Amber Yerkey James

amber@jamesfamilylaw.com
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Phone: (256) 518-9529
Fax: (877) 767-9722

2311 Market Place S.W., Suite B
Huntsville, Alabama 35801

 

My practice is dedicated to the needs of families and small businesses. We represent clients in a variety of family law matters such as divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, dependency, surrogacy, adoption, terminations of parental rights, grandparent visitation, fathers’ rights, appeals, alimony, prenuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements, wills and estates, and real estate and property division matters. Ms. James also concentrates her continuing legal education almost solely in the area of family law attending on average 24 hours of continuing legal education each year. Each member of our staff adheres to the highest standards of ethical conduct and provides caring and efficient services to our clients.

Prior to opening her own practice, Ms. James worked in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, Domestic Relations Division where she worked with the attorneys and judges who have literally written the books that are used by attorneys and judges statewide in their domestic relations practices.

Ms. James also serves as an adjunct professor at the Birmingham School of Law.

 

Education

J.D., Birmingham School of Law, 2006
Sigma Delta Kappa, Graduated with Honors (9th in class), Mock Trial Team

M.B.A, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2000

B.A. Music, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1998
Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Blazer Band, Choir, Golden Key Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Most Outstanding Music Student

 

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Supreme Court of the United States, 2009
Alabama, 2006
Federal Court for the Northern District of Alabama, 2006

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

Alabama State Bar
Member Since: 2006

American Bar Association
Member Since: 2007
Family Law Section-Congressional Relations Committee, Child Custody Committee, and Assisted Reproductive Technology Committees; General and Small Practice Division.

Morgan County Bar Association
Member Since: 2006

Madison County Bar Association
Member Since: 2009

 

Featured Pro Bono Activities

Volunteer Lawyer Program

 

The Volunteer Lawyer Program is a service of the Alabama State Bar. The staff of the Volunteer Lawyer Program prescreens clients and refers them to lawyers who are part of the program. Each lawyer commits to taking two of these cases each year.

 

No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

With offices in Huntsville, Alabama and Decatur, Alabama, we represent clients in Huntsville, Decatur, Athens, Moulton, Falkville, Eva, Cullman, Guntersville, Trinity, Albertville, Scottsboro, New Hope, Harvest, Madison, Ardmore, Somerville, Priceville, and Oneonta.