Vita of Alfred Norris, III
Attorney, McPhillips
Shinbaum, L.L.P.
Alfred was born in Pensacola,
Florida to the Reverend Al Norris and Professor Emma Norris while Rev.
Norris was a pastor at a local Methodist church. Soon after the Norris
family relocated to Montgomery Alabama where Alfred attended private,
public and parochial schools until graduating with honors from
Montgomery Catholic High, growing up in Cloverdale.
Mr. Norris went on to study philosophy, language and economics at the
University of Dallas, The University of Rome, Moscow State University,
completing his degrees at Florida State University with a B.A. in
International Affairs as well as Economics, minoring in Russian Studies.
From a young age, Alfred traveled throughout the world, living for
extended period throughout various locations in Western Europe and the
former Soviet Union. As part his colligate achievements, Alfred did
internships for the National Journalism Center, the Heritage Institute,
the Cato Institute and the World Bank, resulting in white papers on
differing political and economic issues.
After graduating with honors from Florida State, Alfred returned to
Montgomery and worked for McPhillips Shinbaum as a legal assistant,
while also serving as the Executive Director of the Fitzgerald Museum.
In 1997, he was accepted at Loyola Law School where he began his legal
training. After taking a leave of absence due to his mother’s untimely
illness, he changed courses to become licensed as a stockbroker for
Paine Webber in New Orleans where he met his wife, Jennifer Lewis.
Jennifer is a project manager and designer for Brown, Chambless &
Associates, an architecture firm making an impact on Montgomery’s
revitalized downtown area.
In 2005, Alfred felt called to resume law school at Jones Law School of
Montgomery, where he served as one of the leaders of the student-run
ethics review Honor Court. During his last year he became a law clerk
for McPhillips Shinbaum, under the primary direction of Mr. McPhillips.
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October 06, 2009
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