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HARVILLE-STEIN LAW OFFICES, LLC
130 INVERNESS PLAZA, #382
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242
Phone: 205.991.5600
SERVING JEFFERSON COUNTY,
SHELBY COUNTY, ST. CLAIR COUNTY,
TALLADEGA COUNTY, BIRMINGHAM,
BESSEMER & ALL THE COUNTIES OF ALABAMA.
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| About Us |
| Susan F. Harville-Stein |
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Susan F. Harville-Stein is an
attorney with a diverse background. Susan was the first female
investigator for the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, following in
her Grandfather’s and Great Grandfather’s footsteps, both having been
Sheriff’s in the same county. Susan also has a Masters Degree in
Social Work, and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW). Susan has
handled many cases in probate court and has worked with many
incapacitated persons in her career as a social worker and attorney and
has a natural inclination and desire to help people. Susan graduated
Valedictorian of her High School Class, graduated from the University
of Alabama on a Presidential Scholarship, graduated Magna Cum Laude
from her Bachelors program, and graduated in the top of her law school
class as an Honor Graduate. |
| Dean D.
Stein |
Dean D. Stein is an attorney with a
financial and business background. With an undergraduate degree in
Finance, and a Masters Degree in Business, Dean has a firm
understanding of business and personal finance issues. Dean
has served as Special Master to the Jefferson County Probate Court on
several cases. Dean has also been the Administrator and Executor for
several estates. Dean graduated cum laude from his undergraduate
financial degree program, was a constitutional law scholarship
recipient, graduated in the top of his law school class as an Honor
Graduate and has the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation. |
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| Alabama State Bar
Lawyer’s Creed |
To my
clients, I offer faithfulness, competence, diligence and good judgment.
I will strive to represent you as I would want to be represented and
to be worthy of your trust.
To the opposing parties and their counsel, I
offer fairness, integrity and civility I will seek reconciliation and,
if we fail, I will strive to make our dispute a dignified one.
To the courts, and other tribunals, and to those
who assist them, I offer respect, candor and courtesy. I will strive
to do honor to the search for justice.
To my colleagues in the practice of law, I offer
concern for your welfare. I will strive to make our association a
professional friendship.
To the profession, I offer assistance. I will
strive to keep our business a profession and our profession a calling
in the spirit of public service.
To the public and our systems of justice, I offer
service. I will strive to improve the law and our legal system, to make
the law and our legal system available to all, and to seek the common
good through the representation of my clients. |
Alabama State Bar Pledge of Professionalism
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I believe
that our judicial system binds together the fabric of our democracy. I
believe that, in order to maintain our judicial system, lawyers must
maintain a high degree of professional courtesy and decorum. I believe
that every lawyer has a professional duty to maintain a courteous and
collegial atmosphere in the practice of law. I believe that a courteous
and collegial atmosphere begins with me. |
Therefore, I will |
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Never
knowingly deceive another lawyer |
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Honor promises and
commitments made to another lawyer |
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Make all reasonable
efforts to schedule matters with opposing counsel by agreement |
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Maintain a cordial and
respectful relationship with opposing counsel |
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Seek sanctions against
opposing counsel only where required for the protection of my client
and not for mere tactical advantage |
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Not make unfounded
accusations of unethical conduct about opposing counsel |
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Never intentionally
embarrass another lawyer and will avoid personal criticism of another
lawyer |
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Attempt to always be
punctual |
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Seek informal agreement
in procedural and preliminary matters |
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Recognize that advocacy
does not include harassment |
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Recognize that advocacy
does not include needless delay |
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Shake hands with the
opposing counsel at the close of adversarial proceedings and will
refrain from engaging in any conduct which engenders disrespect for the
court, my adversary or the parties |
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Be ever mindful that
any motion, trial, court appearance, deposition, pleading or legal
technicality costs someone time and money |
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Never have ex parte
communications with the court |
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Stand to address the
court, be courteous and not engage in recrimination with the court |
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Dress in proper attire
during any court proceeding, whether in the courtroom or chambers, to
show proper respect for the court and the law |
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Not become too closely
associated with my client’s activities, or become emotionally involved
with my client |
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Always remember that
the purpose of the practice of law is neither an opportunity to make
outrageous demands upon vulnerable opponents nor blind resistance to a
just claim; being stubbornly litigious for a plaintiff or a defendant
is not professional |
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This pledge is adapted from the Alabama
State Bar
Code of Professional Courtesy adopted by the Board of
Bar Commissioners on April 10, 1992 |
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