2019 Board of Directors - Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham

Chris Yeilding — President
Balch and Bingham

Patrick Darby — Vice President
Encompass Health

Kathy Collier — Secretary
Maynard Cooper & Gale

Jay Bender — Treasurer
Bradley

Cedrick Coleman — Audit Chair
Cahaba Legal

Russ Allison
Carr Allison

Ben Cohn
Williams Elliott & Cohn

Heather Fann
5 Points Law Group

Julie Goyer

Tiffany Graves
Bradley

Melinda Guillame

Richard Keller
Burr Forman

Margaret Loveman
Butler Snow

Preston Martin
Bressler Amery & Ross

Lane Morrison
Lightfoot Franklin & White

Julie Schiff
Baker Donelson

Ted Stuckenschneider

Amber Whillock
Starnes Davis Florie

Latest Projects

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!
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!
Safe Housing

Once a month, on the first 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!