Alyson M. Hood

Alyson M. Hood is a partner in The Bloomston Firm in Birmingham, Alabama. She concentrates her practice in the areas of federal and state civil litigation including constitutional law, civil rights, employment practice, sexual harassment, contract disputes, and divorce.

Alyson graduated from Birmingham- Southern College with a B.A. degree in Political Science and a concentration in Pre-Law in 2008 before she attended Samford University Cumberland School of Law and received her J.D. in 2011. She co-authored the Alabama Drug Offender Accountability Act Manual and the Alabama Risk/Needs Protocol while working at the Alabama Supreme Court.

Alyson has spoken on the areas of constitutional rights violations, sexual harassment, hostile work environment, common law marriage, and the use of private investigators in domestic relations litigation.

Alyson currently serves on the Alabama Women’s Section Executive Committee, Birmingham Bar Scholarship Committee and Co-Chair for the Alabama Family Law Section. She is also a member of the Birmingham Young Lawyer’s Section and Birmingham Inns of Court.

Rising Stars – Birmingham Business Journal (2018)

Areas of Practice

• Constitutional Law
• Civil Rights Litigation
• Employment Law
• Contract Law
• Sexual Harassment
• Criminal Law
• Divorce
• Family Law
• Custody & Visitation
• Child Support

Bar Admissions

• Alabama, 2011
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2011

Education

• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
  • J.D. – 2011
  • Honors: National Team for Trial Advocacy
  • Honors: American Journal for Trial Advocacy
  • Honors: Dean’s List
  • Honors: National Order of Barristers
  • Honors: Senator Marc Keahey Recognition for Continued Excellence in the Practice of Law (Act No.2011-11)
• Birmingham-Southern College – 2008
  • Honors: Dean’s List
  • Major: Political Science & Pre-Law

Honors and Awards

• Super Lawyers Rising Star

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Alabama Bar Association, Alabama Family Law Section
• Alabama Bar Association, Alabama Women’s Section
• American Bar Association
• Birmingham Bar Association
• Birmingham Inns of Court
• Birmingham Young Lawyers Association

Past Employment Positions

• Supreme Court of Alabama

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta