William B. Hairston, III — Of Counsel
(205) 328-9400 ext. 305
Bill is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law and obtained a B.S. from Cornell University. While at the University of Alabama School of Law, Bill served as the Executive Editor of the Journal of the Legal Profession, as well as member of Phi Delta Phi.
– Executive Editor, Journal of the Legal Profession
– Phi Delta Phi
Cornell University (B.S.), 1980
– Tau Beta Pi
Admitted: Alabama, Florida, Georgia
– Loan Documentation
– SBA Lending
– Real Estate
American Bar Association
• Member, Opinion Letters Committee, 1990-
• Member, Loan Documentation Committee, 1988-
• Member, Commercial Financial Services Committee, 1987-
• Member, UCC Committee
Alabama State Bar Association
• Chair, Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct, 1993-98
• Reporter, 1983 – 1993
Birmingham Bar Association
• Member, Professionalism Long Range Task Force, 1999-
• Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1996-98
• Chair, Ethics Committee, 1994-95
• Member, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1990-91
• Member, Grievance Committee, 1987-89
Rotary Club of Birmingham, 2003-
Alabama Law Institute
• Member, Committee on Article 9 of the UCC, 1999-2001
• Member, Committee on Article 5 of the UCC, 1996-97
• Member, Committee on Articles 3 & 4 of the UCC, 1993-96
• Member, Committee on Article 4A of the UCC, 1991
• Member, Committee on Article 2A of the UCC, 1990
• Member, Committee on Article 1 of the UCC
• Member, Real Estate Standency Committee
The Florida Bar
The Georgia Bar
American Bar Foundation,
• Life Fellow, 1994-
Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Rules and Practice and Procedure for District Courts’
• Member, 1988-
Publications:
– “The Ranking of Attorney Lien Against Other Liens in the United States,” 7 Journal of the Legal Profession, 1983, 1982.
– “Repossession and Disposition of Personal Property,” section of Foreclosure and Repossession in Alabama, NBI, 1987, 1989, 1991.
– “How to Close SBA 504 Transactions,” National Association of Development Co., 1992.
Teaching:
– Lecturer, CLE Programs, University of Alabama School of Law and Cumberland School of Law
News, Updates and Events:
May 8, 2014 – SBA Loan Guarantees: Current Purchase Issues and Complexities Live Webinar
September 12, 2013 – Navigating the Storms of Recovering on SBA 7(a) Loan Guarantees