Smith, Brenda Flowers

Division Chief

Education

• The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1985; Best Paper in Advanced Evidence
• The University of Alabama, B.S., Accounting, 1982; Beta Alpha Psi (Accounting Honorary); School of Accountancy Honors; Beta Gamma Sigma

Clerkships

• Honorable Justice James H. Faulkner, Alabama Supreme Court, 1985

Admissions

• Alabama State Bar

Experience

• Division Chief, State of Alabama Office of the Attorney General, Opinions Division, August, 2004 - Present
• Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama Office of the Attorney General, Opinions Division, 1987 – Present
•  Staff Attorney, Justice Henry B. Steagall, II, Alabama Supreme Court, 1986-1987
• Staff Attorney, Justice James H. Faulkner, Alabama Supreme Court, 1985-1986

Legal Areas

• Election Laws
• State and Local Government
• Statutory Interpretation

Memberships and Affiliations

• Officer and a founding Member, Alabama Bar Section of Elections, Ethics, and Government Relations Law, 2011 – Present
• Member, Advisory Committee, Alabama Election Laws, 2003 -2005
• Member, Standing Committee Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, 1988 – 1992

Distinctions

• 2002 Attorney General’s Award for Excellence as a Solicitor
• 2006 Attorney General’s Award for Excellence as a Solicitor