Joshua Patrick Hayes

Joshua Patrick Hayes
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Josh graduated, cum laude, from The University of Alabama’s College of Commerce and Business Administration in 1998 with an Honor’s Degree in Accounting and a minor in the Computer-Based Honors Program.  While at The University, he served as President of Capstone Men & Women and as a member of the SGA Senate, the Jasons, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board and the Anderson Society. In recognition of his academic and extra-curricular achievements, he was named The University’s Outstanding Senior in 1998.

Previous to pursuing a career in law, Josh held a position as senior aide to former Governor Don Siegelman and as Legislative Director to former Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley.

Josh furthered his education at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in Montgomery, where he served on the editorial board of the Jones Law Review and received his Juris Doctorate in 2003. He was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2004. His memberships include the Alabama Association for Justice where he serves on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Legislative Committee,and the American Association for Justice. He also serves on the advisory board of The University of Alabama’s Blackburn Institute, a group whose purpose is to create a network of student leaders who strive to improve the quality of life for all of Alabama’s citizens, The University’s Honors College Board of Visitors, and the Board of Directors of the Good Samaritan Clinic, a Tuscaloosa medical clinic who treats disadvantaged citizens who are without health insurance. Josh further contributes to the community through pro bono work offered by the Alabama Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyer Program and through coaching the University of Alabama Association for Justice.

He is married to the former Carrie Ann Bentley, a Registered Nurse at Hospice of West Alabama. They are members of the First United Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa.

Bar Admissions:

Alabama, 2004

Education:

Faulkner University, Jones School of Law, Montgomery, Alabama
Law Review: Jones Law Review, Editorial Board

The University of Alabama’s College of Commerce and Business Administration, 1998
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: With Honors
Honors: President, Capstone Men & Women
Honors: Member, SGA Senate
Honors: Member, The Jasons
Honors: Member, Mortar Board
Honors: Member, Anderson Society
Honors: Outstanding Senior, 1998
Honors: Member, Omicron Delta Kappa
Major:  Accounting
Minor:  Computer-Based

Honors and Awards:

President, Capstone Men & Women

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Alabama Association for Justice

Board of Directors

American Association for Justice

Member

University of Alabama’s Blackburn Institute

Advisory Board

First United Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa

Member

Past Employment Positions:

Former Governor Don Siegelman, Senior Aide

Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley, Legislative Director

Pro Bono Activities:

Alabama Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyer Program