Donna Wesson Smalley
Helping You with All Your Legal Needs
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Biography
Graduated from University of Alabama Law School in December 1978, Obtained BA at U of A in 1975. Donna was born in 1955 in Ft Sill Oklahoma to Robert E and Frances Wesson. She has bee selected as a Super Lawyer in 2009 and Top 100 Trial Lawyers in 2013. Donna is a certified NITA trial ad instructor and received that certification from the University of California, Berkley. She is a long time member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and has established herself as an expert in that area. In just five years she has expanded her practice to include significant personal injury and civil litigation, and has tried cases before juries in many Alabama counties, from Huntsville to Mobile. Donna is also an experienced mediator and is listed by the Alabama State Bar as an Appellate Mediator as well as her listing for the lower courts. She is a proud mother of Trial Lawyer Trip Smalley of Mobile Alabama.
Practice Areas
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Arbitration & Mediation
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Professional Experience
Alabama State Bar, Women's Section, Treasurer
Year: 2018 - 2020
Description: This is an elected position within the Women's Section of the Alabama State Bar.
Mobile Bar Association
Year: 2014 - Current
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Mobile Bar Association
Year: 2014 - Current
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Professional Associations
Alabama State Bar Member (Current)
Education
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University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa B.A. (1975) | Journalism/Political Science
Year: 1973 - 1975
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University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa J.D. (1978) | Law
Year: 1976 - 1978
1820 3rd Ave
PO Box 2250, jasper, AL 35501