|   | | Law Firm in Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |
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| | Address | | 811 21st Avenue | | Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401 | | (Tuscaloosa Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Joel L. Sogol practices in the following areas of law:
General Criminal (Felonies, DUI, Misdemeanor, Drug Crimes), Auto Accidents, Bodily Injury and Civil Practice (Personal Injury, Consumer, Civil Liberty and Civil Rights) with concentration in Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts. | Firm Profile:
Serving clients in Federal courts and West Central Alabama area (Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Greene Sumpter, Marengo, Hale and Bibb Counties). | | Firm Size: 1 | | Joel L. Sogol (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Alabama; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A., 1970); University of Alabama (J.D., 1973). Appointed to Alabama Sentencing Commission, 2006. Recipient: Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Roderick Beddow, Sr. Award, 1991. Adjunct Faculty, Trial Advocacy, University of Alabama Law School, 1982—. Lecturer: "Recent Developments in Criminal Law," Alabama Circuit District Judges Conference; "Competency Under Rule 11, A.R. Cr.P.", August, 1991; "Lawyers Role in Sentencing", March, 1994; "Avoidance of Malpractice in Criminal Cases", Attorneys Insurance Mutual Conference, November, 1993; "Recent Criminal Decisions and Search and Seizure", Alabama Law Institute, Continuing Legal Education, 1985. Director and Lecturer, Criminal Law, Peoples Law School, 1987-1990. Keynote Speaker, "Public Prayer and the Public", Freedom From Religion Foundation National Convention, September, 1995. Senior Assistant Public Defender, Tuscaloosa County Public Defender's Office, 1974-1978. Member, 1989-1999 and Chairman, 1994-1998, American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama Litigation Committee. Southeast Regional Board Member, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1985—. Member, Alabama Law Institute Criminal Law Seminar Planning Committee, 1986-1992. Member, Administrative Office of Courts Rule 11 Revision Committee, 1990-1998. Member, Alabama Judicial Study Commissions Indigent Defense Committee, 1987-1988. Member, Board of Directors, Tuscaloosa Emergency Services, Inc., 1994-1997. President, Sentencing Options, Inc. University of Alabama Executive Director, 1986-1990 and Co-Executive Director, 1984-1986, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation. President, Northport Jaycees, 1981-1982. Panelist, Alabama Crime Victims Annual Conference, 1989 and 1990. President, Temerson Lodge, B'nai B'rith, 1985. Master at the Bench, American Inns of Court, CXXI, 1992-1999. Member: Tuscaloosa County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar (Member, 1984-1988; 1994-1997 and Chairman, 1995-1997, Committee on Indigent Defense); Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Founding Member, 1981; President, 1983-1984); National Association of Criminal defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Practice; Appellate Practice; Civil Liberties; Personal Injury. | | 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. |
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