Background
Means, Tyrone Carlton was born on March 3, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Jerry Taft and Sarah (Foster) Means.
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Tyrone Carlton Means
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Morehouse College (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). University of Kansas (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Career
Worked at Thomas, Means & Gillis, Professional Corporation (Montgomery, Alabama) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Alabama Courts-State and Federal. Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Negligence Litigation, Employment Law, School Law, Government Law, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law, Fraud Litigation, Insurance Litigation and Criminal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Kansas, Kansas Supreme Court and United States.
District Court, District of Kansas.
1977, Alabama, United States. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1979, United States. District Court, Southern District of Alabama.
1984, United States. Supreme Court.
1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Phi Delta Phi. Member, National General Counsel, Alpha Phi Alpha, 1993-1997.
General Counsel, Martin Luther King, Junior, National Memorial Project, 1997.
Nominated, Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers of Public Justice, 1997. Charter Member, Barrister, Montgomery County Chapter, American Inns of Court. Trustee, Jacksonville State University, 1984.
Treasurer, Alabama Lawyers Association, 1980-1982.
County Attorney: Montgomery County and Alabama County, 1992. Alabama Circuit Court Referee, Domestic Relations Division, 1993.
Board of Directors, Gospel Music Workshop of America, Montgomery Chapter, 1992-1993. Member: Leadership Montgomery.
Black American Law Students" Alumni Association, University of Kansas.
Advisory Committee, United States. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, 1993. Member: Montgomery County (Member: Grievance Committee, Panel III, 1985-1991.
Bench and Bar Committee, 1994.
Volunteer Lawyers Program, 1995) and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (Member: Legislative Committee, 1980-1985.
Committee on Sections, 1986-1987. Vice-Chairman, Law Office Economics, 1989-1990).
National Bar Association.
Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1996-1997. Member, Executive Committee, 1986). Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1987.
Vice President/President-Elect, 1986.
Treasurer and Board of Directors, 1983-1988 ). Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
The law firm consists of ten lawyers who are primarily general civil litigators. The lawyers represent both plaintiffs and defendants in all of the state and federal trial courts of Alabama.
The firm employs paralegals, legal secretaries and investigators and utilizes advanced computer technology to service the legal needs of its clients.
The firm has offices in Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Lilly Baptist Church Inc., 1980. Board directors Jacksonville State University. Member of American Bar Association, American Association For Justice, Alabama Lawyers Association (treasurer), Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association (treasurer, director, president), Montgomery County Bar Association, Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (executive committee), National Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, Alabama State Bar Association.
Connections
Married Lillie Kay Banks Means, June 2, 1979.
