Top Divorce Lawyers Near Me in Tuscaloosa Area

We have over thirty years of experience in providing a wide range of legal services. Our many and diverse clients have included well known recording artists, small businesses, municipal governments, and individuals facing life altering events. We have had the privilege of working with families from all walks of life who have sought justice as the result of catastrophic injury, wrongful death, defective products and/or nursing home neglect/abuse. We also maintain an active practice in the areas of domestic relations, divorce, child custody and criminal defense. We make every effort to provide our clients with the information and legal assistance necessary to proactively face both exciting new opportunities and difficult life transitions. We are licensed in Alabama, Louisiana and the District of Columbia and maintain an extensive interstate referral network in order to insure that we will be able to arrange representation for our clients in almost any situation.Specialties: catastrophic personal injury; tractor trailer/automobile accidents; wrongful death; injury/death resulting from defective products; nursing home neglect/abuse; complex domestic relations matters including high asset divorce, contested child custody and UCCJEA custody litigation.

Stuart D. Albea graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law, cum laude, in 2002.  While in school, Stuart was published in the Alabama Law Review.  After graduation, he clerked for the Hon. Thomas B. Bennett, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge.  Since then, Stuart has been representing the citizens of Alabama in all manner of cases, including car accident cases, divorce and family law matters, and criminal proceedings.  Stuart is licensed to practice law in Alabama and Georgia.

Recently named a National Academy of Family Law Attorneys Top 10 Under 40 Attorney for the state of Alabama, Amanda Mulkey is a founding member of Smith & Staggs, L.L.P..  Her practice primarily focuses on assisting clients who find themselves involved in difficult personal legal matters, such as divorce, child custody and support disputes, and criminal cases.  She also devotes a portion of her practice to child advocacy matters.. Amanda is proud to serve a diverse group of clients in West Alabama in a variety of legal matters, from indigent appointed clients in criminal or juvenile matters to litigants in multi-million dollar divorces -- and everything in-between.  She calls Tuscaloosa home and is proud to be a part of the community.  She is involved in charitable and volunteer activities and, most notably, serves on the board of Tuscaloosa's One Place, A Family Resource Center, as Vice-Chair.. Amanda will be glad to consult with you about any of your legal needs and aggressively assist you in achieving a favorable resolution.  You can reach her by phone at or by email at

My name is Randal Ford and I'm a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law.  I have practiced personal injury law and criminal law for over 25 years.  I look forward to helping you with your legal problem.

Leigh is an experienced attorney with a practice focused on medium and high-net worth divorces, child custody, child support, alimony, grandparent visitation, and post-divorce modifications.

Laura Segers Fikes began her legal career in 2009 and quickly built a successful Family Law practice concentrating on Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Adoption as well as other Domestic Law services. Her practice commonly included cases dealing with Criminal Defense matters so in 2013, Laura graduated from the National Criminal Defense College.. In 2020, Laura opened The Law Office of Laura Segers Fikes to serve clients in the Tuscaloosa and Northport metro areas with all of their Family Law and Criminal Defense Law needs. When you need an advocate, you need Laura Segers Fikes.

Kayla is a native of Tuscaloosa and has been practicing law since 2012. Her legal practice is focused in the areas of Family Law, Divorce and Criminal Defense. Kayla is a member of the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the Volunteer Lawyers Program.. Outside of the law, Kayla is a member of the Junior League of Tuscaloosa, serves as an ambassador for the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama , the Panhellenic Advisor for the Alpha Delta Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi and is also a member of Church of the Highlands.

I am a resident of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  I have lived here since 1982 when I first came from my hometown of Red Bay, Alabama, at the age of 18 to attend the University of Alabama.  I grew up on a farm where my father worked the fields and my mother worked alongside him.  Sweat and dirt are familiar to me and I appreciate the hard working client's that put their trust in me along with their hard earned money.  After obtaining my accounting and law degrees from the University of Alabama, I began a general practice of law in Tuscaloosa where I have continued to maintain a sole practice for the last 28 years.  I am experienced in a variety of cases.  My primary focus has been personal injury of all types.  I'm one of the few lawyers who will prosecute legal malpractice claims against other lawyers.  My other focus is criminal law where I have tried many jury cases for DUI, drugs, and violent criminal offenses.  Contested divorce matters and child custody litigation is also very familiar legal territory for me.  Basically, if you need a trial lawyer (someone who stands up in front of a jury or judge and advocates for you) for a legal matter I'm the guy you want.. I have great interest in science, nature and the enviroment.  I've traveled the world and I value the experience of travel in relating to people of different beliefs, interests, and backgrounds.  I enjoy photography and technology.  I have a great love of the ocean and using my skill in photography and technology to capture and share the unique places and creatures of the sea I encounter.  Scuba diving has been a part of my life since I was 18 and I relish the serenity and joy it brings me when I'm under the waves and exploring a beautiful reef or watching a giant shark move about the ocean.  I love animals and especially the unique and endangered creatures of our world.  I enjoy the technology of drones and photography with drones.  I have climbed volcanos, swam with Great White Sharks, walked with Komodo Dragons and wandered to the remotest of places in this world.  There are few things about a courtroom that could possibly intimidate me.. I am not a conventional lawyer, but, I am straight forward & honest about a situation, and if I represent you, determined to get you the best possible result in your legal case.

Contested and uncontested divorces, offering "Legal Representation With Heart." I truly care about others, and will listen with compassion to your circumstances, and give you the attention you need to the best of my ability.. I have a deep compassion and understanding for those suffering from PTSD And trauma, and how it effects relationships. This is a result of my years working in Asylum/Refugee Law, including training on trauma through our organization, AILA.  Everyone will be treated with respect and compassion, regardless of "what side of the fence" you are on.. I will help you with your parenting time, parenting plans, and special concerns you may have for your family--whether it be concerns as to education (I understand home schooling) or allegations of physical or mental child abuse.. My philosophy is not to escalate the issues to increase attorney fees. I like to help my clients take the shortest path to get to their destination.  I understand how complicated and expensive it can get with Guardian ad Litem, therapeutic mediators, psyscologists, and multiple other professionals that can make your divorce and/or child custoday case nothing but a big headache.  Sometimes this is necessary, but in other instances the better route is to try to have a professional relationship with the other attorney, which is possible while still never losing sight of the fact that my client's interests, if reasonable,  outweigh relationships with other attorneys.. Every case I look at is screened for the potential for alimony (or palimony), even with current trends to do away with alimony or change the way it looks.. I am very understanding and realize we are not all rich, so I rely on the "Honor System" to set up a payment plan.. I am always open to alternative methods of contact with clients. I willingly communicate with Primate Messaging on Facebook, or even with text messages via cell phone, so that I can always be available to help you, especially when situations get stressful turning it into an emergency.. I also have experience with children in Juvenile Court, seeking dependency for Special Immigrant Juvenile Practice. I can take these cases from beginning to end, helping a child achieve legal permanent residency, which is often a more viable alternative than trying to get this status through adoption.

"FROM THE COCKPIT TO THE COURTROOM"

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas.