Robert G. Boliek Jr.
Civil Litigation Lawyers in Birmingham, AL in Birmingham, AL
Education
Legal Education
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1986
- J.D.
- Honors: Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society
- Law Review: Alabama Law Review, 1984-86 (Articles Editor 1985-86)
Non Legal Education
- Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 1980
- B.A.
- Major: English
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1999
- M.F.A.
- Major: Creative Writing
Past Positions
- Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall 2007
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2006 - 2007
- Alabama Supreme Court, Law Clerk to Justice J. Gorman Houston, 1987 - 1988
- Alabama Supreme Court, Law Clerk to Chief Justice C.C. Torbert, Jr., 1986 - 1987
Classes and Seminars
- Civil Procedure I & II, Birmingham School of Law, 2010 - Present
- Update on Appellate Practice & Procedure in the Eleventh Circuit, Cumberland School of Law Continuing Legal Education, 2010
- Recent Developments in Appellate Practice in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Cumberland School of Law Continuing Legal Education, 2009
- Introduction to Dispute Resolution (accelerated one-week course), Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, Fall 2007
- Legal Analysis, Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, Fall 2007
- Legal Writing II, Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, Fall 2007
- Law & Literature, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Spring 2007
- How Is a Witch Unlike A Duck? Effectively Marshalling Case Analogies in the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals (and Elsewhere), Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Studies, 2006
- Effective Appellate Brief Writing, Cumberland School of Law Continuing Legal Education, 2006
- Advanced Legal Writing Workshop, Cumberland School of Law Continuing Legal Education, 2005
- CLE by the Hour: Alabama's Certiorari Practice, Cumberland School of Law Continuing Legal Education, 2004
- Essential Skills for Appellate Practice: Petitions for Writ of Certiorari in Appellate Practice, Cumberland School of Law Continuing Legal Education, 2002
- Insurance Law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 2003 - 07
- Lawyering & Legal Reasoning, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 2000 - 07
Representative Cases
- Federated Mutual Ins. Co. v. McKinnon Motors
- Citation: 329 F.3d 805
- Court: 11th Cir.
- Year: 2003
- Trawinski v. United Technologies
- Citation: 313 F.3d 1295
- Year: 2002
- Nobel Insurance Co. v. First Nat'l Bank of Brundidge
- Citation: 821 So. 2d 210
- Court: Ala.
- Year: 2001
- R.J.D. v. Vaughan Clinic, P.C.
- Citation: 572 So. 2d 1225
- Year: 1990
- Roberts v. Public Cemetery of Cullman, Inc.
- Citation: 569 So. 2d 369
- McCain v. McCain
- Citation: 895 So. 2d 362
- Court: Ala. Civ. App.
- Year: 2004
- Key v. Compass Bank, Inc
- Citation: 826 So. 2d 159
Pro Bono Activities
- Mediator, Jefferson County (Alabama) Court Mediation Project, 2008 - Present
Published Works
Articles
- 2011 Eleventh Circuit Survey: Appellate Practice & Procedure, 63 Mercer L. Rev. (Forthcoming, 2012).
- 2010 Eleventh Circuit Survey: Appellate Practice & Procedure, 62 Mercer L. Rev. 1071 (2011).
- 2009 Eleventh Circuit Survey: Appellate Practice & Procedure, 61 Mercer L. Rev. 1017 (2010).
- 2008 Eleventh Circuit Survey: Appellate Practice and Procedure, 60 Mercer L. Rev. 1129 (2009).
- 2007 Eleventh Circuit Survey: Appellate Practice and Procedure, 59 Mercer L. Rev. 1075 (2008).
- Alabama's Certiorari Practice Under the Recently Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure, 26 B'ham B. Ass'n Bull. 12 (2005).
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1986
- 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
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Registered on the Alabama State Court Mediator Roster
- Registered on the Alabama Appellate Court Mediator Roster
- American Bar Association, Litigation & ADR Sections and Appellate Practice Committee of the Litigation Section (Member)
- Birmingham Bar Association, ADR and Solo Practice & Small Firm Sections (Member)
- Alabama State Bar Appellate Practice and Dispute Resolution Sections (Member)
- Birmingham Bar Association, ADR Section, 2011 - 2012 (Chair, Membership Committee)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Robert G. Boliek Jr. |
| Firm | Frawley Boliek Lawyers, LLC |
| Address | 2024 Third Ave North, Suite 304, Birmingham, AL 35203 |
| Phone | 205-979-6500 |
| Website | www.bolieklaw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |