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Mac Downs is a graduate of the Cumberland School of Law, and has been a member of the Alabama State Bar Association since 1974. He is a former Municipal Court Judge, and former President of the Etowah County Bar Association.. Mac worked in the Alabama Attorney General’s office in Montgomery, AL, for 2 years, following his graduation from law school. As an Assistant Attorney General, he did appellate work, including oral arguments before the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.. Mr. Downs later moved back to his hometown of Gadsden and became a Deputy District Attorney for Etowah County. In that position, he prosecuted criminal cases in the Etowah County court system in both Judge and Jury trials.. Later, Mr. Downs started his own law practice, handling both personal injury and criminal matters. Mac has tried jury cases involving car wrecks, slip and falls, and employment matters. He has also tried criminal cases including capital (death penalty) cases... When Mac started handling Social Security Disability cases he attended his first seminar on Social Security Disability cases in Birmingham (Mountain Brook), Alabama, in 1994. Since that time, he has tried more than 1,000 Social Security Disability cases. Mac has been a sustaining member of NOSSCR (National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives) since 2007. Mac has attended NOSSCR seminars on Social Security Disability in San Francisco, California, Washington, DC, and Seattle, Washington. Mac attended the NOSSCR seminar on Social Security Disability in Phoenix (Scottsdale) Arizona in September 2017.. Mac has also attended 15 Social Security Disability seminars that were put on by either ABICLE (Alabama Bar Instutute for CLE), or CLE Alabama or Cumberland School of Law (CICLE). (1994,1995,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014). He has tried Disability cases in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. He has tried Disability cases in the following Alabama cities: Gadsden, Anniston, Florence, Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, Cullman, Birmingham, Jasper and Decatur.. "No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by any other attorney.". WE FOCUS IN:

I was born and raised in Gadsden, Alabama.  I worked at my father’s law office since I was 15 years old, and I was honored to work beside my father until his passing in 2022. I am honored to continue his legacy representing people who have been injured or are disabled and been denied benefits.. My father and I were one of the few father/daughter attorney teams practicing together in Alabama.  Together, we dedicated our practice to representing clients with excellence and compassion and I continue this passion on my own.. I graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law.  I am licensed to practice in the US District Court for the Northern, Middle & Southern regions of Alabama and the US Supreme Court.  I am a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Etowah County Bar Association.. I am married to Mark Perkins, a financial advisor and founding partner with Garrett Perkins Horton Advisory Partners.  We have four amazing children.  We are members of Church of the Highlands.

Experienced Social Security attorney serving clients in Gadsden and surrounding areas.

Experienced Social Security attorney serving clients in Gadsden and surrounding areas.

Experienced Social Security attorney serving clients in Gadsden and surrounding areas.

Experienced Social Security attorney serving clients in Gadsden and surrounding areas.