Owner, Edward Still Law Firm LLC
Birmingham, Alabama Area
- Current
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- author at Thomson West
- Law Professor at Birmingham School of Law
- Owner at Edward Still Law Firm LLC (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Special Counsel at Dickstein Shapiro LLP
- Director, Voting Rights Project at Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- General Counsel at Alabama Democratic Party
- Education
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- University of Alabama
- Connections
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Edward Still’s Summary
Civil rights and election lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator.
Note: The Alabama Rules of Professional Responsibility require the following statement: “No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other attorneys.” Because of that and other bar rules, I cannot show you any recommendations of me from others.
Edward Still’s Experience
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author
Thomson West
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TOC; Legal Services industry)
2007 — Present (1 year)
The USERRA Manual: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act (co-author with Kathryn Piscitelli)
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Law Professor
Birmingham School of Law
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)
teaching Constitutional Law I and II, and Law of Politics (election law and voting rights)
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Owner
Edward Still Law Firm LLC (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
August 2002 — Present (6 years)
I am an arbitrator and mediator, listed on the rosters of the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution.
My law practice is centered on the employment and political rights of individuals. I represent employees with employment problems, primarily in the areas of Family & Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act (wage & hour), and USERRA (employment discrimination against veterans and current members of Guard and Reserves). And I have represented voters, candidates, political organizations, and government organizations in voting rights, redistricting, and campaign finance matters. -
Special Counsel
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
(Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)
April 2001 — July 2002 (1 year 4 months)
I worked on redistricting cases representing citizens in Arizona, the Governor of Alabama, and the County Council of Allegheny County, PA. I advised clients on the new McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act.
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Director, Voting Rights Project
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)
December 1997 — March 2001 (3 years 4 months)
The Lawyers Committee is a non-profit public-interest law firm established in 1963 at the request of President Kennedy.
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General Counsel
Alabama Democratic Party
(Law Practice industry)
1980 — 1986 (6 years)
Edward Still’s Education
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University of Alabama
BA, JD, Pol Sci, Law, 1964 — 1971
Additional Information
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Edward Still’s Interests:
campaign finance, voting rights, candidate qualification and challenges, Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, employment cases for employees including discrimination, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family & Medical Leave Act, USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act)
