Alton B. Parker, Jr.

Alton B. Parker, Jr. is a partner at Spain & Gillon, LLC in Birmingham, Alabama. His practice includes corporate law, business transactions, governmental and administrative law, municipal matters, public finance, economic development, and real estate. He also handles civil litigation arising from corporate, business, and governmental disputes. His work connects commercial transactions with local government requirements, helping organizations address development, planning, business relationships, and other legal matters that involve both private and public interests.

Alton received a B.A. from the University of Alabama in 1966, followed by an M.B.A. from the same university in 1970. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in 1974. While attending law school, he served as associate editor of the Cumberland Law Review. His legal and business education informs his involvement in transactions, municipal issues, and planning matters where financial and regulatory considerations intersect.

Alton has substantial experience with real estate development, mergers, acquisitions, governmental relations, and related commercial matters. He has worked across corporate and government law and represented clients in litigation involving business and public entities. His background also includes military service as a commissioned officer in the United States Army, with service in Vietnam and retirement as a lieutenant colonel. That earlier leadership experience is part of a professional career involving negotiations, institutions, and complex organizational questions.

Alton B. Parker, Jr. has held leadership roles with the Birmingham Bar Association and its foundation, including work on the association’s executive and finance committees. He has also been active in Birmingham economic development organizations and regional civic leadership. His official biography reports a longstanding AV Preeminent peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Through his legal and public service, he has remained involved in issues affecting Birmingham businesses, local governments, and the region’s development.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Spain & Gillon, LLC
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member and Member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of its Finance Committee, Birmingham Bar Association
• Past Founding Member, Board of Directors, Birmingham Bar Association Foundation
• Member, American Bar Association
• President and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Member, Executive Committee, Operation New Birmingham
• Graduate and President, Member Council, Leadership Birmingham
• Founding Member, Board of Directors, Region 2020
• Vice Chairman and General Counsel and Member, Executive Committee, Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Board of Trustees, The Indian Springs School
• Member, United Way of Central Alabama
• Member, Birmingham Kiwanis Club
• Member, Community Affairs Committee of Operation New Birmingham
• Member, Better Business Bureau
• Member, Metropolitan Arts Council

Licensed State

• Alabama

Education

• Cumberland School of Law of Samford University
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• University of Alabama
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• University of Alabama
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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