Jeffrey Grant Hester
Sole Practitioner
Areas of Practice
- DUI Defense
- Divorce
- Criminal Defense
- Family Law
- Child Custody
- Personal Injury
- Drug Possession
- Truck/Car Wrecks
- Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Alimony & Spousal Support
- Apparel
- Asbestos
- Chemicals & Cosmetics
- Childrens' Rights
- Collections & Repossessions
- Commercial Leasing
- Criminal Fraud
- Custody & Visitation
- Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
- Domestic Violence & Neglect
- Drug Violations
- DUI/DWI
- Federal
- Federal Trial Practice
- Felonies
- Firearms
- Food & Agricultural Products
- Grand Jury Proceedings
- Guardianships & Conservatorships
- Juvenile Crimes
- Juvenile Law
- Living Wills
- Machinery & Tools
- Medical Products & Devices
- Misdemeanor
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Parole & Probation
- Paternity
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Powers of Attorney and Appointment
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Property Damage -- Plaintiff
- Prosecution
- Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Recreational Products
- Sex Offenses
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- Tobacco
- Traffic Violations
- Victims' Rights
- White Collar Crimes
- Y2K Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1998
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 2001
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 2001
Education
- Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi
- J.D. - 1998
- Honors: Member of the Mississippi College National Trial Competition Team
- Honors: Member, American Bar Association, Student Division
- Honors: Member, Christian Legal Society
- Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United State of America
- B.A. - 1993
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: speech Communications
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Mississippi College National Trial Competition Team, Member
- American Bar Association
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Shelby County Bar Association
- High Rho, Alumni Director
Past Employment Positions
- Shelby County District Attorneys Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1998 - 2001
- City of Vincent, Alabama, Municipal Judge, 2005 - Present
- Family Court-Shelby County, Guardian Ad Litem, 2004 - 2007
- Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Intern, 1998
- Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, Intern, 1996
- Hinds County District Attorney's Office, Extern, 1998
Pro Bono Activities
- Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program, 2010 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Lambda Chi Alpha
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Omicron Delta Kappa
