(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Corporate, Estate, Criminal, General.

Representative Clients:

Sign Builders, Inc.
Waterville U.S.A., Inc.
Birmingham Restaurant Supply Co., Inc.
U.A.B. Restaurants, Inc. d/b/a Burger King
Birmingham Industrial Painting Co., Inc.
Fireworks of Alabama, Inc.
New Action Coal Mining Co., Inc.
Magic City Systems, Inc.
Georgia Detention Window, Inc.
Birmingham Industrial Services, Inc.
Southern Energy Constructors, Inc.

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. This web site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. Persons accessing this site are encouraged to seek independent counsel for advice regarding their individual legal issues.

Address

1330 21st Way S., Suite 200
Birmingham, AL 35205, (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 205-939-0590
Fax: 205-933-0101

Website

http://www.fawalandspina.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Joseph A. Fawal (Member) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Fifth Circuits; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1972) Sigma Alpha Epsilon; University of Alabama (M.A., 1973); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1977) Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review. Alabama State Bar Commissioner, Tenth Judicial Circuit. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: Arabic. Practice Areas: Probate; Business Law; Construction Litigation; Business Transactions; Probate Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Contested Trusts and Estates; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Start-Ups; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Complex Business Litigation.

Thomas J. Spina (Member) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1984, U.S. District, District of Arizona; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1974); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1978). Current President of the American Board of Criminal Layers (2009),Former Vice-President, Board of Governors and Treasurer, American Board of Criminal Lawyers (A.B.C.L.), 2005-2006. President, Alabama Municipal Judge's Association, 2006. Member and President, Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2001-2002. Instructor, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Birmingham School of Law, 2000-2001. Special Circuit Court Judge, State of Alabama Supreme Court, Jefferson County. Member, Drug Court Program Committee, Jefferson County District Court . Municipal Court Judge, City of Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Member: Birmingham Bar Association Grievance Committee Member (2009) Birmingham Bar Association Member, Criminal Procedures Committee and the Public Relations Committee, 1997; Chairman, Criminal Procedures Committee, 1998), Federal and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense.