Telephone 256-764-9997
Email: jenny@thealabamalawyer.net
Jenny
Holt Behel has been a resident of North Alabama since 1981.
A graduate of Deshler High School in Tuscumbia, Jenny went on
to
graduate with a B.S. from Athens State University. She was
accepted at Jones School of Law where she was awarded the “
First
year student of the year” as well as the Award for Excellence
in
Real Property. While at Jones she was a member of the Student
Bar
Association and was Chief Justice of the Student Honor Court.
She
is a former member of Delta Theta Phi. Ms. Behel was awarded her Juris
Doctorate from Jones and is currently a member in good standing of the
Alabama State Bar. She is currently a member of the Federal
Bar
and an active member of The Lauderdale County Bar
Association.
Ms. Behel served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Mike Jones of the
Lauderdale County Circuit Court and is a past recipient of
the
“ Favorite Lawyer In The Shoals “ award
by the local
newspaper. She is a past member of the Alabama Criminal
Defense
Lawyers Association and Ms. Behel has also served as a volunteer at the
local battered women’s shelter. She has
focused her
practice of law in the areas of Family and Domestic law, Criminal law
and Juvenile law. She currently has an active caseload in the
above areas and is a certified Guardian ad litem. Ms. Behel
has
handled criminal cases as simple as traffic offences and as
complex as sex crimes and capital murder.
She has been an adjunct professor at both the University of North Alabama and Faulkner University teaching courses in criminal law, business law and property law. Additionally, she has taught Continuing education to other Attorneys.
She has been an adjunct professor at both the University of North Alabama and Faulkner University teaching courses in criminal law, business law and property law. Additionally, she has taught Continuing education to other Attorneys.
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