Ask any current student or alumnus what makes Cumberland School of Law different from other institutions, and answers will always include the quality and strength of relationships that students build with the faculty and staff.
The Cumberland School of Law faculty possess a wealth of expertise, with advanced degrees from top-tier law schools and vast experiences as prosecutors, public defenders, civil litigators, corporate transaction negotiators, judicial clerks and more. They bring their knowledge, real-world experience and academic interests to class every day—to help prepare students to pass the bar exam and launch careers of high-quality service to their clients and communities.
Not only are our faculty nationally known experts in their specialty areas, they promote student interaction beyond the classroom with an open-door policy to encourage students to seek advice, counsel and conversation.
Additionally, the professional staff at Cumberland School of Law, many of whom have law degrees themselves, will help ensure your law school experience is welcoming and enjoyable.
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Adjunct Faculty
Michael Billingsley
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Alabama
Hon. Nicholas Danella
U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Alabama
Annesley H. DeGaris
DeGaris Law
Leslie S. Ennis
Samford University Orlean Beeson School of Education
Alana C. Frederick
Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Donald M. Jackson
The Sports Group
Raymond L. Johnson Jr.
The Johnson Law Firm LLC
Nicholas J. Landau
Maynard Nexsen
Gary Lee
Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt LLC
Barbara Luckett
Retired
Robert L. McCurley Jr.
Author
Hon. Kevin C. Newsom
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Setara Ozan-Foster
Kullman Law Firm
Jim Phillips
Retired
Cynthia Ransburg-Brown
UAB Office of Counsel
Jay D. St. Clair
Littler Mendelson PC
Craig M. Stephens
Arlington Family Offices
J.B. Ward
U.S. Attorney's Office
Kimberly R. West
Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt LLC
Ashleigh Woodham
Redemption Earned
Advocacy Program Adjunct Faculty
Rip Andrews
Marsh, Rickard & Bryan PC
Heidi DiLorenzo
Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
Michael Eldridge
Hollis Wright & Clay PC
Ron Gault
Gaines Gault Hendrix
Brian Hoven
Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
Alan Kirk
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Julie McMakin
Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office
Blake Milner
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tenth Judicial Circuit
Hon. Kandice Pickett
Tenth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama
Craig Shirley
Hollis Wright & Clay PC
Brian Turner
Gregory Fann Turner