Executive Committee

• Gloria Allred
• Sam Bernstein
• Roy Black
• Benjamin Brafman
• Michael Burg
• Fernando Chavez
• Sam Cherry
• Morris Dees
• Tom Demetrio
• William Edwards
• Robert Eglet
• Geoffrey Fieger
• George Fleming
• Mark Geragos
• Tom Girardi
• Keith Givens
• Edward Hershewe
• Ed Hill
• Len Jacoby
• Lynn Johnson
• Gail Koff
• Mark Lanier
• Fred Levin
• Ramon Lopez
• Tom Mesereau
• Robert Michael
• Sheldon Miller
• Billy Murphy
• Howard Nations
• Richard Newsome
• Brian Panish
• Jerry Parker
• Jim Parkman
• Darryl Phillips
• Dan Ramsdell
• Mark Robinson
• James Rolshouse
• John Romano
• Sheldon J. Schlesinger
• Derek Sells
• Hezekiah Sistrunk
• Jock Smith
• Stephen Smith
• Harvey Weitz

WILLIAM N. CLARK

Areas of Practice:

• White Collar Criminal Defense
• Criminal Defense
• DUI
• Divorce
• Family Law
• Personal Injury
• Civil Litigation
• Appellate Practice
• Employment Discrimination

Litigation Percentage:

• 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• Alabama, 1971
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 1972
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1972
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1976

Education:

• The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1971 J.D. Law Review: Managing Editor, Alabama Law Review, Omicron Delta Kappa; Vice President, Bench and Bar, 1970 – 1971
• United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1963 B.S.

Published Works:

• Plea Bargaining: A Primer for Defense Council, Cumberland Law Review, Iss. 9, 1978
• What a Civil Practitioner Needs to Know About the Defense of White Collar Crime, The Alabama Lawyer, Sep. 47, 1986
• Congressional Investigations: Their Effort on a Witness Right to a Fair Trial, Atlanta Law Review, Iss. 22, 1970

References:

• Southwest Bank

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Adjunct Professor, Evidence, University of Alabama School of Law, 1979
• Adjunct Professor, Criminal Procedure, University of Alabama School of Law, 2000
• Adjunct Professor, Business Fraud, University of Alabama School of Law, 2001
• Has taught numerous seminars in the areas of white collar criminal defense, criminal defense, family law and ethics

Honors and Awards:

• Recipient, Award of Merit, Alabama State Bar, 1981
• Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Roderick P. Beddow, Sr. Award
• Alabama Institute for Continuing Legal Education Judge Walter P. Gewin Award
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of white collar criminal defense, criminal defense, DUI defense, and family law

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Birmingham Bar Association, 1978 - 1980 Member, Executive Committee
• Birmingham Bar Association, 1987 - 1988 Secretary-Treasurer
• Birmingham Bar Association, 1992 - 1993 President Elect
• Birmingham Bar Association, 1993 - 1994 President
• American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, 1984 - 1985 Vice Chairman, State Legislation Committee
• American Bar Association, 1994 - Present White Collar Crime Committee
• Alabama State Bar, 2002 - 2003 President-Elect
• Alabama State Bar, 2003 - 2004 President
• Alabama State Bar, 1975 - 1981 Chairman, Indigent Defense Committee
• Alabama State Bar, 1983 - 1985 Chairman, Federal Judiciary Liaison Committee
• Alabama Law Institute Chairman, Children’s Code Committee
• Alabama Law Institute Member, Executive Committee
• Alabama Law Institute Member, Committee on Alabama Rules of Evidence
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Member, Criminal Procedure Committee
• Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Member, Rules of Evidence Committee
• Birmingham Bar Foundation, 1996 - 1997 President
• University of Alabama Law School Foundation President

Past Employment Positions:

• Judge Walter P. Gewin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Law Clerk, 1971 - 1972
• AUS, Ret., Major Gen.
• United States Army, Served as an Infantry Officer in the United States, Germany and Vietnam, 1963 - 1968
• United States Army Reserve, Retired as Major General, 1968 – 2000

Fraternities/Sororities:

• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Phi Alpha Delta