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 Joseph Allan Shaw, P.C. was founded in 2004 in Loxley Alabama. We are committed to providing unsurpassed client service. Joseph Allan Shaw, P.C. is a friendly law office that is dedicated to providing excellent results for our clients. We offer a full service legal practice that handles a variety of problems. Our normal areas of practice include:
- Family Law: Divorce, Custody, Child Support, and Adoptions
- Criminal Defense: Felonies, Misdemeanors, Murder, Sex Offenses, Domestic Violence, Assault, Harassment, DUI's, Drug Offenses and Theft of Property, and Etc.
- Business Formation, Counseling and Representation: Whether you are starting a Corporation or LLC, have a question about terminating an employee or are being sued, give our office a call.
- Landlord/Tenant law: Call if you need to evict a tenant or if you feel that you have been unlawfully evicted or mistreated by a landlord.
- Personal Injury/Wrongful Death: If you have been injured or someone has been killed because of someone else's negligence, I may be able to help you.
- General Practice: Wills, Durable Power of Attorneys, Power of Attorneys for Healthcare, Living Wills, Deeds and Etc.
We accept all major credit cards.
About Joseph Shaw:
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I grew up in Evergreen, Alabama. I graduated from Lyeffion High School, received a Bachelors of Science degree in comprehensive social studies for secondary education from Auburn University in Montgomery. I received my law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law. Between obtaining my undergraduate degree and my law degree, my wife and I started Essential Maintenance Services, Inc. providing maintenance and janitorial services to commercial and industrial customers, which my wife still owns and manages. I also taught school during this period of time. I grew up understanding the value of hard work and the necessity of growing a business by building relationships. I want each of my clients to consider me their attorney for the rest of their life. Therefore, I am committed to always providing the very best legal service possible for each and every client regardless of how big or small their legal issues may be.
My family and I moved to Loxley in 2004 where we built a home and I started my law office. We moved to Baldwin County to be near family and because of the great reputation that the public school system has. We have greatly enjoyed being a part of this community and look forward to spending the rest of our lives here.
Professional and Community Involvement:
- Alabama State Bar
- Baldwin County Bar Association
- Mobile County Bar Association
- Alabama Criminal Lawyer’s Association
- Baldwin County Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association
- Criminal Defense Section of Alabama State Bar
- Family Law Section of Alabama State Bar
- American Bar Association - Criminal Defense Chapter & Family Law Chapter
- Loxley Chapter of Optimist International:
- 2006 Club Vice-President
- 2007 Club President
- 2009 Lt. Governor for the Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi District of Optimist International
- 2010 Regional Oratorical Contest Chair
- The Chamber of Central Baldwin:
- Board of Director 2006-2010
- Chairman of the Board 2010
Continuing Legal Education
The law is a dynamic and continually changing field. It is important for attorneys to always be continuing their legal education so that they remain current in the areas of law that they practice. In addition to studying the statutes and cases pertaining to any cases that I am working on, I also I read several books a year about topics that effect my clients. I also regularly attend CLE classes. Below is a list of some of the classes and seminars that I have attended over the last few years:
- 40 Hour Divorce and Family Mediation Training for Professionals,
- August 27, 2009 - August 31, 2009
- Criminal Practice Seminar, March 13, 2009
- Criminal Practice Seminar, September 19, 2008
- Justice Must Be Won XVI, June 19, 2008
- Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association
- Criminal Law Issues, April 18, 2008
- Theatrical Technique in the Courtroom, January 1, 2008
- Four Corners Seminar, December 7, 2007
- Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association
- Criminal Justice Seminar on Domestic Violence, December 3, 2007
- Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Addict Criminal Defendant: “A Holistic Approach to Defending”
- Baldwin County Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association
- Closing Basics – Alabama, 2007
- Seminar held by First American Title Insurance Company, Inc.
- Trial Practice Institute, July 15, 2007 (intense 2 week program)
- National Criminal Defense College
- Protecting Your Client’s Right to a Speedy Trial, April 26, 2007
- Baldwin County Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association
- Criminal Practice, October 27, 2006
- Alabama Regional Workshops for Sentencing Standards, September 21, 2006
- Alabama Sentencing Commission
- Title Examination in Alabama, July 20, 2006
- Lorman Education Services
- Justice Must Be Won, IX, June 22, 2006
- Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association
- Divorce on the Beach, June 1, 2006
- Alabama State Bar – Family Law Section
- Criminal Law: Basics for Court Approved Attorneys, April 21, 2006
- Appellate Court E-Filing Project – Practices & Procedures, January 1, 2006
- E-Filing, February 5, 2006
- Administrative Office of Courts – AOC
- Chief Justice’s Committee on Professionalism, March 8, 2006
- Administrative Office of Courts – AOC
- Changes in the Bankruptcy Law, November 15, 2005
- Baldwin County Bar Association
- DUI: The Law in Alabama, the Arrest and Prosecution of DUI Cases, October 28, 2005
- Cumberland School of Law, CLE
- Alabama Supreme Court Update by Justice Lynn Stuart,
- October 18, 2005 ● Baldwin County Bar Association
- 12th Annual Family Law Retreat to the Beach, October 7, 2005
- CLE Alabama (formerly ABICLE)
- Worker’s Compensation Seminar, April 19, 2005
- Baldwin County Bar Association
- Criminal Practice Seminar, February 18, 2005
- DUI Seminar, December 2, 2004
- CLE Alabama (formerly ABICLE)
- Fundamentals of Appellate Practice: Procedures & Professionalism, November 19, 2004
- Domestic Relations in Bankruptcy, November 16, 2004
- Baldwin County Bar Association
- Alabama’s Professionalism/Ethics Seminar, November 10, 2004
- CLE Alabama (Formerly ABICLE)
- Uninsured Motorist Coverage, July 13, 2004
- Baldwin County Bar Association
- Lawyer Assistance Program/Law Office Management, June 15, 2004
- Baldwin County Bar Association
- Lawyer Assistance Program/Law Office Management, May 18, 2004
- Alabama State Bar Roadshow
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