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Danyel Peters is a native of Auburn, Alabama. She grew up in Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School. Danyel completed her undergraduate work at Auburn University with a major in Political Science with a focus in law. She then earned a Master’s in Public Administration with a focus and certification in Election Administration from Auburn University. While at Auburn University she interned with the Lee County District Attorney’s office and served as a Graduate Research Assistant where her research contributed to the publication of Professor Steven Brown’s book, “Alabama Justice: The Cases and Faces that Changed a Nation.” Before starting law school Danyel worked with the Chambers County Development Authority in Chambers County, Alabama. Danyel attended Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law where she earned her Juris Doctorate. While in law school Danyel served as the school’s Honor Court Prosecutor, President of the Jones Public Interest Foundation, and Vice President of the Women’s Legal Society. She was a part of the school’s Moot Court competition team and a member of the Board of Advocates. Danyel also served as a law clerk for the Chambers County District Attorney’s office. Upon graduation from law school Danyel was honored as a Distinguished Fellow of the Public Interest Society for her hours of pro-bono work completed during law school. After law school Danyel was admitted to the Alabama bar where she began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Alabama. Danyel then entered private practice as an Associate Attorney for Agricola Law in Opelika, Alabama before opening The Peters Law Firm. Danyel has a general practice with an extensive background in criminal defense, juvenile matters, and family law.

Barbi Agricola, owner of Agricola Law, concentrates her practice in the areas of plaintiff’s personal injury law, family law and criminal defense. Barbi was born and raised in Montgomery, where she attended LAMP High School, a nationally-ranked college preparatory school. She completed her undergraduate work at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, where she was accepted into the school’s prestigious University Honors Program, which only accepts fifty students a year. Barbi graduated magna cum laude with University and Departmental honors, earning a major in Political Science and a double minor in Criminal Justice and Philosophy and Law, all within the span of three years.. After College at UAB, Barbi attended law school at the University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa, where she received numerous awards for her trial advocacy skills, leadership skills and involvement in the law school. She was a member of the Order of the Barristers, the Bench & Bar legal honor society, and Law School Ambassadors, among others. Barbi also served as the Managing Editor of the Law & Psychology Review, where she also had a legal article published. As part of the school’s trial advocacy and moot court teams, she won first place at the National Trial Advocacy Competition in one year and in another year advanced to the quarter-final rounds in moot court competition.. After law school, Barbi completed several federal clerkships, including clerking for the Honorable William M. Acker, Jr. of the Northern District of Alabama, the Honorable Joel F. Dubina, then Chief Judge of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Honorable W. Keith Watkins, Chief Judge of the Middle District of Alabama. These experiences enable Barbi and the firm of Agricola Law to maintain a vibrant federal court practice with a high level of knowledge and skill. -. See more at:

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Shelbyville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Shelbyville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Shelbyville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Shelbyville and surrounding areas.