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E. Nathan Harris is a distinguished attorney based in Hoover, Alabama. A graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law, Mr. Harris is a preeminent personal injury attorney and a leading defender of minority rights in the Birmingham region.. As he tells it, Harris’ decision to become a lawyer was a natural one.. While pursuing his law degree at the University of Alabama, Harris began developing a keen interest in helping the Hispanic communities in his home state. After serving as a Law Clerk for the Constitutional Assembly of Ecuador during a period abroad, Harris undertook a clerkship at his home university in which he researched a memorandum on the issue of standing for undocumented Hispanic Immigrants who sought to sue to redress personal injuries. During these clerkships, a deep appreciation and understanding of what Hispanic people in Alabama go through began to take root.. For Harris, this interest in defending the rights of undocumented immigrants and other minorities blossomed into a unique and magnanimous specialization within personal injury law. Since graduating from law school, he has cultivated one of the leading practices with this focus in the region and today Harris manages two completely bilingual law offices in Alabama and Tennessee.. As a leader in his field, Harris pays close attention to prevailing trends in personal injury law affecting minorities in Alabama. In particular, he has his eye on the effect immigration status might have on a person's legal standing as it relates to other rights.. For all his achievements, Harris has no intentions of resting on his laurels. Looking forwad, Harris envisions expanding success as he continues to represent hispanics and other minorities in Alabama and Tennessee far into the future.. Detailed Career Information. E. Nathan Harris received his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing with a concentration in International Business, magna cum laude, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Mr. Harris is a member of the Alabama Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association and the Alabama Association for Justice.

Donna Medina concentrates her practice on domestic relations law, drawing from more than 32 years of experience in civil litigation.. Representing both men and women in divorce and complex family disputes, Donna helps families resolve disputes involving child custody, parenting time, child and spousal support, property settlement, division of assets, change of domicile, change of school district, and parent-child reunification.  Understanding how divorce changes lives forever, she guides her clients, especially those with children, through the separation and divorce process with the least amount of animosity and acrimony possible, involving psychologists and social workers, accountants, financial advisors, and mediators when appropriate.. Donna also counsels clients on family planning, private adoptions, adoptions through State of Michigan, and guardianships, appearing in court on behalf of parents and children when conflicts arise. She is one of few Michigan attorneys with extensive experience in contested direct placement adoptions and has successfully represented many prospective adoptive families and birth mothers terminate the parental rights of putative fathers under the Michigan Adoption Code and legal parents under the Juvenile Code.. Family disputes require patience and perspective, and Donna assesses situations from all angles to achieve both current and long-range outcomes, listening to the client’s immediate needs while crafting positive, sustainable solutions. When a marriage relationship deteriorates to the point where courtroom litigation is the only viable option, she works tirelessly to include the client in all facets of case preparation and decision making.. Donna’s dedication to her clients is matched only by her commitment to the important causes she supports. She has volunteered as an attorney at Turning Point, an organization committed to improving the lives of domestic violence and sexual assault victims, and she has also served on the Board of Directors of both Community Treatment Centers in Detroit, an organization that assists recently released prisoners transition back to society, and Project Rehab, which helps persons afflicted by alcoholism and substance abuse issues in the Grand Rapids area. Donna is a certified family law mediator.  She also volunteers her services with the Wayne County Child Support Help Program sponsored by the Booth Legal Aid Clinic and the Wayne County Domestic Dispute Resolution Center and has been a guest lecturer at Cooley Law School presenting classes in adoption and paternity.. Donna is a contributing author to the publication, “Kids Caught In The Middle: How Families Are Harmed When Judges Don’t Follow The Law,” written by family law appellate counsel, Liisa R. Speaker.   She was the trial attorney in two adoption cases and trial and appellate counsel in the related paternity cases that were reversed and remanded in 2019.  As a result of the Michigan Supreme Court's orders in In re MGR, Sarna v Healy and In re LMB, all decided in June 2019, Donna was able to finalize the adoptions of two children, after three full years of extensive litigation.  She recently assisted a child placing agency finalize an adoption following two remands from the Michigan Court of Appeals.  She is also frequently consulted by other family law attorneys with adoption-related substantive and procedural questions.. Donna received a bachelor’s degree in business administration, summa cum laude, from Wayne State University, but opted to pursue a career in law after recognizing that her true passion was to help families whose lives were affected by unforeseen challenges, particularly those involving children. She attended Wayne State University Law School in the evening while working full-time as a paralegal during the day.. Donna recently participated in the Oakland County Bar Associations' Inns of Court program for two consecutive years.  She is also an active member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Family Law and Litigation Sections, the Adoption and ART subcommittee of the Family Law Section, the American Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association, and the Oakland County Boat Club, for which she served as one of its few female Commodores.

