Total Credits: 1 CLE
Speakers will discuss the role of legislators in citizens' everyday lives, how being an attorney affects the perspective of being a legislator and the role legislator's have played in voting rights in Alabama.
| Seminar Handout (1.4 MB) | 112 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Mr. England is a graduate of Washington D.C.’s Howard University with degrees in Political Science and English. He received his Juris Doctor from The University of Alabama School of Law in 2002. As a former assistant district attorney, Mr. England headed District Court prosecutions which included administering arraignments, trial and preliminary hearing dockets; represented the State of Alabama by way of the District Attorney’s Office in dependency and child in need of supervision (CHINS) hearings; tried numerous cases and handled seventy-two hour hearings in Juvenile Court; handled numerous hearings including preliminary, suppression, bond and revocation hearings. As an associate city attorney, Mr. England conducts training sessions for Law Enforcement involving Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment issues; drafts contracts and funding agreements for various departments within the City of Tuscaloosa; analyzes and investigates claims against the City of Tuscaloosa; drafts resolutions to be presented to the City Council; and defends the City of Tuscaloosa in regulatory complaints from other government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency. In his role as a State Representative, Mr. England is involved in generating budget for the Alabama Education Trust Fund and General Fund; is responsible for identifying and securing funding for various programs within District 70 and Tuscaloosa; engages in fundraising and public policy creation; is vice minority Whip of the Alabama Democratic Party, vice chair of the Tuscaloosa County Legislative Delegation, and a member of the Judiciary, Public Safety, and local Legislation committees.
