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LEGAL EXPERIENCE: Hamp Baxley began the practice of law with Ramsey, Baxley & McDougle in August of 2001 and was named a partner of the firm in 2003. Mr. Baxley's practice primarily consists of representing clients involved in domestic relations (divorce / child custody / child support), estates, real estate (residential and commercial real estate transactions / Landlord-Tenant eviction actions) and civil litigation. He regularly defends individuals and businesses that find themselves as defendants in civil lawsuits (lawsuits for money damages). Mr. Baxley has substantial experience in preparing and executing wills, corporate law (LLC/LLP/corporation formation and dissolution), real estate, and contracts and has also defended clients charged with criminal misdemeanors and felonies including but not limited to robbery, receiving stolen property, DUI / DWI, NWNI (bad checks), embezzlement, drug offenses, public intoxication, harassment and domestic abuse. Mr. Baxley also has experience in filing lawsuits on behalf of injured individuals and businesses as well as preparing appeals to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court.

     Hamp maintains memberships in numerous legal professional organizations including the American Bar Association, Alabama State Bar, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Alabama Association for Justice and the Defense Research Institute. Hamp was elected to serve as the 20th Judicial Circuit’s representative on the Alabama State Bar’s Board of Bar Commissioners for the 2009-2012 term and served as President of the Houston County Bar Association in 2006. As a member of the Alabama State Bar’s Board of Bar Commissioners, Hamp has served on the Mandatory Continuing Education Committee, Will’s For Heroes Committee, Judicial Allocation Task Force and the Volunteer Lawyer’s Program. He also served as President of the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association in 2009-10. Hamp is the fourth generation of Baxley family lawyers in Dothan as he follows his great-grandfather, grandfather, father and uncle into the legal profession.

     Hamp has an unwavering commitment to the legal profession and strives to promote professionalism within the profession. He is a regular guest lecturer on legal topics to various classes in and around the Wiregrass area, his firm is a proud Adopt-A-School participant (with Selma Street Elementary) and he is the local chairman of the periodic Wills For Heroes program, which provides free Last Will and Testament preparation for local law enforcement officers, fire department personnel and first responders.

     Mr. Baxley’s goal is to tailor a client-specific legal plan that allows his clients to realistically gauge the possible and potential outcomes of their respective cases and to manage their litigation costs with as much precision as possible. While Mr. Baxley advocates attempting to find mutually acceptable resolutions to disputes, he understands and has no fear of taking cases to trial. Mr. Baxley’s core philosophy is to provide his clients with realistic expectations as to case-results and to accurately estimate litigation costs.

     Hamp also has experience and training in alternative dispute resolution, primarily mediation. Hamp has completed basic mediation training (20 hour training), domestic / family mediation (40 hour training) and is an approved appellate mediator.
Mr. Baxley has represented clients in the following Alabama Courts:
Alabama District and Circuit Courts: Houston County, Henry County, Dale County, Geneva County, Coffee County, Pike County, Covington County, Barbour County, Talladega County, and Jefferson County.

Alabama Appellate Courts: Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Alabama Supreme Court.

Alabama Federal Courts: Middle District of Alabama, Northern District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama.

PERSONAL: Hamp Baxley was born in Dothan, Alabama, on July 26, 1971. Mr. Baxley attended public schools in Dothan and graduated from Northview High School in 1989, with honors. Mr. Baxley was awarded various scholarships and attended Birmingham-Southern College from 1989-1993 where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree (with dual concentrations in Finance and Management). Following college, Mr. Baxley was employed in Birmingham and Montgomery with Alabama Power Company and Alabama Governor Jim Folsom. During his employment in Birmingham, Mr. Baxley was involved in numerous community activities including the Alabama Sports Festival, Alabama Sports Foundation, and United Way of Central Alabama.

     Mr. Baxley attended the University of Alabama School of Law and graduated from the institution in 2001. While in law school, Mr. Baxley served as President of the Student Bar Association, President of the Defense Lawyers Association and was a member of Bench and Bar legal honor society, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, the Blackburn Institute, and the University of Alabama Student Leaders Council. His fellow schoolmates awarded him with the Dean Hansford leadership award in 1998 and the Phi Delta Phi appreciation award in 1999. Mr. Baxley was recognized as a member of the Order of the Samaritan at graduation for his completion of the Volunteer Lawyer's Program and the Dean's Community Service Program and received the Phi Delta Phi Howell Heflin award in 2001.

     Currently, Mr. Baxley serves as a member of Landmark Park’s Board of Directors (President in 2008 & 2009), is President-Elect of the Dothan-Houston County Rotary Club (for 2011-2012), and is a member of the Southeast Alabama Medical Center Foundation’s Board of Directors. Hamp has served as a member of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors and was a member of the Leadership Dothan Class of 2003 as well as having served as a Chamber Ambassador. Mr. Baxley's hobbies include golf, hunting, running / swimming (triathlons, 5K's and 10K's), fishing, attending sporting events, skiing, and computer technology. Mr. Baxley and his wife have two children. The Baxley family attends the First United Methodist Church of Dothan, where Mr. Baxley serves as an usher and is chairman of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee and its Executive Council.

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