Hope S. MarshallShareholder

Biography

Ms. Marshall joined the law firm of White Arnold & Dowd P.C. as an attorney in 2007. Her practice focuses on criminal defense, white collar criminal defense, and general civil litigation. Ms. Marshall represents companies and individuals in connection with criminal investigations, as well as parallel civil and criminal proceedings. She practices in municipal, state, and federal courts, including appellate courts. In addition to her legal practice, Ms. Marshall serves on the Alabama Securities Commission and she is a professor at Birmingham School of Law, where she teaches Advanced Criminal Law/White Collar Crime.

Affiliations

• Magic City Bar Association, Member
• Birmingham Bar Association
  • Diversity Committe (2024)
  • Grievance Committee (2018-present); Committee Chair (2021); Committee Co-Chair (2020); Chair, Group B (2019)
  • Executive Committee (2020-2022)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2020, 2021), Chair (2016); Fee Arbitration Committee (2019); Criminal Justice Section: CLE Co-Chair (2017); Secretary (2014); Municipal Courts Liaison Committee, Chair (2014); Mentor, BBA New Lawyer Mentoring Program (2013); Young Lawyers' Section; Women Lawyers' Section; Criminal Justice Section; Volunteer Lawyer Program; Pro Bono Help Desk
• Alabama Lawyers Association
  • Member
  • Hall of Fame Nominations Committee
• Alabama State Bar Association, Women Lawyers’ Section (Secretary, 2022-2023; Vice-Chair, 2024-2026); Pro Bono Committee (2020-2025); Lawyer in Every Classroom Task Force, Chair (2020-2022; 2023-2025); Lawyer Voices for Survivors Task Force (2021-2022); Disciplinary Rules and Enforcement Committee (2020-2022); Lawyer Public Relations Task Force (2020-2021); Election Rules Review and Revision Task Force (2020-2021); Election Supervision Committee (2020); Section Coordination & Evaluation Task Force (2019-2020); Diversity & Inclusion in the Profession Committee (2019-2020); Diversity in the Profession Committee (2008-2019; Co-Chair, 2009-2018); Criminal Justice Section, Membership Committee Chair; Young Lawyers’ Section
• American Bar Association
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Young Lawyers’ Section
  • Women’s Section
• Alabama Securities Commission, Commissioner
• Indigent Defense Advisory Board for the Birmingham Division of the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama (2023-2024)
• Birmingham Bar Foundation Board of Directors (2023)
• Birmingham Inn of Court, Member
• Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, Grants Committee
• NACDL, Member
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• The Lorie Johnson Foundation
• First Light Women’s Shelter, Volunteer
• National College for DUI Defense, Member

Admissions

• Alabama State Bar (2007)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
• District of Columbia Bar (2019)