David has been representing clients in Alabama for more than a decade and is the founder of Thomas Family Law. He focuses his practice solely on domestic relations and family law matters, representing clients in Alabama, in divorce, child custody, child support, modifications, alimony, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, appeals and other family law related matters.. David has obtained favorable results for clients in more than thirty-five counties throughout the state of Alabama. He understands that divorce and child custody matters can be stressful and can leave a person feeling lost. David diligently guides his clients through that stressful time and works hard toward achieving a favorable outcome. He strives to make sure clients are comfortable with the strategy being pursued on their behalf and believes that a key part of that process is providing detailed communication to each and every client he serves. David is an advocate for his clients, and he ensures that each client receives the time, dedication and attention that they deserve.. Prior to founding Thomas Family Law, David worked as a Litigation Manager with a large domestic relations firm that has more than 100 offices throughout the country. Before devoting his legal practice to domestic relations and family law matters, David practiced in domestic relations, criminal defense, appeals, wills and estates, personal injury, wrongful death and general civil litigation.. David graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Cumberland School of Law. While studying at Cumberland, David received the Scholar of Merit Award and was a member of the Dean’s List.. When he is not working, David enjoys spending time with family, being in the outdoors, waterskiing, and cycling.

Brian Ritchey has over 25 years experience practicing law and working with various software companies and law firms. His disciplines include:. At Law:• Small business formation and management• Contract drafting, negotiating and review; deal negotiating• Wills/ Trusts• General Litigation• Licensing• Domestic Relations• Criminal. At Business:• KPI Analysis/ Improvement• Management• Succession Plans• Project Management• Business Process Improvement• Business Analysis. At Technology:• Maximizing utility of existing technology• Technology and security audit• Identify technologies in synergy with business needs• Focus on technology that has quantifiable effect on revenue• Precedent Creation/ Document Automation• Secure Communications. Brian obtained his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law after attending the University of Alabama for his undergraduate degree in English. He was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1997, is licensed and in good standing with the Alabama Bar, the U.S. District Courts of Alabama for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts as well as the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

At J. Welborn & Associates, our goal is be your family's attorney. Any legal problem that your family encounters from birth to death, we want to help you with. Adoptions, prenuptial agreements, post nuptial agreements, marriages, legal separations, divorces, custody and child support modifications, will and estates, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, speeding tickets, DUIs, car accidents, personal injury, and all other matters of legal issue, we want to be your family's law firm. We do our best to take care of your family's legal needs like they were our family's legal needs.. J. Welborn & Associates is a Selby County based law firm that practices in Shelby, Jefferson, St. Clair, Blount, Talladega, and Chilton counties, or where ever you need us to go in the State of Alabama. We want to be the one to serve you and your family's legal needs by offering our experience and expertise to help you in your time of need.          No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

At Bahry Law, we provide individuals, small businesses, and non-profits with free legal consultations and affordable legal help for their most common legal needs, at savings often as much as 40-60% savings compared to typical higher-priced attorneys.

As one of the only certified family law specialists in Alabama, Mrs. Rose practices family law exclusively. She is the daughter of a respected solo practice attorney, Warren Freeman of Delta Alabama. She grew up assisting her father in his practice and watching him in the courtroom, dreaming of one day protecting people's rights as her father has done for so many years.       Today, with almost two decades of experience in and around the legal system, Jennifer Rose is living her dream and continuing her family's goal of protecting other's legal rights with her practice. In the courtroom she aggressively fights to get the justice you deserve and works hard to get you get the best outcome for your case whether it is in the matters of  Alabama divorce, adoption, child custody, child support, spousal support, family law, paternity, grandparent's rights, or divorce modifications.

A native of Heflin, Alabama, Traci graduated from Auburn University, Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in Psychology and Pre-Law, and from the University of Alabama School of Law with a Juris Doctor.. Following her admission to both the Alabama and Tennessee Bar, Traci began her practice of Family Law in 1996 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she practiced with Leslie B. McWilliams for several years.She then moved to Birmingham where she practiced with The Crittenden Firm, P.C., for four years.. Throughout her career Traci has devoted her practice primarily to family law, including adoptions, divorce, alimony, custody, visitation, paternity, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, child support, grandparent visitation and custody, international custody disputes, and appellate review.. Traci has achieved her certification as a Family Law Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. She is a member of the Birmingham, Alabama andAmerican Bar Associations, as well as the Family Law and Women’s Sections of each. Traci is also a member of the National Association of Counsel for Children, an advocacy group for children.. As co-reporter for Alabama in the ABA Family Law Section’s Law in the 50 States publication, which summarizes family law issues around the country, she has reported the annual changes in Alabama Familiy Law for several years. Traci also participates in the Custody and PARTNERS committees of the ABA’s Family Law Section. She is a frequent lecturer on family law topics and has numerous reported appellate cases in both Tennessee and Alabama.. In her spare time, Traci enjoys participating in the Homewood-Oxmoor Rotary Club, and supporting various local charities such as the March of Dimes, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Voices Against Violence, YWCA, and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. She was a member of the 2007 MS Leadership Class, and the 2006 Everyday Heroes Committee.

"Your Case Goals Are Our Mission". I am committed to represent my clients with competence, faithfulness, diligence and sound judgment. I strive to enhance the clients access to the legal system and protection under the law by explaining the law as it relates to the legal matter at hand. Emphasis is on assisting clients understand the law, available options and work with the clients to resolve the legal issues before them.. My many years working in the healthcare system as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner and in healthcare management in the public and private arenas coupled with my legal knowledge provides a unique opportunity to assist individual and families with related legal matters.