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