Alabama Lawyers Make a Difference and Support Birmingham Education Foundation

Erik Heninger presents $2500 grant to J.W. Carpenter for Birmingham Education Foundation

Montgomery, AL—Thanks to a nomination from local attorney Erik Heninger, Birmingham Education Foundation has received a $2500 Making a Difference Grant from the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation (ACJF) to assist with programs and services.

The Making a Difference Grants nomination process encouraged attorneys who participate with ACJF to identify organizations in local areas that are positively impacting the community.  ACJF awarded $77,000 to 30 nonprofit groups across the state.

“It is especially rewarding to offer funding that supports the outstanding work that is being done by (organization) to help others locally, and we are proud to invest in communities in this manner.  Also, we greatly appreciate the attorneys who recognized the importance of these organizations and submitted nominations,” Rip Andrews, ACJF President, said.

ACJF’s grants are possible because of the generosity of Alabama lawyers who work diligently for justice in the courtroom and their communities.  Founded in 1992, funds from the ACJF Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts program as well as from contributions have allowed the Foundation to award more than $12 million to nonprofit organizations statewide in ACJF’s 25-year existence.

ACJF is proud to represent the nearly 2,300 attorneys who support its efforts to demonstrate a genuine concern for the disadvantaged in the state and to assist in turning this concern into genuine help for those who need it the most.

“Our grants truly have a statewide impact. We not only fund programs and services in local communities, but we also fund projects that have a statewide capacity. Many of these organizations look to us for vitally important funding which is why it is gratifying to know that we are able to fund large and small projects and touch so many lives in the process,” Nikki Thomas Davis, ACJF Executive Director, said.

For more information about the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, visit www.acjf.org or call 334.263.3003.

 

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HGD Welcomes Three New Law Clerks

HGD is excited to welcome three new law clerks to our Birmingham office for the summer.

Peyton Patterson

Peyton Patterson is a rising 3L at The University of Alabama School of Law. Peyton, a South Georgia native, graduated from The University of Georgia in 2017 with degrees in Political Science and Sociology. In law school, she serves as the President of the Student Bar Association, the Executive Editor of the Law and Psychology Review, and an Admissions Student Ambassador. Peyton is also a member of the 2019-2020 Campbell Moot Court Board and an advocate on the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team. In her free time, she enjoys running, visiting with friends, and trying out new restaurants.

 

 

Lindsey Phillips

Lindsey Phillips attends Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. She is a rising 3L in the JD/MBA program. She is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. Before going to law school, Lindsey attended Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. There, she received a degree in Law and Public Policy and minored in English and Biology. Lindsey enjoyed serving as an Admissions Ambassador at Cumberland; she also enjoys being a member of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. In her spare time, she likes watching movies and shows on Netflix, watching sports, and spending time with her family.

 

 

Will Johnson

Will Johnson is a rising 3L at Cumberland School of Law, where he is an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy and a Judge Abraham Caruthers Fellow. He is from Hayden, Alabama, and he earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2016. In his free time, Will enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing golf, and watching sports.

 

 

 

Welcome to the HGD family!

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