The Huntsville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, will host its “B-B-Q with the Bench” at the Madison County Courthouse on February 21, 2023, at 11:30 am. The ADLA YLS is co-sponsoring the luncheon. This event will be an excellent opportunity for local lawyers (young and old) to gather for lunch and professional networking with members... Read More

Law school students will meet in the Great Room for breakfast and fun activities. Students will network and learn more about ADLA and other school organizations. The event is very casual- come as you are! Questions? Contact ADLA Student Section President Jordan Loftin at jloftin@samford.edu.

The presentation will cover what is a slip, trip, and fall incident and identification of the factors that cause them; applicable statutes, codes, standards, and guidelines including OSHA, ANSI, and ASTM, for slip, trip, and fall incidents; and tribometry, the measurement of slip resistance, including a demonstration of the English XL Variable Incident Tribometer.

Law school students and ADLA YLS leadership will meet and discuss what it's like transitioning from law school to full-time practice.  Lunch will be served, and the event is free. Questions? Contact ADLA UA Student Section Co-Chairs Rachel Sims rachel.sims@law.ua.edu  or Madison Bentley madison.bentley@law.ua.edu .

Deposition Boot Camp is for every attorney who is serious about improving his or her deposition skills. This seminar combines presentations by experienced ADLA members with mock exercises to learn and apply critical skills to effectively take and defend depositions.

Women litigators in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee are teaming up to support, educate and advance women civil defense litigators in the second annual Southeastern Women Litigators Conference.

UA Law School Students- Join members of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association outside the Dean's Suite at the University of Alabama School of Law for a networking event. There will be drinks, food, and a chance to network with Alabama civil defense attorneys. Questions? Contact ADLA UA Student Section Co-Chairs Rachel Sims rachel.sims@law.ua.edu  or Madison Bentley madison.bentley@law.ua.edu .

Law school students and ADLA YLS leadership will meet and discuss how to get the most out of your summer clerkships.  Lunch will be served, and the event is free. Questions? Contact ADLA Student Section President Jordan Loftin at jloftin@samford.edu.

ADLA’s 2023 Annual Meeting is set for June 15-17 at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, FL.

Trial Academy is recommended for attorneys who seek to develop and/or polish basic trial skills. Trial Academy participants will focus on voir dire, opening statements, direct and cross examination, impeachment tactics, introduction of exhibits, objections, closing arguments, and ethics.