Legal Assistant: Courtney Lambert courtney@samfordlaw.com
Practice Areas: Civil Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents
Education: Auburn University (B.A. Communication, 2014, B.A. French, 2014) Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2017)
Honors and Awards: Executive Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy Associate Justice for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Cumberland Trial Advocacy Executive Board National Negotiation Team National Mediation Team Judge Abraham Caruthers Teaching Fellow 2017 Daniel Austin Brewer Professionalism Award 2016 Frances Marlin Mann Professionalism Award for Leadership and Character Admission Ambassador to Cumberland’s Office of Law Admission Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges
Bar Admissions, Associations and Memberships: Alabama State Bar (admitted 2017) Georgia State Bar (admitted 2018) United States District Court, Northern District United States District Court, Middle District United States District Court, Southern District Alabama State Bar Association Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Lee County Bar Association American Bar Association
Professional and Community Activities: St. Michael’s Catholic Church Richard Henry Lee Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution
Publications: Note, Threshold or Procedural Issue: The Order of InterpretationRequired by Contractual Choice-of-Law Provisions Versus the Law of the ForumWhere the Suit Is Commenced, 40 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 131 (Summer 2016) Kevin Bufford, Recent Development, Appellate Review—The State Court Split on the Proper Standard For Review of Police Video Evidence--Scott v. Harris, 39 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 447 (Fall 2015)