OUR HISTORY

Recognizing that certain segments of the population have historically been unrepresented or under-represented in the legal arena, and recognizing that justice is a blind concept, yet sometimes unjustly administered, the Alabama Lawyers Association (formerly known as the Alabama Black Lawyers Association) was organized in 1971.

The Alabama Lawyers Association was organized to encourage the study of law, to provide support services to members to address those issues which limit their effectiveness, and to protect the civil and political rights of all citizens.

The Original Founding Members were:

. Justice Oscar W. Adams, Jr. (deceased)

. Orzell Billingsley (deceased)

. J.L. Chestnut

. Chief Judge U.W. Clemons

. Judge Dave Coar

. A.J. Cooper

. Vernon Crawford (deceased)

. J. Mason Davis

. Audrey Gaston

. Judge Peter Hall (deceased)

. Earl Hilliard

. Charles Langford

. Henry "Hank" Sanders

. Rose Mary Sanders aka Faya Ora Rose Toure

. Solomon Seay

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The 2007-2008 Executive Officers of the Alabama Lawyers Association are:

President-Elisabeth French

President-Elect- Rodney Bargainer

Vice President- Tamula Yelling

Treasurer- Tiffany Johnson

Secretary-Larry Golston

Assistant Secretary-April Robinson

Parliamentarian - Navan Ward

Immediate Past President-Kendall C. Dunson

PAST PRESIDENTS

Hon. Oscar W. Adams, Jr.

A.J. Cooper

Fred D. Gray

Senator Michael A. Figures

Hon. U. W. Clemons

Henry L. Thompson

Senator Hank Sanders

Hon. Vanzetta P. McPherson

J.L. Chestnut

Jock Smith

Hon. David Barnes

Brenda Montgomery

Rose M. Sanders

Robert H. Turner

Hon. John H. England, Jr.

Hon. Eugene R. Verin

LaVeeda Morgan Battle

Hon. Martha Lynn Sherrod

Hon. Ralph D. Cook

Deborah B. Walker

Gerrilyn V. Grant

Yvonne A.H. Saxon

Tori Adams Burks

Fred D. Gray, Jr.

Launice P. Sills

Daisy M. Holder

Sandra H. Lewis

Robert A. Jones, Jr.

LaBarron N. Boone

Karen Mastin

Janet M. Akers

Charles Brooks

Kendall C. Dunson