Gail H. Donaldson

I grew up in Columbia, Alabama, a small town in southeast Alabama always wanting to be an attorney when I grew up. I went to a junior college in Dothan, Alabama and transferred to Auburn University at Montgomery my Junior year of college. I had never lived in a "big" city but had fun in sorority life at college (Alpha Gamma Delta) and graduated in June 1993 with a B.S. in Justice & Public Safety. I then had to find a job in my field which proved very difficult with no experience. I found a receptionist job with Bond & Botes in August 1993. I took the job to get a "foot in the door" and later moved up to a paralegal position. The partners at Bond & Botes came to me and offered me the opportunity to attend law school at night at Jones School of Law in Montgomery. So I worked full time and attended school. I graduated in 1999 and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2000. I now am the managing partner at Bond, Botes, Shinn & Donaldson and love the opportunity of helping every day folks get out financial trouble.

Education
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Montgomery, Alabama, 1999
Juris Doctor
• Best Paper Award: Trial Advocacy, Summer Semester 1998
• Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity

Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama , 1993
Bachelor of Science in Justice and Public Safety
• Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity

Bar Admissions
Alabama State Bar May 2000
United States District Court of the Middle District of Alabama May 2000
United States District Court of the Southern District of Alabama June 2000
United States Tax Court April 2014

Memberships & Affiliations
Member of the Montgomery County Bar. (2000 to present)
Alabama State Bar Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force. (2008)
Past Member of the Attorney Advisory Group for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama. (2012 to 2013)
Alabama State Bar Pledge of Professionalism.
Member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. (2000 to present)
Attended the 1

Alabama

Alabama State Bar Association

Since 2000

Jones School of Law

J.D. (1999) | Juris Doctorate

1996 - 1999

Auburn University at Montgomery

B.S. (1993) | Justice and Public Safety

1991 - 1993

Montgomery County Bar

Member

2000 - Current

Alabama State Bar

Member

2000 - Current

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

Member

2000 - Current

Attorney Advisory Group for U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Middle District of AL

Member

2012 - 2013

Alabama State Bar Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force

Member

2008 - 2008

Proof of Claims filed by Debt Purchasers, CLE Alabama, Birmingham, AL

November 2016

CLE Alabama

Legal Seminars & Presentations Panel speaker on topic of “Proof of Claims filed by Debt Purchasers”, CLE Alabama , November 2016