Domestic Violence law in Alabama covers protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Alabama has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to domestic violence cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in Alabama is generally 2 years (Ala. Code § 6-2-38), though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Alabama's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Alabama State Bar sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in Alabama bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The domestic violence attorneys listed here practice throughout Alabama and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in Alabama to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Alabama.

Jared Dale Vaughn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jared Vaughn, Lawyer at Law
 612 S 4th St Gadsden AL 35901
(256) 547-4444
Birmingham School of Law (2006)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Animal & Dog Law Antitrust Law
Matthew William Bassie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Matthew W. Bassie
 102 S. Court Street Ste. 411 Florence AL 35630
(256) 412-6564
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University (2016)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Tylynn Griffin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
T.Griffin Law Office, LLC
 1601 5th Avenue North Suite 290 Birmingham AL 35203
Samford University (2018)
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Robin C Wolfe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Robin Carter Wolfe, Lawyer at Law
 221 Eastside Square, Suite 3A Robin C. Wolfe, Lawyer at Law Huntsville AL 35801
(256) 539-4441
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Sheila Crumley Field - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sheila Field, Lawyer at Law
 11 East 13th Street ANNISTON AL 36201
(256) 239-8000
Birmingham School of Law(AL)
Alabama Bar
Active License
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
William L. Gieske - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Will Gieske
 402 South Pine Street Florence AL 35630
(256) 516-9000
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (2016)
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jonathan A. Blackwell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Crumbley-Blackwell & Associates, P.C.
 2304 Memorial Pkwy SW Huntsville AL 35801
(256) 539-4464
University of Alabama School of Law (1997)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Brandon Charles Neal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Neal Law Office, LLC
 217 2nd Avenue East Oneonta AL 35121
(205) 625-6900
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (2008)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Temberly Tyler Sledge - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Temberly Tyler Sledge P.C.
 102 S. Court Street Suite 500 Florence AL 35630
(256) 415-0023
Birmingham School of Law (2007)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Barbara H. Agricola - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Agricola Law
 127 S. 8th St. Opelika AL 36801
(334) 759-7557
University of Alabama School of Law
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Alyssa Enzor Baxley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Enzor & Maniscalco, LLP
 506 Main Street Oxford AL 36203
(256) 770-7232
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Domestic Violence
James Guy Fullan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fullan and Fullan Lawyers at Law
 50 South Greeno Road Suite B Fairhope AL 36532
(205) 251-8596
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1985)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Hayden Glass Sizemore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hayden G. Sizemore, Lawyer at Law, LLC
 6771 Taylor Circle Montgomery AL 36117
(334) 834-3444
Troy University - Troy campus (2020)
English
Middle District of Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Elder Law
Johnnie Franks Woodruff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Woodruff & McCaney Law Office
 1604 Mockingbird Court Ste G Florence AL 35630
(256) 349-5370
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University (2005)
11th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Sean Hampton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hampton Law Offices
 5901 Airport Blvd, Suite 206 Mobile AL 36608
(251) 767-7266
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (2001)
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jason C. Neff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jason C. Neff
 2610 6th Street Suite B Tuscaloosa AL 35401
(205) 345-1601
Birmingham School of Law (1999)
English
11th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Patrick K Yeatts - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Yeatts Law Office, LLC
 2007 3rd Ave. N. Birmingham AL 35203
(205) 530-1331
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (2007)
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Blake Alan Payne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blake Alan Payne
 1816 3rd Ave S, Suite 101 Jasper AL 35501
(205) 221-4660
Birmingham School of Law(AL)
Alabama Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Jay A. Stoves - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Stoves Law Office, P.C.
 4 Office Park Circle Suite 314 Birmingham AL 35223
(205) 823-7233
Birmingham School of Law (1996)
English, Spanish
United States District Court Middle District of Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Kenneth Robert Raines - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Raines Law Office
 101 N. Section St. Fairhope AL 36532
(251) 517-0528
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1988)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Travis T Juneau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Travis T. Juneau, LLC.
 600 lurleen b wallace south Suite 120 Tuscaloosa AL 35401
(205) 737-4696
University of Alabama School of Law (2014)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Divorce
Kathy Long Skipper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Kathy L. Skipper
 1901 Richard Arrington Junior Boulevard South Birmingham AL 35209
(205) 939-1010
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
William Terry Bullard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
W. Terry Bullard, P.C.
 707 W. Main Street DOTHAN AL 36301
(334) 793-5665
Cumberland, Samford University(AL)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Mark Polson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Polson & Polson, P.C.
2824 Central Ave #150 Birmingham AL 35209
(205) 871-8838
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1974)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Jaimee Elizabeth Hunter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Elizabeth Hunter Law Office
 2100 SouthBridge Parkway Suite 650 Birmingham AL 35209
(205) 777-9079
Howard University
English
11th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Alyse Phillips Fowler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alyse Fowler Law
 415 Davis Street Post Office Box 647 Elba AL 36323
(334) 897-3413
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University (2014)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Richelle H. Gossman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gossman Law Office, LLC
 1980 Braddock Dr Birmingham AL 35226
(205) 422-0704
Birmingham School of Law
English
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Amanda Walters Porter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 201 Temple Avenue South Fayette AL 35555
(205) 932-5522
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Belinda Ann Weldon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Belinda A. Weldon, Attorney at Law
 1027 23rd Street South Birmingham AL 35205
(205) 504-9400
Birmingham School of Law(AL)
Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Christine Frieder - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Christine Frieder, Lawyer at Law
 2319 Market Place Suite C Huntsville AL 35801
(256) 270-8368
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (2004)
English
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Sam P. Dixon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dixon Law LLC
 2100 SouthBridge Parkway Suite 650 Birmingham AL 35209
(205) 616-8896
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Joseph A. Ingram - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ingram Law, LLC
 300 Vestavia Parkway Suite 2300 Vestavia Hills AL 35216
(205) 335-2640
Samford University (2013)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Edward L. Alley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Edward L. Alley, P.C.
 123 N. Marion Street, Suite A Athens AL 35611
(256) 434-1096
University of Alabama School of Law (1999)
Spanish
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Russell Wilson Crumbley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Crumbley-Blackwell & Associates, P.C.
 2304 Memorial Parkway SW Huntsville AL 35801
(256) 539-4464
University of Alabama - Huntsville
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Michael Moosavi Shabani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5500 Southlake Park suite 200-250 Birmingham AL 35244
(205) 823-1223
Birmingham School of Law (1991)
English, Farsi, Latin, Spanish
Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Joshua M. Pendergrass - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pendergrass Law Office, LLC
 101 North Carlisle Street, Suite 101 P.O. Box 2145 Albertville AL 35950
(256) 894-0062
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University (2008)
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
James Walter Bodiford Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of James W Bodiford Jr.
 501 Government Street Mobile AL 36602
(251) 432-7300
Cumberland, Samford University(AL)
Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Summer G Walker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 PO Box 185 Birmingham AL 35201
(205) 201-0898
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (2001)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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