ALABAMA SUPREME COURT ISSUES ORDERS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 April 3. 2020 TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION FOR JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES AND FOR ALABAMA ATTORNEYS WHEN STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS ARE ISSUED April 2, 2020 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO.5  EXTENDING ORDERS AND DEADLINES CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF IN-PERSON PROCEEDINGS UNTIL APRIL 30, 2020 March 24, 2020  ADMINISTRATIVE… Read More

April 3, 2020 ADLA is closely monitoring the COVID-19 developments and will notify members of any association updates as they are available. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris have issued an Order for Alabama residents to stay at home except for “essential activities” effective at 5 p.m. on Saturday.  Click… Read More

April 2, 2020 To: Members of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association From: Christina May Bolin, ADLA President Re: Request for Government to Recognize Legal Services as Essential to Public Welfare Please read the letter sent to the Office of Governor Kay Ivey in anticipation of any action taken to limit commercial activity. Click to Read

April 1, 2020 To: Members of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association From: Christina May Bolin, ADLA President Re: Alabama Judges Now Have Access to Zoom for Video Conference Chief Justice Parker has announced that Alabama Judges now have access to Zoom to start conducting hearings via video conference.  Zoom has a free version that can… Read More

March 23, 2020 To: Members of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association and Alabama Association for Justice From: Christina May Bolin, ADLA President and Josh Hayes, ALAJ President Re: COVID-19 and Technology Challenges in the Court System Click to Read

ADLA’s 2020 Annual Meeting is set for June 18-21 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, FL. Visit the Annual Meeting event page to access agenda and hotel reservation information.

We value the health and safety of those who were planning to attend the Southeastern Women Litigators Conference; therefore, in response to the Coronavirus concerns raised by the employers of our speakers and attendees as well as the information issued by the CDC, we are postponing the first Southeastern Women Litigators Conference that was set… Read More

Register today for the inaugural Southeastern Women Litigators Conference to be held on March 26, 2020 in Atlanta.  Women litigators in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee are teaming up to support, educate and advance women civil defense litigators.  Firm sponsorships are available, please visit the SEWL event page for more details.

Podcast No.1: ADLA’s own Martha Thompson of Balch & Bingham LLP sits down with Lessie Brady and Mary Allison Weldon of Synovus Bank to talk about financial issues for professional women.   Download podcast here.

ADLA welcomes companies to promote services and products to the association’s members.  Visit the Sponsors page to download the 2020 brochure.