M. Kristi Wallace

Background

Wallace, M. Kristi was born on July 27, 1971 in Selma, Alabama, United States.

Education

Auburn University (Bachelor of Arts, 1992): University of Alabama (Juris Doctor, 1995).

Career

Worked at Phelps, Jenkins, Gibson & Fowler, Limited liability partnership (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) specializing in General Business, Tax and Corporate Matters, including Banking, Business Formation, Bonds and Tax-exempt Financing, Securities, Estate Planning and Administration, Trusts, Sales and Acquisitions of Businesses, Business Financing, Real Estate Development, Condominium Law, Commercial Transactions, Health Care Law, Employer Benefits and Retirement Plans, Creditor Rights, Environmental Law, Trademark and Copyright, Labor/Employment, and Tax Procedure and Litigation. General Litigation, Employment Discrimination Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Products Liability, Workers" Compensation, School Law, Family Law, Real Estate Law, Condemnation Proceedings, Local Government Law, and Business, Tax, and Corporate Related Litigation Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1995, Alabama and United States.

District Court, Middle District of Alabama.

1996, United States. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society, 1993-1994.

Recipient: George Peach Taylor Award. American Judicature Society Award.

Member, A.B.A. Trial Team.

Member: Alabama State Bar. Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.

The firm was officially organized in 1968 by senior partner Sam M. Phelps as a successor to the Mize, Spiro & Phelps firm that was founded in 1940.

As one of the largest and oldest firms in West Alabama, the Phelps firm has established a well-balanced mix between the attorneys in the firm who practice mainly in litigation and those engaged primarily in business, tax and corporate law.

Achievements

• M. Kristi Wallace has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, A.B.A. Trial Team. Member: Alabama State Bar. Alabama Trial Lawyers Association.

Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.