Background
Morgan Battle, LaVeeda was born on July 29, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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LaVeeda Morgan Battle
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Howard University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1975). University of California School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Gorham & Waldrep, Professional Corporation (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trials, Real Property, Estate Planning, Probate, Family, Corporate, Public Finance, Commercial, Products Liability, Bankruptcy, Military, Personal Injury and Taxation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Alabama.
1981, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Alabama. 1983, United States. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits.
1990, United States.
Supreme Court. Phi Delta Phi. Lecturer, Constitutional Law, Agency and Partnership, Miles School of Law, 1989, Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation to Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors, 1993. Member: Birmingham, American and National Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar.
Alabama Lawyers Association. The firm that is now Gorham & Waldrep, Professional Corporation remains loyal to its service-oriented roots. Starting with a local general practice in the 1970"s, the firm now serves the entire state through its two offices.
While maintaining an emphasis in the representation of individuals and closely-held businesses, its members have developed extensive practices in the related areas of family law, employment law, torts and taxation.
Its diversity includes an expanding public sector practice, involving representation of various and diverse governmental agencies and political subdivisions on both the local and state level The firm is proud of its members" active involvement in professional associations, civic affairs and continuing legal education programs, on local, state and national levels.
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Member: Birmingham, American and National Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar; Alabama Lawyers Association.
