Gaines, Monet McCorvey

Assistant Attorney General

Education

• The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., Member, Bench & Bar Honor Society; Member, Farrah Law Society; President/Treasurer, Alabama Trial Lawyers' Association; Member, Phi Alpha Delta
• Johns Hopkins University, B.A., International Relations, Minor: Economics; Alumni Liaison, Class Representative, Admissions Representative, Teaching Assistant

Clerkships

• Law Clerk, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Board of Contract Appeal, 2002-2003

Admissions

• United States Court of Appeals, 11^th Circuit
• United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
• Alabama Supreme Court
• Alabama State Bar

Experience

• Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama Office of the Attorney General, Opinions  Division, 2005 - Present
• Associate Attorney; Thomas, Means, Gillis & Seay, P.C., 2003-2005

Legal Areas

• General
• Civil Litigation
• Administrative Law
• Counsel for Licensed Interpreters and Transliterators
• Former Counsel for Alabama Board of Cosmetology

Memberships and Affiliations

• Hugh Maddox Inns of Court
• Capital City Bar Association
• Alabama Lawyers Association

Distinctions

• At Large Member of the Alabama Board of Bar Commissioners
• 2008 Attorney General's Award for Excellence as a Solicitor