Background
Smalley, Donna Wesson was born on October 8, 1955 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Robert Eugene and Frances Marie (Yates) Wesson.
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Donna Wesson Wesson Smalley
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Donna Wesson Smalley, American Lawyer, educator. Bar: Alabama 1978. Named Outstanding Young Businesswoman, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Tuscaloosa, 1984, Outstanding Young Careerist, Business and Professional Women, Tuscaloosa, 1985; recipient Outstanding Achievement-CLE award Alabama State Bar, Montgomery,1994, 95, Pro Bono award Alabama State Bar, 1997.
Education
Bachelor in Journalism, U. Alabama, 1975; Juris Doctor, U. Alabama, 1978; certified instructor National Institute Trial Advocacy, University of California Berkeley, San Francisco, 1994.
Career
State lobbyist, U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1974-1975;
personal injury claims adjuster, State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance, Birmingham, 1978-1982;
associate, Williams & Pradat, Tuscaloosa, 1982-1983;
legal clerk, administrative assistant, Tuscaloosa County District Court, 1983-1984;
associate attorney, partner, Gibson & Smalley, Professional Corporation, Tuscaloosa, 1984-1988;
private practice, Tuscaloosa, 1988-1995;
partner, general practitioner, Smalley & Carr, Limited liability company, Tuscaloosa, since 1996. Adjunct English instructor U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1988-1991, adjunct trial advocacyinstr., since 1991. Board member Alabama Lawyers for Children, Montgomery, 1993-1996, Alabama Children's Trust Fund Board, Montgomery, since 1994.
Circuit judge pro-tem Alabama Administrative Office of Court Justices, Tuscaloosa, 1995. Chair citizen's education Alabama State Bar Association, Montgomery, 1995-1996. Speaker in field.
Achievements
Politics
When seeking to address certain political issues, the Church must engage with other denominations to understand their views and needs.
Views
The family has its own complex identity as a small community of covenant love and trust.
Membership
Chair mediation committee Tuscaloosa County Bar, 1989-1991. Task force member Lieutenant Governor's Task Force-Juvenile Crime, Montgomery, 1993-1996. Executive com.Ala. State Democratic Party, Birmingham, since 1994.
Parent-board liason Tuscaloosa Academy, 1994-1995. Fellow American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers. Member Alabama Trial Lawyers (Executive Board since 1994).
Interests
Connections
Married Jack Smalley Junior, July 31, 1978 (divorced January 1987). 1 child, Jack Smalley III.
Awards
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Named Outstanding Young Businesswoman, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Tuscaloosa, 1984, Outstanding Young Careerist, Business and Professional Women, Tuscaloosa, 1985. Recipient Outstanding Achievement-CLE award Alabama State Bar, Montgomery,1994, 95, Pro Bono award Alabama State Bar, 1997.Named Outstanding Young Businesswoman, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Tuscaloosa, 1984, Outstanding Young Careerist, Business and Professional Women, Tuscaloosa, 1985. Recipient Outstanding Achievement-CLE award Alabama State Bar, Montgomery,1994, 95, Pro Bono award Alabama State Bar, 1997.