Joan Perry
law practice SMARTPHONE APP Wunderlist and Flipboard FAVORITE MUSICIAN Jackson Browne DESSERT Anything with chocolate
Perry is a partner and vice president of PHP Communications, Inc., a Birmingham-based communications company founded in1989 representing local, regional, national, and international accounts. Just recently, she was chosen as one of the Women Who Shape the State. She has been recognized for her spirit and leadership with many honors, including Birmingham Woman of the Year, the Ad Federation’s Silver Medal Award, and the American Cancer Society’s St. George National Award. She has served as president of the Birmingham Ad Club, the American Marketing Association, The Women’s Fund of Alabama, The Woman of the Year, Ltd., the American Cancer Society of Birmingham, and American Women in Radio and Television. She is currently serving as president of Foundation Capital. ALMA MATER University of Alabama at Birmingham ON MY BUCKET LIST To travel more: return to Brazil, Europe, Israel, and places I haven’t visited. PASSION Painting. I have a website for my paintings: joanperryart.com. TOUGHEST CHALLENGE Surviving (33 years) cancer SMARTPHONE APP Fitbit FAVORITE MUSICIAN Al Green DESSERT The coconut cake at Bottega and Chez FonFon
William “Lee” Thuston
Partner, PHP Communications, Inc.
Jennifer Rose Attorney/Owner, The Rose Law Firm
With nearly two decades of experience in the legal system, Rose is living the dream and continuing her family’s goal of protecting others’ legal rights with her practice. In the courtroom and in negotiations, she aggressively fights to make sure her clients and their family get the justice they seek. She is well-known for being a creative, tough, skilled negotiator and trial attorney. Her top priority is to aggressively but compassionately fight to protect her clients’ legal rights and make sure that you get the best outcome possible for your case, whether it is in the matters of Alabama divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, family law, paternity, adoption, or divorce modifications. The daughter of a nationally recognized attorney and author, Warren Freeman, of Delta, Alabama, Rose spent over a decade assisting her father in his practice.
Deborah Alley Smith Managing Partner, Christian & Small
Smith is a civil litigation attorney with an active post-judgment and appellate litigation practice and is a member of the insurance practice group at Christian & Small. She is the president of the Birmingham Bar Foundation and was president of the Birmingham Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program in 2015. She also serves on the board of the Birmingham Business Alliance and is a member of the 2014 class of Leadership Birmingham.
Managing Partner, Burr & Forman
Thuston is Burr & Forman’s Managing Partner. Lee practices in the Corporate/Tax practice group where he focuses on economic development, business and succession planning, trusts and estates, tax law, and international law. Thuston is a driving force behind Alabama’s economic development and has played a large role in some of the state’s major manufacturing deals, including Mercedes, Mi-Tech Steel, IPSCO Steel, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, ThyssenKrupp, and the Jack Daniel Cooperage Project. He has been consistently listed in Chambers USA, Alabama Super Lawyers, and the Best Lawyers in America. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alabama Wildlife Federation Conservation. ALMA MATER University of Virginia BEVERAGE OF CHOICE Red wine ON MY BUCKET LIST Take an Alaskan Cruise; visit Australia PASSION/HOBBY Woodworking FAVORITE CHARITY UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center FAVORITE BOOK OR MOVIE The Deerhunter, Ben-Hur, or Lawrence of Arabia; Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years by Carl Sandburg FAVORITE MUSICIAN Adele DESSERT Pecan pie with vanilla ice cream
Charlie D. Waldrep Principal, Waldrep, Stewart & Kendrick LLC
Waldrep concentrates in representing public agencies with a primary emphasis in civil litigation. He was born in Gainesville, Georgia, and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1976. His areas of practice include Civil Litigation& Appeals and Governmental Relations. Thirty percent of the practice is dedicated to litigation. Waldrep is a member of the Birmingham, Montgomery, and Alabama state bar. Waldrep was chief of staff for Gov. Jim Folsom in 1993–1994. ALMA MATER Jacksonville State University; Cumberland School of Law BEVERAGE OF CHOICE A nice red wine ON MY BUCKET LIST Watch the aurora borealis from a hot tub near the Arctic Circle PASSION/HOBBY Spoiling my grandkids as much as their parents will tolerate TOUGHEST CHALLENGE The loss of our 24-year-old daughter, Brittany, to ovarian cancer SMARTPHONE APP Pandora FAVORITE BOOK OR MOVIE Casablanca and any book by John Steinbeck. FAVORITE MUSICIAN Rod Stewart DESSERT Yellow cake with chocolate icing
ALMA MATER The University of Tennessee ON MY BUCKET LIST When I retire from law, I’d like to work for a nonprofit, especially one that would allow me to help improve education in Alabama. TOUGHEST CHALLENGE Raising two children while maintaining a full-time www.BHMBIZ.com
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