Background
Hairston, William B. was born on October 21, 1958 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
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William B. Hairston
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Cornell University (Bachelor of Science, 1980). University of Alabama (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
Worked at Engel, Hairston and Johanson, Professional Corporation (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials in all Courts. Commercial, Corporate, Collection, Probate and Bankruptcy Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1983, Alabama.
1984, Florida; 1985, Georgia. Practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Tau Beta Pi; Phi Delta Phi.
Executive Editor, Journal of the Legal Profession, 1982-1983.
Author: "The Ranking of Attorney Lien Against Other Liens in the United States," 7 Journal of Legal Profession, 1983, 1982. "Repossession and Disposition of Personal Property" section of Foreclosure and Repossession in Alabama, National Business Institute , 1987, 1989, 1991. "How to Close Small Business Administration 504 Transaction.
National Association of Development Company, 1992.
Lecturer: Continuing legal education programs, University of Alabama, 1988-1989. The Cumberland School of Law, 1989, 1996.
Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 1994. Member, Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of Practice and Procedure for District Courts, 1988.
Member: Birmingham (Chair, Ethics Committee, 1994-1995.
Member, Grievance Committee, 1987-1989, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1990-1991, and Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1996) and American (Member, Committees on: Commercial Financial Services, 1987. Loan Documentation, 1988. Opinion Letters, 1990) Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct, 1993, Reporter, 1983-1993).
The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Alabama Law Institute (Member: Committee of Article 2A of the UCC, 1990.
Committee on Article 4A of the UCC, 1991. Committee of Article 3 & 4 of the UCC 1993-1996.
Committee on Article 5 of the UCC, 1996-1997).
The firm that is now Engel, Hairston & Johanson was established in 1950 with a concentration in creditor"s rights and commercial collections. To meet the needs of an expanding client base within the financial community this concentration was expanded to include bankruptcy, commercial and patent litigation. Structuring and documenting asset based loans.
Structuring and documenting Small Business loans and liquidations.
lieutenant services all parts of Alabama from its office in Birmingham. One or more of its members is admitted to practice in Alabama, Georgia and Florida and before all of the State and Federal Courts in Alabama, the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Alabama and the United States.
Supreme Court. In addition to filling the needs of its clients the firm has taken an active and responsible role within the legal community both at the local, state and national level
Achievements
Membership
Member, Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of Practice and Procedure for District Courts, 1988. Member: Birmingham (Chair, Ethics Committee, 1994-1995. Member, Grievance Committee, 1987-1989, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1990-1991, and Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1996) and American (Member, Committees on: Commercial Financial Services, 1987.
Loan Documentation, 1988.
Opinion Letters, 1990) Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct, 1993, Reporter, 1983-1993).
The Florida Bar. State Bar of Georgia.
Alabama Law Institute (Member: Committee of Article 2A of the UCC, 1990. Committee on Article 4A of the UCC, 1991.
Committee of Article 3 & 4 of the UCC 1993-1996. Committee on Article 5 of the UCC, 1996-1997).
