Whit Colvin

Phone: (205) 251-2881
Fax: (205) 254-3987
Email: wcolvin@bishopcolvin.com

Whit Colvin, in fifteen short years of practice, has managed to build a practice in complex, specialized areas—land use, desegregation, federal regulatory and statutory law (such as the Fair Labor Standards Act), education finance issues, No Child Left Behind Act, and related areas. He has represented the State of Alabama in its efforts to satisfy its statewide desegregation obligations and local boards in similar efforts, as well as the University of Montevallo in its higher education desegregation case. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, one of the Rising Stars of the Birmingham Bar, and a Super Lawyers "Rising Star."

Speaking Engagements / Seminars:

• Family and Medical Leave Act and Military Leave Changes, Alabama Association of School Business Officials, AASBO and Payroll Certificate Program, Bryant Conference Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (February 2009)
• The Fair Labor Standards Act: Particular "Opportunities" for School Boards, Alabama Association of School Business Officials, AASBO Payroll Personnel Certificate Program, Bryan Conference Center, Bryant Conference Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (September 2008)
• Payroll & Personnel Issues, Alabama Association of School Business Officials 39th Annual Conference (May 2008)
• Employee Leave Laws, Family & Medical Leave Act, Alabama Association of School Business Officials 39th Annual Conference (May 2008)
• E-Discovery: What it Means, or How We Communicate, When We Communicate, and What We Say; Alabama Association of School Boards, Winter District Meetings (January and February 2008)
• Administrative Land Use Process: What Every Real Estate Lawyer Needs to Know; Alabama Bar for Continuing Legal Education (October 19, 2007)
• Disproportionality in Discipline; Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys, Summer Conference, Orange Beach, Alabama (2007)
• Effective School Board/Attorney Relationships, Alabama Association of School Boards, Fall District Meeting (October 2006)
• Sex and the Stadium, Understanding Title IX; Alabama Association of School Boards, Fall District Meetings (Fall 2003)
• Fair Pay: A Guide to the New Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations, Alabama Association of School Boards, Summer Conference, Gulf Shores, Alabama (July 10, 2004)
• Fair Labor Standards Act - Overtime Class Actions, Alabama Association of School Boards, Summer Conference, Gulf Shores, Alabama (July 2003)

Published and Unpublished Opinions:

• Gray v. Vestavia Hills Bd. of Educ., 2008 WL 5064890 (11th Cir. 2008)
• Lee v. Lee County Bd. of Educ., 476 F.Supp.2d 1356 (M.D. Ala. 2007)
• Knight v. Alabama, 469 F.Supp.2d 1016 (N.D. Ala. 2006)
• Harris v. Crenshaw County Bd. of Educ., 2006 WL 2590592 (M.D. Ala. 2006)
• Chism v. Jefferson County, 954 So.2d 12058 (Ala. 2006)
• Richardson v. Terry, 893 So.2d 277 (Ala. 2004)
• Banks, Finley, White & Co. v. Wright, 864 So.2d 324 (Ala. 2001)
• Laidlaw Transit, Inc. v. Alabama Educ. Assn., 769 So.2d 872 (Ala. 2000)
• H.M. v. Jefferson County Bd. of Educ., 719 So.2d 793 (Ala. 1998)

Publications:

• Military Leave Changes for the 21st Century, Education and the Law (June 30, 2003)
• Political Pitfalls: Practical Tips for School Board Candidates, Alabama School Boards (February 28, 2002)

Professional Affiliations, Activities and Honors:

• Birmingham Bar Association
• Alabama Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys - President (2007), Vice President (2006), Board of Directors (2005-2007)
• Alabama Association of Municipal Attorneys
• Named to Birmingham Magazine's Top Attorneys - "Rising Stars"
• Named to 2010-2011 Edition of Super Lawyers - "Rising Stars"
• AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory