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Kirby Hogeland
Email:
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Phone:
(205) 709-8456
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2000A SouthBridge Parkway, Suite 400
Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone:
(205) 709-8456
Cell:
(256) 565-7640.
Email: preich@uww-adr.com
Upon graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law, Philip
joined a small firm and practiced law for 15 years, focusing on litigation,
before being elected as Circuit Judge in Lawrence County, Ala., in 1988. He
served as Presiding Circuit Judge for over 20 years and was elected as a
member of the Alabama Circuit Judges Association Board of Directors and
served as President of the Alabama Circuit Judges Association in 2008-
2009. Philip presided over more than 25,000 cases, including over 500 jury
trials.
When he left the bench in 2009, Philip began practicing as a registered
mediator with the State of Alabama. He has since mediated civil, domestic
and appellate cases involving partnerships, corporations, construction
claims, real estate disputes, estate and will contests, products liability,
personal injury, workers' compensation, original divorce actions, petitions
for modifications, and contempt.
Philip also worked for the Chancellor of The University of Alabama System
from 2012 until 2016 as Executive Assistant, Director of Special Programs
and Deputy General Counsel. He has served as an adjunct professor in the
University of Alabama Honors College (2010-2020) and has previously
served as a Visiting Lecturer in Law at the University of Alabama School of
Law.