Biography  Christopher M. Priest, a member with Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert, primarily provides legal services in the areas of probate, estate planning, corporate law, and litigation. Mr. Priest’s practice includes conservatorships, and trust and estate management. In addition to probate law and estate administration, Mr. Priest works with businesses and corporations, providing legal assistance for the organization of business entities.
Mr. Priest was appointed Special Probate Judge from June 23, 2007 to June 30, 2007 by the Honorable Steven E. Haddock, Presiding Circuit Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Additionally in 2007, Mr. Priest was appointed County Guardian and Conservator for Morgan County, Alabama and continues to serve the County in such capacity.
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Clerkship
- Law Clerk to Judge Glenn E. Thompson, Eighth Judicial Circuit, Alabama, 1999-2000
Professional Associations and Journals
- Member, Alabama State Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Morgan County Bar Association
- Member, Adult Guardianship Committee, Alabama Law Institute, 2008-2010
- Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, 1998-1999
- Phi Delta Phi, Magister, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, 1998-1999
Awards and Honors
- Citizenship Award, Trevecca Nazarene University, 1996
- Homecoming King, Trevecca Nazarene University, 1995
Other Civic Organizations
- American Red Cross, Morgan/Lawrence County Chapter, Hero, 2008 and 2009
- Mental Health Advisory Council, Attorney Representative, 2004-Present
- Huntsville First Church of the Nazarene, Board Member, 2000-2006
- Decatur Concert Association, Board Member, 2005-2006
- District 6860 Group Study Exchange to Taipei, Taiwan, Rotary International, Team Member, 2004
- United Way of Morgan County, Allocations Committee, 2002-2004
Reported Opinions
- Priest v. Ernest W. Ball & Associates, Inc., 63 So. 3d 1013 (Ala. 2010)
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