Total Credits: 6 including 5 CLE, 1 Ethics
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Ms. Griffin is an Accredited Estate Planner (“AEP®”) accredited by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. In 2014, she was appointed by the Governor of Alabama to serve on the Board of the Alabama Family Trust. In 2015, she became a member of The National Advocates: Top 100 Lawyers, an invitation-only professional organization. Her practice is focused in the areas of Medicaid for long-term care, estate planning, trust administration, probate and Veterans Aid and Attendance. Ms. Griffin earned a B.S. degree in accounting, summa cum laude, from Alabama State University. She obtained a J.D. degree from The University of Alabama School of Law. While in law school, she published an article, served as Student Articles Editor of the Law & Psychology Review and was a member of the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Ms. Griffin is a former Chairperson and current member of the Alabama State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section; Treasurer of the Birmingham Bar Association’s Probate Section; member of the Estate Planning Council of Birmingham and an associate member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys.
Mr. Carney practices law in Birmingham, focusing on the areas of wills, estates, elder law and special needs planning. Mr. Carney earned his law degree from Tulane University Law School. He obtained a B.A. from the University of Alabama, majoring in Spanish and history. Mr. Carney has also earned a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) professional designation. Mr. Carney is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Birmingham Bar Association. He currently serves on the Board of the Alabama Lawyers Assistance Program and is a member of the State Bar’s Task Force on Attorney Health and Wellness.
Ms. Glass is a Certified Elder Law Attorney, having been certified by the National Elder Law Foundation in 2001. Ms. Glass has had extensive experience in the field of Elder Law. She has been with the Elder Law Firm since 1997, and served as the attorney for the TARCOG Area Agency on Aging from 1987 to 1997. Prior to serving as Attorney for the Area Agency on Aging, Ms. Glass was on the staff of The University of Alabama School of Law, working in the Clinical Law Program and in the Trial Advocacy Program. She received her B.A. from the University of Alabama and her J.D. from The University of Alabama School of Law. She is a charter member of the Alabama State Bar Elder Law Section, and currently serves as the Chair of the Section. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the National Elder Law Foundation and the Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association. Ms. Glass is a frequent speaker to senior and professional organizations on legal issues affecting the elderly.
Alex Priester, a native of Huntsville, Alabama, graduated from The University of Alabama School of Law in 2020 with her J.D. and LL.M. in Taxation. During her time in law school, she was awarded The University of Alabama Federal Tax Clinic Scholarship and the Justice Janie L. Shores Scholarship. Ms. Priester received awards for best paper in each of her tax courses including Personal Income Taxation, Capital Gains Transactions, Corporate Transactions, Civil Tax Procedure, and Business and Accounting Ethics. She was inducted into the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society and served as an ambassador for future and incoming students of The University of Alabama School of Law. In addition to her academic studies, Alex served as a member of the Public Interest Student Board and was awarded the Dean’s Community Service Award, the Student Pro Bono Award, and the Order of the Samaritan for her pro bono and law-related volunteer work.
Hugh M. Lee joined the Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies in January 2015. Prof. Lee holds a B.A. from Davidson College and a J.D. from the Florida State University College of Law. Prior to joining the Department, Prof. Lee taught for 19 years at The University of Alabama School of Law, where he taught a variety of courses, including the Elder Law Clinic, the Civil Clinic, and the Foreclosure Relief Clinic. With a special interest in elder and disability law, he directed the Elder Law Clinic, served on the Executive Committee of the Center for Mental Health and Aging, taught in the graduate school and department of psychology on issues related to aging, served on the board of several aging advocacy groups, served on the Executive Committee of the elder law section of the Alabama State Bar, and won grants from the Administration on Aging, the Alabama Department of Senior Services and the Alabama Attorney General's office. Prof. Lee has published extensively in the areas of elder law, including Alabama Elder Law - an extensive treatise published by West Publishing Company and used widely by Alabama attorneys. His numerous articles including articles addressing incapacity, advance planning, surrogate decision-making, elder law and policy, foreclosure, and election law. He has presented at state and national conferences on issues affecting the elderly and has produced training materials for state and local aging advocates. For his work, Mr. Lee received the Alabama State Bar's Association's Pro Bono Award and its President’s Award.
