For the second year, Beasley Allen attorney Clay Barnett is serving as Chairman for the River Region United Way's Attorney Campaign. The United Way conducts an annual campaign to raise money to support its 48 agency partners that serve all the people of the River Region. Services range from pre-birth to Hospice of Montgomery. The annual campaign asks individuals to contribute either through their business or individually. The Attorney Campaign is one important piece of the puzzle, helping the United Way reach its goal, which ensures that people in our community can obtain the services they need. Last year, area lawyers pledged $140,000 to the River Region United Way.

Today Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange presented a Proclamation officially declaring Pro Bono Week in the City of Montgomery, October 25-31, 2009. The resolution was presented to State Bar President Thomas J. Methvin of Montgomery (Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.); Patrick L.W. "Pat" Sefton, president of the Montgomery County Bar Association (Sasser, Sefton, Tipton and Davis, P.C.); and Royal Dumas, chairman of the MCBA Pro Bono Committee (Hill, Hill, Carter, Franco, Cole & Black, P.C.).

MONTGOMERY, ALA. (October 9, 2009) - BeasleyAllen.com driver Grant Enfinger showed he was made of tough stuff last weekend in Kansas City when he pulled in a third-place finish in the ARCA RE/MAX series Kansas Lottery 150 despite a starting position at 29^th place. Enfinger has been running at the front of the pack in recent races, placing third at Talladega and taking consecutive to-the-wire second-place finishes at Kentucky and Chicagoland speedways. All that's missing from his top-tier season is a No. 1 finish. To give him that chance, sponsor Beasley Allen gave the green light to Rockingham on Oct. 11.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. (October 2, 2009) - BeasleyAllen.com driver Grant Enfinger was hampered by rain in Kansas City prior to the start of his final race in the ARCA RE/MAX series, but cloudy skies couldn't dim this driver's talent. Despite starting in the back of the pack at the 29th position, Enfinger pulled out an impressive third-place finish at the Kansas Speedway Lottery 150 race.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. (September 30, 2009) - BeasleyAllen.com is gearing up for the win at Kansas Speedway tomorrow, Oct. 1. Driver Grant Enfinger and his trusty pit crew have been fine-tuning the car for the Ninth Annual Kansas Lottery 150, part of the ARCA RE/MAX series. The race will kick off a NASCAR weekend at Kansas Speedway, and will be broadcast on the Speed Channel beginning at 4 p.m. The race is 150 miles, 100 laps. This will be Enfinger's final race of the season.

MONTGOMERY, ALA. (September 28, 2009) - The public is invited to participate in the 20^th Annual Father Walter's Memorial Golf Classic, which is set for Friday, October 2, at Wynlakes Golf & Country Club. The event, which is presented by the Montgomery County Association for Justice, benefits the Father Walter Memorial Child Care Center, which is one of only two 24-hour pediatric nursing care facilities in the state of Alabama, providing care for children with profound mental and physical challenges. This year, Judge Charles Price will serve as honorary chairman of the event.

Beasley Allen will present a Wii gaming system and Wii Fit game to Children's Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. Patients will be on hand to try out the new Wii, and administrators, staff and physicians will be available for interviews.

“Project Wii-hab” is a coordinated effort of more than 40 law firms throughout the country to donate a Wii gaming system to a rehabilitative program in their area.

MONTGOMERY, AL - Beasley Allen shareholder C. Gibson Vance has been selected to serve as President-Elect of the American Association for Justice. The election was announced at the organization's annual convention, held recently in San Francisco, Calif.

Beasley Allen managing shareholder Tom Methvin, current President of the Board of Directors for Brantwood Children's Home, was in Tuscaloosa today to accept a check presented to Brantwood by the Nick's Kids Fund. The Nick's Kids Fund is a charitable foundation established by University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and his wife, Terry, to promote and support children, family, teacher and student causes.