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Brent A. King

 * Brent A. King was born in Mobile, Alabama on January 12, 1963. His family migrated from England to Sanson, North Carolina in __________.  He was born out of the same bloodline as William Rufus DeVane King, Alabama's only Vice President of the United States.  He was raised in Huntsville, Alabama and has been practicing law in Decatur, Alabama since 1988.



Education
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 * He graduated from Virgil I. Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama in 1981, where he was President of the Key Club his Senior year. In 1985 he graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama with a Major in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting and Finance. He received a minor in Economics. While attending Samford University, he served as President of the Pi Kappa Alpha Social Fraternity from 1984 to 1985. He was a four year letterman on Samford University's Mens Varsity Tennis team.


 * He graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1988, where he obtained his Doctor of Jurisprudence. He was on the Deans List from 1986-1988. While attending Cumberland School of Law, he served as President of Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity from 1987 to 1988 and successfully passed the Georgia Bar Examination.



Professional Background
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 * King was a member and eventual partner at Trimmier Law Firm in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1988 until 1996. His firm represented over eighty Credit Unions in Alabama, Florida and Louisiana.  His practice primarily focused on real property transactions, creditors rights in bankruptcy, and financial institution consumer compliance.


 * In 1996 he was the founding partner of the Brent A. King Law Firm, where he currently practices. His practice includes the representation of numerous financial institutions throughout Alabama. The primary focus of his practice emphasizes financial institution representation, real property transactions, and creditors rights in bankruptcy.  He has assisted his clients in over 12,000.00 real estate transactions.


 * He was licensed by the Alabama State Bar and the Georgia State Bar in 1988. He was licensed by the Tennessee State Bar in 1989. He was admitted to the United States Federal District Court for the Nothern District of Alabama in 1988. He was admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1988.


 * In addition to his legal career, King is the Director of Tennis at Decatur Heritage Christian Acadamy in Decatur, Alabama.