2021 Board of Directors - Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham

Russ Allison — President
Carr Allison

Ken Perry — Vice President
Ken Perry Law Firm

Kathy Collier — Secretary
Maynard Cooper & Gale

Scott Grover — Treasurer
Balch

Jay Bender
Cumberland School of Law

Tiffany Graves
Bradley

Scott Grover
Balch & Bingham

Kirby Farris
Farris Riley Pitt

Margaret Loveman
Butler Snow

LaBella S. McCallum
McCallum Hoagland McCallum

Julie Schiff
Baker Donelson

D Franklin, III
Vulcan Materials

Preston Martin
Bressler

Lane Morrison
Kemper

Sabrina Simon

Tiffany Graves
Bradley

Susan McAlister

James Roberts
Burr Forman

Latest Projects

Safe Housing

Once a month, on the second Tuesday, VLB has a special Help Desk for homeless clients at One Roof, which is a partner organization of VLB that is dedicated to ending homelessness. Our volunteers assist homeless clients with a variety of legal issues, but typically the most common area that VLB assists with is resolving legal barriers to gaining a form of legal identification. If you or someone you know needs assistance, you can click here for more information. If you’re an attorney who would like to volunteer at the Homeless Help Desk, click here!
Pro Hops Vino!

The fifth-annual Pro Hops Vino! will take place November 7, 5:30 – 8:30 pm at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Click here for more information.
Safe Finances

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, you can find VLB at the Jefferson County Courthouse helping residents of the greater Birmingham area with civil legal issues: wills, small claims, landlord-tenant issues, and more. Please click here for a complete list of issues VLB can assist with at our Civil Help Desk and how you can receive assistance. If you’re an attorney who would like to volunteer at the Help Desk, click here!
Serving Veterans

On the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, VLB has a special Help Desk for veterans at the Birmingham VA Annex. Our volunteers assist low-income veteran clients with any legal issue that they may have, whether pertaining to their service or not. If you or someone you know is a veteran who needs legal assistance, you can click here for more information. If you’re an attorney who would like to volunteer at the Serving Veterans Help Desk, click here!
Safe Families

Every Wednesday morning, you can find VLB at the Jefferson County Domestic Relations Courthouse helping residents of the greater Birmingham area with domestic relations legal issues like divorce, child support, and custody. VLB also manages a special pro se court docket for low-income clients on the second Friday of each month. If you need assistance with a domestic relations legal issue, please check out this page about our Help Desk. If you’re an attorney who would like to volunteer at the Help Desk, click here!