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Joel L. Sogol
Law Offices of Joel L. Sogol
811 21st Avenue
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
(Tuscaloosa)
Admitted: 1973, Alabama; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1973
College: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, B.A., 1970
Birth Date and Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 7, 1948
Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Practice; Appellate Practice; Civil Liberties; Personal Injury
Additional Information: Tuscaloosa County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar (Member, 1984-1988; 1994-1997 and Chairman, 1995-1997, Committee on Indigent Defense); Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Founding Member, 1981; President, 1983-1984); National Association of Criminal defense Lawyers.
Biography: Recipient: Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Roderick Beddow, Sr. Award, 1991. Adjunct Faculty, Trial Advocacy, University of Alabama Law School, 1982—. Lecturer: "Recent Developments in Criminal Law," Alabama Circuit District Judges Conference; "Competency Under Rule 11, A.R. Cr.P.", August, 1991; "Lawyers Role in Sentencing", March, 1994; "Avoidance of Malpractice in Criminal Cases", Attorneys Insurance Mutual Conference, November, 1993; "Recent Criminal Decisions and Search and Seizure", Alabama Law Institute, Continuing Legal Education, 1985. Director and Lecturer, Criminal Law, Peoples Law School, 1987-1990. Keynote Speaker, "Public Prayer and the Public", Freedom From Religion Foundation National Convention, September, 1995. Senior Assistant Public Defender, Tuscaloosa County Public Defender's Office, 1974-1978. Member, 1989-1999 and Chairman, 1994-1998, American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama Litigation Committee. Southeast Regional Board Member, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1985—. Member, Alabama Law Institute Criminal Law Seminar Planning Committee, 1986-1992. Member, Administrative Office of Courts Rule 11 Revision Committee, 1990-1998. Member, Alabama Judicial Study Commissions Indigent Defense Committee, 1987-1988. Member, Board of Directors, Tuscaloosa Emergency Services, Inc., 1994-1997. President, Sentencing Options, Inc. University of Alabama Executive Director, 1986-1990 and Co-Executive Director, 1984-1986, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation. President, Northport Jaycees, 1981-1982. Panelist, Alabama Crime Victims Annual Conference, 1989 and 1990. President, Temerson Lodge, B'nai B'rith, 1985. Master at the Bench, American Inns of Court, CXXI, 1992—.
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Joel Sogol is located in Tuscaloosa, AL at 811 21st Avenue, 35401 (Tuscaloosa County).
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Joel Sogol's practice areas include: Criminal Law; Civil Practice; Appellate Practice; Civil Liberties; Personal Injury.
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Joel Sogol is associated with Law Offices of Joel L. Sogol in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Where did Joel Sogol attend law school?
Joel Sogol attended University of Alabama, J.D., 1973 and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, B.A., 1970.
When was Joel Sogol admitted to the bar?
Joel Sogol was admitted to practice: 1973, Alabama; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.