The Birmingham Bar Foundation Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to honor the memory of distinguished members of our legal community whose lives and careers exemplified service, integrity, and a deep commitment to justice. Through this fund, we continue their legacy by investing in the future—supporting law students who demonstrate not only academic promise, but also a dedication to the principles that guide our profession.

Each scholarship awarded is a tribute to those we have lost—attorneys, judges, mentors, and advocates—who made lasting contributions to the legal field and to the greater Birmingham community. Their impact lives on through the students who receive this support: the next generation of lawyers who will champion access to justice, uphold the rule of law, and serve with compassion and professionalism.

The Memorial Scholarship Fund helps ease the financial burden of legal education for deserving students and strengthens the pipeline of diverse, service-oriented legal talent across Alabama. In doing so, it reinforces the Foundation’s core mission of promoting justice through education, engagement, and opportunity.

We invite you to join us in honoring these legacies. Whether through a one-time gift or a recurring donation, your support ensures that the values of our legal community are passed on—and that the pursuit of justice continues with strength and purpose.

Together, we remember. Together, we invest in the future of justice.