Alton B. Parker Jr., a senior partner with Spain & Gillon, concentrates in the practice of business, corporate and governmental law, together with general civil litigation involving business, corporate and governmental matters. Mr. Parker also practices in the areas of real estate, development, planning, governmental relations, mergers, acquisitions and related matters. Mr. Parker has practiced law in Birmingham since 1974. Mr. Parker is admitted to practice in the state of Alabama and before the United States Supreme Court, the Alabama Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Alabama Bar Association and the Birmingham Bar Association. He has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Birmingham Bar Association and is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Birmingham Bar Association Foundation. Mr. Parker is a member of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association. Mr. Parker was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army, served in the Republic of Vietnam and retired as a lieutenant colonel, having been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and Aerial Observer Wings. Mr. Parker received a B.A. from the University of Alabama. He also received a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Alabama in 1970 and the Juris Doctor degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1974, where he was Associate Editor of the Cumberland Law Review. Mr. Parker has been active in civic affairs, having served as president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Operation New Birmingham, Birmingham’s downtown economic development and revitalization organization, and has served many years on its Executive Committee. Additionally, Mr. Parker is a graduate of Leadership Birmingham and has served as president of the Leadership Birmingham Member Council. Mr. Parker was a founding member of the Board of Directors of Region 2020, and has served as vice chairman and general counsel of the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce as well as having served on its Executive Committee. Other community activities include Mr. Parker’s service on the Executive Committee and/or Board of Directors of the United Way of Central Alabama, the Birmingham Kiwanis Club, the Community Affairs Committee of ONB, the Better Business Bureau, the Metropolitan Arts Council and a member of the Board of Trustees of The Indian Springs School. He has also served as the Moderator of the Board of Deacons and an Elder at Independent Presbyterian Church in Birmingham. Mr. Parker has achieved an AV rating through Martindale-Hubbell.