William N. Clark Birmingham, Alabama
| Member | |
| phone | 205-588-2877 888-526-9345 |
| fax | (205) 322-8481 |
| Email Me | |
- Areas of Practice:
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Criminal Defense
- DUI
- Divorce
- Family Law
- Personal Injury
- Civil Litigation
- Appellate Practice
- Employment Discrimination
- 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
- 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
