About Janine
Janine practices in the Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation practice groups focusing on creditors’ rights and mass tort litigation.
Janine is a member of the Young Lawyers, Bankruptcy, and Litigation Sections of the American Bar Association and she is a member of the Alabama State Bar, the Birmingham Bar Association, the Magic City Bar Association and the Alabama Black Lawyers Association. Janine is very active in the Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Association where she currently serves as a Committee Director and has previously served as Vice Chair and Team Member of the National Conferences Team, and Chair of the Bankruptcy Law Committee. In 2004, Janine was honored as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” recognized by the Birmingham Business Journal. Janine is also active in the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association where she is a member of the Diversity Task Force and she is a member of the Diversity in the Law Committee for the Alabama State Bar Young Lawyers Section.
Janine is a frequent speaker at the ABA Young Lawyers Section meetings and has been a presenter for the following CLE presentations: “Life After the JD; Now What Do I Do?” co-sponsored by the YLD, American Bar Foundation and the Law Student Division (Mid-Year Meeting 2005); “Moral Bankruptcy-Ethics in the Face of Enron” sponsored by the Professional Development Team and the YLD Bankruptcy Law Committee (Mid-Year Meeting 2003); “Secrets to Success Under Revised Article 9,” a Live Online CLE Presentation (Fall Conference 2001).
Janine received her B.A. in English from the University of Alabama and her J.D. from the University of Alabama Law School. While in law school, she was Senior Editor for the Law & Psychology Review, member of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, member of the Bankruptcy Moot Court Team and was selected for the Outstanding Oral Advocacy Award in the First Year Moot Court Program. She also served as Secretary to the Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society.
Janine Cross-Examined
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For the past five years, I have been a member of the Board of Directors for Girls Incorporated of Central Alabama. I am most proud of my work on this Board because the programs sponsored at Girls Incorporated encourage and promote girls to be “strong, smart and bold.” I believe that I also serve as an example to those girls of a woman who is likewise strong, smart and bold. I am also a member of the Junior Board of Directors for the YWCA of Central Alabama.
What are your hobbies? My hobby, which is actually turning into a second career, is interior decorating. It started off as something I did for myself and my parents; now I actually have friends and colleagues who call on me for advice when purchasing furniture or decorating their new homes.