Areas Of Practice
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Custody & Visitation
- Child Support
- Adoption
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1966
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2004
Education
- Birmingham School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama
- LL.B. - 1966
- Paul Smith College
- A.A.S. - 1957
- University of Maryland
Honors And Awards
- Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 1983 to present
- Selected as Alabama Super Lawyer, 2009-2013
- Birmingham Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Professional Associations And Memberships
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 1979 to Present
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Board of Governor's, 1990 to 1996
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Budget and Finance Chair, 1990 to 1991
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, President, Alabama chapter, 2004 to 2005
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, President-Elect Alabama chapter, 2003 to 2004
- International Academy of Family Lawyers, Fellow, 1989 to Present
- International Academy of Family Lawyers, Board of Managers, U.S.A. Chapter, 2007 to 2012
- The American College of Family Trial Lawyers, Diplomate, 1994 to Present
- Birmingham Bar Association, President, 1987 to 1988
- Birmingham Bar Association, President-Elect, 1986 to 1987
- Birmingham Bar Association, Secretary Treasurer, 1981 to 1981
- Birmingham Bar Association, Executive Committee, 1976 to 1978
- Alabama Law Foundation
- Alabama State Bar Family Law Section
Past Employment Positions
- Gerard J. Durward, P.C., Owner, 2003 to 2004
- Durward & Arnold, Partner, 1979 to 2003