April 15, 2025 – (MONTGOMERY, Ala.) – The Alabama Law Foundation proudly welcomes its 2025 class of Fellows. Each year, the Foundation invites a select group of Alabama lawyers to join this distinguished group in recognition of their dedication to the legal profession and their service to others. Nominations are submitted by current Fellows, and a special selection committee carefully reviews candidates to choose new members who exemplify leadership and a commitment to justice. The Fellows were honored at a formal dinner held April 5 at the Renaissance Ross Bridge in Birmingham, Ala.

“Fellows are a vital part of the Alabama Law Foundation’s efforts,” said ALF Board President Leslie Barineau. “They are role models in our legal community, demonstrating how lawyers can lead with purpose and contribute meaningfully to society. Through their example and mentorship, they help guide others in fulfilling the legal profession’s highest calling—providing service to those in need.”

The Fellows program was established in 1995 to recognize lawyers who have had a lasting impact on the state and their local communities. Membership is limited to no more than one percent of Alabama State Bar members, making it a significant and meaningful recognition. The first Fellows included former presidents of both the Alabama State Bar and the Alabama Law Foundation.

A special part of this year’s Fellows Dinner was the presentation of the Alabama Law Foundation’s inaugural Excellence Award to Mary Margaret Bailey of Frazer, Greene, Upchurch & Baker LLC in Mobile. This new award honors a Fellow whose exceptional service has significantly advanced the mission of the Alabama Law Foundation. Bailey’s unwavering dedication, strategic leadership, and generous support have played a vital role in strengthening the Foundation’s work to expand access to justice in Alabama. Her long-standing involvement and commitment to excellence have helped guide ALF into a new era, making her a most deserving recipient of this distinguished recognition. Bailey is an ALF Fellow and a member of the Atticus Finch Society.

Fellows accepted into membership for 2025 are the following:

Hon. Jerusha Tatiana Adams, MONTGOMERY – U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; Emory University School of Law

Hon. Richard Dearman Anderson, MONTGOMERY – Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals; Washington & Lee University School of Law

Hon. Benjamin H. Brooks, III, MOBILE – Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit; University of Alabama School of Law

Walter Stoney Chavers, MOBILE – Fleming & Chavers, LLP; Birmingham School of Law

Hon. Louis Carl Colley, PRATTVILLE – Municipal Court Judge; Law Office of Louis C. Colley, LLC; Samford University Cumberland School of Law

Hon. Martha Reeves Cook, BIRMINGHAM – 10th Judicial Circuit, Civil Division; Samford University Cumberland School of Law

John Aaron Earnhardt, BIRMINGHAM – Maynard Nexsen, PC; Washington & Lee University School of Law

Hon. Charldon Mark Erwin, MOBILE – Mobile County Probate Court; University of Alabama School of Law

Christopher Belk Estes, MOBILE – Cunningham Bounds, LLC; University of Alabama School of Law

Erby Johnson Fischer, II, VESTAVIA – Morgan & Morgan Birmingham, PLLC; University of Alabama School of Law

Thomas Kent Garrett, MONTGOMERY – Kent Garrett, Attorney at Law, LLC, Mediator; University of Alabama School of Law

Wilson Franklin Green, BIRMINGHAM – Wilson Green Law; The Alabama Lawyer, Editor-in-Chief; University of Alabama School of Law

Hon. Harold Vaughan Hughston, Jr., TUSCUMBIA – Hughston Legal Services, Mediator; University of Alabama School of Law

Hon. Lloria Munnerlyn James, MONTGOMERY – 15th Judicial Circuit; University of Alabama School of Law

Daniel Foster Johnson, DOTHAN – Lewis Brackin Flowers & Johnson; University of Georgia School of Law

Hon. Bill Wayne Lewis, Jr., MONTGOMERY – Alabama Court of Civil Appeals; Samford University Cumberland School of Law

Christopher Lea Lockwood, HUNTSVILLE – Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP; University of Georgia School of Law

Megan K. McCarthy, MONTGOMERY – Ball Ball Matthews & Novak, PA; University of Baltimore

Anne Elizabeth McGowin, MONTGOMERY – Senior Law Solutions, LLC; Samford University Cumberland School of Law

Jessica Alisha Milling, MOBILE – First Horizon Bank, Trust Advisor; University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Larry Charles Moorer, MOBILE – Larry Moorer Law Firm; American University Washington College of Law

Daniel Brian Murphy, MOBILE – Braswell Murphy, LLC; Samford University Cumberland School of Law

Azzie Lee Oliver, MONTGOMERY – 15th Judicial Circuit, District Attorney; Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law

James Archibald Rives, MONTGOMERY – Ball Ball Matthews & Novak, PA; University of Alabama School of Law

Steven Paul Savarese, Jr., DAPHNE – Holtsford Gilliland Hitson Howard Stevens Tuley & Savarese, PC; University of Alabama School of Law

William Jefferson Sherrer, ONEONTA – Brunson Barnett & Sherrer, PC; Birmingham School of Law

Lewis Robert Shreve, MOBILE – Burr & Forman, LLP; University of Alabama School of Law

Ronald Howard Strawbridge, Sr., VERNON – Strawbridge Strawbridge & Strawbridge LLC; University of Alabama School of Law

Aldos Lamont Vance, VESTAVIA -Vance Dispute Resolution, PC; University of Alabama School of Law

For more than 35 years, as the only charitable, tax-exempt organization affiliated with the Alabama State Bar, the Alabama Law Foundation has helped the state’s lawyers make a valuable difference in the lives of Alabama’s citizens.

For more information about the Alabama Law Foundation and the Fellows program, visit us online at www.alabamalawfoundation.org.