Alabama Lawyers’ Hall of Fame, 0716 ALBJ, 77 The Alabama Lawyer 275 (2016)

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ALABAMA LAWYERS' HALL OF FAME

Vol. 77 No. 4 Pg. 275

Alabama Bar Lawyer

July, 2016

The Alabama State Bar recently inducted five new members into the Alabama Lawyers' Hall of Fame.

"Each of these inductees has played a pivotal role in the history and legacy that we as attorneys leave behind," said Alabama State Bar President Lee Copeland. "It's an honor to pay tribute to their lives and the work they did."

The five lawyers inducted into the 2015 Alabama Lawyers' Hall of Fame include:

Abe Berkowitz (1907-1985)-

Respected lawyer; longtime trustee of the Birmingham Bar Aid Trust; outspoken opponent for equity and fairness under the law; courageously challenged the Klan and other segregationists in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Era; played a significant role in changing Birmingham's municipal government by forming the Citizens for Progress Committee that ousted Bull Connor and other segregationist city leaders

Reuben Chapman (1799-1882)-

Lawyer who practiced in the state's early years; elected to state senate (1832-1835), Congress (1835-1847) and as 13^th governor (1847-1849); successfully remedied state's financial problems during his term as governor that were compounded by the failure of the state bank; in later years returned to the state legislature (1855-1856) and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1856, 1860 and 1868, but was unsuccessful in his efforts to reconcile the deep split in the northern and southern delegates to those conventions

Martin Leigh Harrison (1907-1997)-

Practiced law in Birmingham until 1934 before obtaining an LLM. from Harvard Law School in 1935. He then pursued an academic career; became a law professor at SMU and law professor (1938-1977) and dean (1950-1966) at his alma mater, the University of Alabama School of Law; as dean he enlarged and strengthened the faculty and continued to develop the law library; organized the law school alumni association and the law school foundation; left an enduring mark as a teacher of the law

Holland McTyeire Smith (1882-1967)-

Lawyer, soldier, patriot; known as "the father of modern U.S. amphibious warfare;"one of the top commanders in the Pacific during WWII; practiced law in Montgomery before receiving his appointment as 2d lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps; served in France in WWI; during WWII led Marines to victories with island-hopping strategy across the Pacific...