education (Bessemer), Alabama State Bar, May 2015 Annual Judges’ Continuing Education (Birmingham), Alabama State Bar, May 2015 Advanced Family Law Practice and Litigation, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer/AAML/ALABAMA, December 2014 Annual Judges’ Continuing Education (Bessemer), Alabama State Bar, May 2014 Annual Judges’ Continuing Education (Birmingham), Alabama State Bar, May 2014 Domestic Relations Court 2013, 2013 Birmingham Bench and Bar Retreat, March 2013 Domestic Relations Judges’ Panel Discussion, Advanced Family Law Practice and Litigation, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers/AAML/ALABAMA, December 2012 Annual Judges’ Continuing Education (Bessemer), Alabama State Bar, May 2012 Annual Judges’ Continuing Education (Birmingham), Alabama State Bar, May 2012 Domestic Relations Court 2011- A View from the Bench, Birmingham Bar Association, December 2011 Awards and other Activities Certified Mediator Guest Speaker at Birmingham Southern University Guest Speaker at Samford University Guest Speaker at numerous churches throughout Jefferson County Performed in drama for At-Risk Youth throughout Jefferson County churches and schools. Awarded Speaker for Family Rights Association Judge for Optimist Club Debate Competition Judge for Miss Hoover Alabama-Winner chosen became Ms. Alabama 2012 Member of Optimist Club Sculling certificate acquired -Lake Purdy Rowing Association Hobbies Sculling (type of rowing), cardiovascular and weight training, reading, and Louisiana Cajun cooking. |
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