2020 Board of Directors - Volunteer Lawyers Birmingham

Patrick Darby — President
Encompass Health

Russ Allison — Vice President
Carr Allison

Kathy Collier — Secretary
Maynard Cooper & Gale

Jay Bender — Treasurer
Bradley

Hon. John Carroll
Cumberland School of Law

Tiffany Graves
Bradley

Scott Grover
Balch & Bingham

Melinda Guillaume

Preston Martin
Bressler Amery & Ross

Ken Perry
Ken Perry Law

Sabrina Simon

Richard Keller
Burr Forman

LaBella S. McCallum
Christian & Small

James Roberts
Burr Forman

Amber Whillock
Starnes Davis Florie

Margaret Loveman
Butler Snow

Lane Morrison
Kemper Corporation

Julie Schiff
Baker Donelson

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!
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!