Joyce Baker

205-503-4511 (Direct)
205-226-2282 (Main)
Fax: 205-226-2357

Secretary: Amy Shinn
Email: ashinn@dglawfirm.com
205-503-4502 (Direct)

Ms. Baker-Selesky counsels large and small businesses—guiding and assisting them in formation and governance, acquisition and sale of assets, compliance with governmental regulations, and in all other aspects of their operations.

Practice Areas:
General Corporate and Transactional Matters
Business Formation
Banking
Lending
Holding Companies
Commercial Loan Closings
Lease Negotiation
Broker-Dealer Regulation
Contracts
Real Estate

Educational Background:
B.A., English and Sociology, Rice University, 1985
M.A. Sociology, Yale University 1986
M. Phil, Sociology, Yale University, 1990
J.D., magna cum laude, University of Alabama, 1996

Admitted to Practice:
Alabama
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

Law School Honors:
Order of the Coif
Hugo Black Scholar
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Legal Profession
Bench & Bar
Farrah Law Society

Bar Associations:
American Bar Association
Alabama Bar Association
Birmingham Bar Association

Prior Positions:
1997-2002, Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Sommerville, LLP
1996-97, Law Clerk to Hon. Sam Pointer, Chief U.S. District Judge, United
States District Court, Northern District of Alabama

News Media:
4/24/2003
The Birmingham News
New Hot Line Lets Workers Report Fraud