ACDLA Annual Meeting & Seminar

June 5-6, 2026

On-site at the Perdido Beach Resort

Orange Beach, AL

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Topics

A variety of subjections including an hour of ethics
8.0 hours CLE (1.0 Ethics)

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Hotel Accommodations

Perdido Beach Resort
27200 Perdido Beach Blvd
Orange Beach, AL 36561

Room Rate: $445.00/night (Thursday-Saturday)

Reservations: Book Online Here

Room Block Closed

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Registration
Registration Open

Early Bird Registration April 1st-May 10th
Members- $190.00
Non-Members- $240.00

Registration May 11th-June 1st
Members- $245.00
Non-Members- $295.00

Late Registration June 2nd-June 5th
Members- $295.00
Non-Members- $345.00

Guest Ticket for Awards Reception- $50.00

*Registration includes materials download and one (1) dinner ticket
*All registrations and fees are non-refundable or transferable.

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2026 ANNUAL MEETING & SEMINAR AGENDA

Perdido Beach Resort- Orange Beach, AL

 Friday, June 5, 2026

7:15 AM         Registration/Breakfast Buffet

8:15 AM         Welcome
                      Robin Wolfe, ACDLA President

8:30 AM         “Run the Firm. Don't Let It Run You: A Practical Playbook for Lawyers"

Jillian Evans, Alabama State Bar

9:30 AM         BREAK

9:35 AM         “Run the Firm. Don't Let It Run You: A Practical Playbook for Lawyers: Part 2"

Jillian Evans, Alabama State Bar

10:35 AM       BREAK

10:45 AM       “Sentencing & Legislative Updates”

Bennet Wright, Executive Director, Alabama Sentencing Commission

11:45 AM       “Ethics Update”

Autumn Caudell, Asst. General Counsel, Alabama State Bar

12:45 PM       Annual Meeting & Elections

                        Board Meeting to Follow

ACDLA Members Only

5:30 PM         Awards Reception
Bar Sponsored by J.B. Brown- Trial Lawyer & Jinks Crow
Reception Sponsored by Huntsville Bar Association & Spy for Rent
Join us for drinks and hors d’oeuvres as we celebrate our award winners!
Additional Guest Tickets can be Purchased at Registration

Saturday, June 6, 2026

7:15 AM         Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by Mitigating Solutions- Deegan Malone & Ana Barragan

8:15 AM         Welcome
                      Laura Fikes, ACDLA President

8:30 AM         “No Bond, No Justice? Defending Client's Under Aniah's Law”

Sammie Shaw, Deputy Public Defender, Jefferson County PD Office

9:30 AM       “404(b) A.R.E. 'the Exclusionary Rule'”
Samuel Bentley, Public Defender, Walker County PD Office

10:30 AM       BREAK- Justice Text Sponsored Video Presentation

10:45 AM       “Identifying Civil Cases from Your Current Inventory”
                       Charlie Hudson, Attorney, Jinks Crow

11:15 AM       BREAK

11:30 AM       “DUI Law Update and the Forensic Aspects of DUI”

Patrick Mahaney, Attorney

1:00 PM         ADJOURN