Mary Pool Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Montgomery

Mary Pool is a shareholder of Bond, Botes, Shinn & Donaldson, P.C. Mary has a unique background in finance in that she has 25 years of experience in the financial industry including a national bank. She worked in various departments during these years, including marketing, loan product management, conversions and acquisitions, loan servicing and project management. In 2004, Mary decided to leave banking and become an attorney. She started law school at Faulkner University’s Jones School of Law in Montgomery. Her goal was always to find a position that was able to use her financial background for the better and that led her to her work family at Bond, Botes, Shinn & Donaldson, P.C. Mary cares about every person that walks in her office and enjoys assisting her clients from intake to discharge in their bankruptcy process.. Mary primarily practices bankruptcy law, chapter 13 and chapter 7. She also helps clients with their social security appeals if they are denied social security. She has represented thousands of clients over the past 11 years.. Mary was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. Both her mother and father were born in Virginia as well so she still has family there. Mary’s father was in the Army so they moved around a lot until she was 7 when her father transferred to Anniston, Alabama. She went to high school in Saks and most of her family still lives in the Anniston area. In the early 90s, Mary moved to Montgomery and she has called it home ever since. Mary is married to a lifetime resident of Montgomery, Greg Pool, and they have one daughter.. EducationAuburn University at Montgomery, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 2002Member of Delta Epsilon Kappa, Accounting Honor SocietyFaulkner University’s Jones School of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2007Editor-in-chief of Jones Law Review 2006-2007Treasurer of the Women’s Student AssociationSelected as Who’s Who among student in American Universities and CollegesReceived a merit scholarship in 2006. Bar AdmissionsAlabama State Bar, 2007Middle District of Alabama, 2008Southern District of Alabama, 2008U.S. Tax Court, 2014. Honors & AwardsSelected as Montgomery Advertiser’s 2019 Best of the Best Bankruptcy Attorney in Montgomery. Memberships & AffiliationsMontgomery County Bar Association, MemberAlabama State Bar Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, MemberAlabama State Bar Women’s Section, MemberAlabama State Bar Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, MemberNational Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Member. PublicationsCivil Forfeitures of Real Property in Alabama: Lack of Knowledge is Power to an Innocent Owner, Jones Law Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, Annual 2006. Legal Seminars & PresentationsSpeaker for Montgomery Area Legal Secretaries in 2009.. Local Charity ParticipationFirst Baptist Church, MemberJunior League, MemberMontgomery Area Outreach, VolunteerBrantwood Children’s Home, VolunteerJoy to Life Foundation, SupporterHandsOn River Region, SupporterExodus Community, VolunteerRebuilding Together Central Alabama, VolunteerSaint James School Parent Association, Vice President. Favorite Local RestaurantMary’s favorite restaurant is Charles Anthony’s “The Pub” Restaurant. What I like best about my jobI love interacting with people and helping to provide them solutions to their financial needs. Nothing brings me pure joy than to hear someone say “I am going to be able to sleep tonight” after I am able to help take away their financial stress.. Office LocationsBond, Botes, Shinn & Donaldson, P.C.311 Catoma StreetMontgomery, AL 36104Tel:Fax:. Bond, Botes, Shinn & Donaldson, P.C.114 North 8th St, Suite DOpelika, AL 36801Tel:Fax: