Background
Bains, Lee Edmundson was born on June 18, 1912 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Herman Lipsey and Myrtle (Edmundson) Bains.
Bains, Lee Edmundson was born on June 18, 1912 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Herman Lipsey and Myrtle (Edmundson) Bains.
Student, Birmingham Southern College, 1931. Bachelor of Science, University Alabama, 1934. Juris Doctor, University Alabama, 1936.
Worked at Bains & Terry. Admitted to the bar, 1936, Alabama. Beta Gamma Sigma. Instructor, Negotiable Instruments, Birmingham School of Law, 1937-1941.
President, Bessemer Board of Education, 1955-1957.
Bessemer City Attorney, 1950-1958. Member: Bessemer (President, 1983), Birmingham (Chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Section, 1977) and American (Vice Chairman, Environmental Law Section, 1979) Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar. Alabama Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Military: R. Admiral., United States. Naval Reserve, active duty, 1941-1945 (Retired).
President Bessemer Board EDn., 1955-1958, Bessemer Young Men’s Christian Association, 1961. Advisor Board Family Court, Jefferson County, 1966-1974. Chairman finance committee National Veterans Day for Birmingham, 1973.
Alternate delegate Democratic National Convention, 1941. Teacher men's Bible class First United Methodist Church, 1966-1993. Teacher Bible classes Canterbury Methodist Church, Mountain Brook, since 1994.
Rear admiral United States Naval Reserve, 1930-1972, World War World War II. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association (vice chairman environmental law section 1979), Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Alabama Association Trial Lawyers, Alabama Bar Association (chairman unauthorized practice committee 1977-1979, member military law committee), Bessemer Bar Association (president 1983-1984), Birmingham Bar Association, Reserve Officers Association, Naval Reserve Association, Society Colonial Wars (state governor 1972-1973, correspondent secretary 1976-1980), Sons of the American Revolution (president Alabama), Kiwanis, Birmingham Ski Club, Downtown Club, The Club, Phi Gamma Delta, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Ruel Eneida Burton, January 1, 1938. Children: Sandra Anita (Mistress Henry Barnard Hardegree), Myrtle Lee, Lee Edmundson.