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.