William Lee Pfeifer Jr

William L. Pfeifer, Jr., (Bill Pfeifer) is an Alabama appellate lawyer representing clients all over the State of Alabama. He is a former staff attorney to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, and has been practicing law since 1993. To learn more about his law practice, visit www.WilliamPfeifer.com.

University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

J.D. (1993) | law

1990 - 1993

Honors: Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Farrah Law Society Scholarship; Board of Editors of the Law & Psychology Review

Samford University

B.A. | religion/philosophy

1985 - 1989

Honors: First recipient of the William M. Lunceford Award for Excellence in Philosophy; Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences; Dean's List

Privacy and Legal Outsourcing

American Bar Association, GP Solo Magazine

December, 2012

Technology in Appellate Law Practice

Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

2011

About.com Law Practice Management

About.com, a New York Times Company

July, 2010

The Greatest Lawyer Jokes of All Time

Pipers Willow, Inc.

August 1, 2007

How to Start a Successful Law Practice

Pipers Willow, Inc.

October 12, 2006

Dr. Donald K. Springen Award

Baldwin County Democratic Party

2004

Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society

University of Alabama School of Law

1992

Legal Writing Institute

Member

2010 - Current

Scribes - The American Society of Legal Writers

Member

2008 - Current

National Writers Union

Member

2007 - Current

Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Member

1994 - Current

Alabama State Bar

Member

1993 - Current

Alabama

Since 1993

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Q. In Alabma husband living with another woman since Nov 08 & got newspaper obituary showing them having same last name &

November 6, 2018

A: Possibly. Alabama Code Section 13A-13-1 says "A person commits bigamy when he intentionally contracts or purports to contract a marriage with another person when he has a living spouse. A person who contracts a marriage outside this state, which would be bigamous if contracted in this state, commits bigamy by cohabiting in the state with the other party to such a marriage." Bigamy is a Class C felony, carrying a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. You would need to talk to a sheriff's investigator in your county to determine whether this is a case they would be willing to investigate. Regardless of whether law enforcement determined there was enough evidence for an indictment, his public relationship with this woman would work to your benefit in divorce court proceedings. If we can be of any assistance, please let us know. ... Read More

Q. How do I draw up a parental rights petition?

November 6, 2018

A: Rather than try to do this yourself, I would encourage you to hire an attorney to draft all of the paperwork for you. A petition to terminate parental rights will need to be filed in juvenile court, which has to be served on the father so that he has an opportunity to contest it. If he has agreed to the parental rights termination, then he can sign a consent to the termination. The case will be scheduled for a hearing, at which the judge will determine whether there are sufficient grounds for a parental rights termination. If you try to do this yourself, it would be easy to make a mistake that could create problems later. However, if this is really going to be uncontested by the father, an attorney should be able to handle it for you at a reasonable price. If we can be of assistance, please let us know. ... Read More

Q. If an adult is living with their parents for free can they legally "Ground" them to the home?

November 1, 2018

A: No. From a legal standpoint, you are basically the same as any other adult renting a room from them. They can, however, evict you from their home and let you go find your own place to live.