Merit Award
The Merit Award recognizes outstanding trial performance or result achieved by an attorney. The following members were recognized for the past year's achievements.
2025-2026 Merit Award Recipients
District 1 (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence)
Jeff Austin
District 2 (Limestone, Madison, Morgan)
Chad Morgan
District 6 (Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega)
Fred Lawton
District 7 (Jefferson)
Scott Brower
Chris Daniel
Justin Forrester
Michael Hanle
J.C. Lentine
JD Lloyd
Michael Whisonant, Jr.
District 9 (Autauga, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Shelby)
Tom Azar
District 10 (Chambers, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Russell, Tallapoosa)
George Bulls, II
District 11 (Butler, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Montgomery)
Terry Luck
Carmella Penn
William Whatley
District 12 (Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Washington)
Jamie Connolly
Claire Dailey
Glenn Davidson
James Ferguson
Sidney Harrell
Hope Hudgins
Hope Moreland
Aubrey Whitten
District 13 (Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe)
Jonathan McCardle
