Hope S. MarshallShareholder

Biography

Ms. Marshall joined the law firm of White Arnold & Dowd P.C. as an attorney in 2007. Ms. Marshall’s practice focuses on criminal defense, white collar criminal defense, and general civil litigation. She represents companies and individuals in connection with criminal investigations, as well as parallel civil and criminal proceedings. She practices in municipal, state and federal courts, including appellate courts.

Affiliations

  • Magic City Bar Association, Member
  • Birmingham Bar Association
    • Grievance Committee (2018-present); Committee Chair (2021); Committee Co-Chair (2020); Chair, Group B (2019)
    • Executive Committee (2020-2022)
    • Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2020, 2021), Chair (2016)
    • Fee Arbitration Committee (2019)
    • Criminal Justice Section: CLE Co-Chair (2017); Secretary (2014)
    • Municipal Courts Liaison Committee, Chair (2014)
    • Mentor, BBA New Lawyer Mentoring Program (2013)
    • Young Lawyers' Section
    • Women Lawyers' Section
    • Criminal Justice Section
    • Volunteer Lawyer Program
    • Pro Bono Help Desk
  • Alabama Lawyers Association
    • Member
    • Hall of Fame Nominations Committee
  • Alabama State Bar Association
    • Pro Bono Committee (2020-2024)
    • Lawyer in Every Classroom Task Force, Chair (2020-2022; 2023-2024)
    • Women Lawyers’ Section (Secretary, 2022-2023)
    • Lawyer Voices for Survivors Task Force (2021-2022)
    • Disciplinary Rules and Enforcement Committee (2020-2022)
    • Lawyer Public Relations Task Force (2020-2021)
    • Election Rules Review and Revision Task Force (2020-2021)
    • Election Supervision Committee (2020)
    • Section Coordination & Evaluation Task Force (2019-2020)
    • Diversity & Inclusion in the Profession Committee (2019-2020)
    • Diversity in the Profession Committee (2008-2019)
    • Diversity in the Profession Committee, Co-Chair (2009-2018)
    • Criminal Justice Section, Membership Committee Chair
    • Young Lawyers’ Section
  • American Bar Association
    • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
    • Young Lawyers’ Section
    • Women’s Section
  • Alabama Securities Commission, Commissioner
  • Indigent Defense Advisory Board for the Birmingham Division of the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama (2023-2024)
  • Birmingham Bar Foundation Board of Directors (2023)
  • Birmingham Inn of Court, Member
  • Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, Grants Committee
  • NACDL, Member
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association
  • The Lorie Johnson Foundation
  • First Light Women’s Shelter, Volunteer
  • National College for DUI Defense, Member

Admissions

  • Alabama State Bar (2007)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
  • District of Columbia Bar (2019)

Distinctions

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating
  • Birmingham Magazine, Top Attorneys (2020)
  • B-Metro Magazine, Top Flight Attorneys (2020)
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2016-2019)
  • The National Trial Lawyers -- Top 40 Under 40, Criminal Defense (2016-present)
  • America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys® (Alabama)
  • National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys Inc. – Top 10 Under Age 40 (Alabama)
  • Alabama Super Lawyers (Criminal Defense and White Collar) – Rising Star (2014-2015)
  • Alabama Super Lawyers (Criminal Defense) – Rising Star (2013)
  • Birmingham Bar Association Future Leaders Forum, Graduate (2010)
  • Magic City Bar Association, Scholarship Award
  • West Legal Studies Award for Outstanding Scholarship Achievement
  • The Fellows of the Alabama Law Foundation