January 8, 2016
BBVLP Attorneys: Mark your calendars for the January 29th Coffee with the Judges
Enter to win a gift certificate to Highlands Bar and Grill and enjoy coffee and a light breakfast with judges and colleagues at the first "Coffee with the Judges" of the year that will spotlight the awesome volunteers of the BBVLP.

You don't want to miss this great event! BBVLP Attorneys will be recognized for their volunteer work.

Mark your calendar for:

8 to 9 a.m. on Friday, January 29
Jefferson County Courthouse, Room 370 (Judge Boohaker's courtroom)
716 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North

This event is generously co-sponsored by Starnes Davis and Hare Wynn.
We forgot one: The BBVLP forgot to include Attorney Tarackia Phillips-Barge in the list of attorneys who volunteered with us during 2015. Attorney Phillips-Barg is a faithful volunteer and we are happy to have her on board!
Congratulations to the 2016 BBVLP Board of Directors!

Board of Directors
Christopher A. Bottcher, McGlinchey Stafford
Jennifer M. Buettner, Southern Nuclear Operating Company
Ernest Cory, Cory Watson
Justin B. Cureton, Deloitte Consulting - Treasurer
Jessica K. Drennan, Kirk Drennan
Michelle Farley, One Roof - Secretary
T. Charles Fry, Jr., UAB-Health Services Foundation
Anthony A. Joseph, Maynard Cooper & Gale
Charles J. Lorant, Lorant Law Group
Brooke G. Malcom, Lightfoot Franklin & White
Robert G. Methvin, Jr., McCallum Methvin & Terrell
Christopher J. Nicholson, Jones & Hawley
Andrew S. Nix, Maynard Cooper & Gale - Vice President
Angela C. Smith, Burr & Forman - President
Ida L. Tyree-Hyche, Tyree Hyche & Dixon
Brian A. Wahl, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Donald F. Winningham, III, Bressler Amery & Ross
Christopher L. Yeilding, Balch & Bingham

Advisory Board
Lisa W. Borden, Baker Donelson
Andrew E. Boulter, Leitman Siegal & Payne
Haley D. Box, Legal Services Alabama
Jennifer B. Caraway, YWCA Central Alabama
Benjamin D. Cohn, Williams Elliott & Edwards
Heather R. Fann, Boyd Fernambucq Dunn & Fann
Samuel H. Franklin, Lightfoot Franklin & White
Amy L. Peake, Johnson Sterling
Michelle K. Pieroni, Huie Fernambucq & Stewart
Ashley R. Rhea, Maynard Cooper & Gale
Lisa C. Robinson
Deborah A. Smith, Christian & Small
J. Houston Smith, III, Southern Company Services
Leila H. Watson, Cory Watson
Christopher J. Williams, Maynard Cooper & Gale

Honorary Board
Hon. John E. Amari, 10th Judicial Circuit, District Court
Hon. Joseph L. Boohaker, 10th Judicial Circuit, Civil Division
Hon. Julie Palmer, 10th Judicial Circuit, Domestic Relations
Henry C. Strickland, III, Cumberland School of Law
Hon. J. Scott Vowell, Vowell & Associates
New Year, New Cases

16-0004944
Please help mother keep custody of her disabled daughter
The mother of this 19-year-old disabled young lady says the father has had no contact with the daughter for several years but has now filed for custody to keep her and the daughter from moving to Haiti where the mother is opening an orphanage. Please contact Heather Bussey to help.



15-0004710
Client needs help filing a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Client lost her job two years ago, stopped receiving unemployment benefits last year, and is now needing to file for bankruptcy. The client is looking for a job. Please contact Katrina Brown to help.

15-0004752
Client needs help with probate process
This client has guardianship in Michigan over her two adult cousins with disabilities and needs help transferring guardianship to Alabama where she lives now. The client has copies of all papers from Michigan as well as Alabama. Please contact Katrina Brown to help.
Melinda Guillaume and April Bauder assist a client at the Domestic Relations Help  Desk.

2016 - The year of the volunteer!
Start this new year off right by volunteering to meet with clients at one of our weekly help desks. First time volunteers are always welcome! Please sign-up for a two-hour time slot at a Help Desk held every Monday,Wednesday and Thursday or at a legal clinic at Pathways and Firehouse homeless shelters every Tuesday. Please contact Heather Bussey about helping at a shelter clinic.
Thank you to the attorneys that closed extended representation cases this week:
Linda Hall
Eleanor Jolley, Donahue & Associates
Preston Martin, Bressler Amery & Ross
Lisa Robinson
Mitchell Theodore, Cory Watson
Ida Tyree-Hyche, Tyree Hyche & Dixon

Thank you to the attorneys that volunteered to work at a Help Desk this week:

Civil Help Desk: 23 clients on Monday and Thursday
Rosemary Alexander, Shunnarah Injury Lawyers
Kendra Johnson
Cedrick Coleman, May Legal Group
Ryan Myers, Cory Watson
Lindsay Nadeau
Tarackia Phillips-Barge

Domestic Relations Help Desk: 32 clients on Wednesday
April Bauder, Merrell Law Firm
Patricia Doblar
Ann Gathings, Gathings Law
Matthew Griffin
Melinda Guillaume
John Milledge
Tarackia Phillips-Barge

Volunteers
Sarah Curatella
Yee Huang

Pathways Homeless Clinic Help Desk: 2 clients on Tuesday
Tiffany DeGruy, Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings
Morgan B. Franz, Spotswood Sansom & Sansbury

Thank you to the attorneys that accepted an extended representation case this week:
April Bauder, Merrell Law Firm
Benjamin D. Cohn, Williams Elliott & Edwards
Jacob J. Franz, Maynard Cooper & Gale
Ann Gathings, Gathings Law
Matthew Moore
Tarackia Phillips-Barge
Greg White, Russo White & Keller
Gusty Yearout, Yearout & Traylor
Save the date!
February 27th is Project Homeless Connect and attorneys will be needed to help Birmingham's homeless citizens overcome debilitating legal issues. Watch eBrief for more information on how to help! 
Get your tickets for the Wyndall Ivey tribute
Join the Birmingham Bar Association in honoring Wyndall Ivey's life and legacy on February 4, 2016 at 6:00 pm at Bartow Arena. Click here for more information.