Republican Women of the South Welcome JeffCo DA Brandon Falls

Please join Republican Women of the South

next Wednesday, June 23, 2010

10:30 AM Coffee

11:00 AM Program

Noon Lunch

($17.00, reservation required, candouglas@bellsouth.net)

Vestavia Country Club

Invite your neighbors to come meet our guest speaker, Jefferson County District Attorney, Brandon Falls

Brandon K. Falls was appointed by Governor Bob Riley to the position of District Attorney, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Birmingham Division, on September 1, 2008. He has been employed with the District Attorney's Office since October 1997 and has served as a Deputy District Attorney in Circuit Court, District Court and Screening Divisions. He became a Division Supervisor in January 2005 and was assigned to the DA's Office at Juvenile Court. Upon leaving the Juvenile Court assignment, Mr. Falls supervised deputy DA's in the Circuit Court Division.

Mr. Falls has been responsible for hiring, training and supervising all law clerks who work part time in our office. He also coordinated extern and intern positions with various law schools so students could receive school credit for their time spent in the DA's Office. He initiated the program to instruct attorneys on legal and trial issues essential to prosecution and has lectured on topics including case analysis, cross-examination, rules of evidence and sentencing laws. He has served as a member of the interview committee which interviews and recommends applicants for positions of Deputy District Attorney.

Brandon graduated from the University of Alabama in 1994 and received his Juris Doctor in May of 1997 from the University of Alabama School of Law. He has since served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cumberland School of Law and has been a faculty instructor for the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina, and the National College of District Attorneys. He has lectured at the University of Alabama School of Law, the APOSTC Law Enforcement Academy at Tuscaloosa, the Birmingham Police Academy and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. He is a member of the Alabama Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association, the Alabama District Attorneys Association and National District Attorneys Association.

Mr. Falls is dedicated to serving the citizens of Jefferson County through prosecution of criminals and supporting all victims of crime in every way possible. He and his office are available to answer any questions citizens may have regarding the criminal justice process.