Publications
News
Events & Speaking Engagements
Credentials
Education
- University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1998, magna cum laude
- University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1993, History
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1998
Professional Affiliations
- American Law Institute, Elected Member
- Alabama Supreme Court Standing Committee on Rules of Conduct and Canons of Judicial Ethics, Member
- Alabama Law Institute, Standing Committee on Election Laws, Co-chair
- Frank M. Johnson Institute, General Counsel
- Energy Institute of Alabama, Secretary
- Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, Board Member
- Alabama State Bar, Government Relations Liaison Committee, Co-chair
- Business Council of Alabama Board, Judicial & Legal Reform Committee, Co-chair
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Alabama Law Foundation
- Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL), Member
- Joint Interim Legislative Committee on the Recompilation of the Alabama Constitution, 2021-2022
- Alabama State Bar, Governance and Internal Operations Task Force, 2020-202
- Alabama Law Institute Judicial Article Study Committee, 2017- 2019
- Alabama Constitutional Revision Commission, 2011-2014
- Alabama Study Commission on Campaign Finance Reform, 2012-2014
- Energy Bar Association, System Reliability and Planning, Committee, Chair and Vice Chair, 2010-2012
- Alabama State Bar, Elections, Ethics, & Government Relations Law Section, Co-founder and former Chair, 2011-2013
- North American Electric Reliability Corporation Legal Advisory Committee, 2007-2012
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2010-Present
- Governor’s Black Belt Action Commission, Technical Adviser, 2004
- Governor’s Commission on Education Spending, Technical Counsel, 2003
Awards & Accolades
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2024 Lawyer of the Year, Birmingham, Energy Law; 2016 Lawyer of the Year, Birmingham, Government Relations
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Energy Law, Government Relations Practice, 2010 – present
- Yellowhammer News, Power & Influence List
- Birmingham Magazine, Top Attorney, 2017
- National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award, 2015
- Bailey Thomson Award to Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform – Constitutional Revision Commission, 2013
- Alabama State Bar President’s Award for Distinguished Service, 2012
Community Involvement
- 4 Little Girls Memorial Fund, Board of Directors
- Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Board of Directors
- Mountain Brook City Schools Foundation, Board of Directors
- American Red Cross, Alabama Region, Board of Directors
- Rotary Club of Birmingham
- Boy Scouts Greater Alabama Council Board of Directors
- Leadership Alabama, 2021-2022
- Leadership Birmingham, 2006-2008
- Alabama Governor’s School, Council Member, 2006 – 2008
- Children’s Hospital of Alabama Committee for the Future, 2007- 2008
- Youth Leadership Forum of Birmingham Steering Committee, 2007 – 2014
- University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees, Member, 1999 – 2002