College:  Newcomb College of Tulane University (B.A. Political Economy, May 1991)

Jessica D. Kirk is a shareholder partner with the firm and a native of Alexander City, Alabama. She graduated from The University of Alabama School of Law in 1995. She graduated from Newcomb College of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana with a B.A. in Political Economy in 1991. Jessica is a member of the Family Law Sections of the American and Alabama Bar Associations as well as the Women’s Sections of the Alabama and Birmingham Bar Associations. She is a member of the Birmingham Bar Alabama Public Service Committee.

Jessica devotes her practice primarily to family law, including divorce, alimony, custody, paternity and child support cases. She practices in many counties including Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, Autauga, Bibb, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, Talladega, Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Randolph and Tallapoosa. She has ten years of litigation experience.

Prior to joining The Crittenden Firm, P.C., Jessica was a partner at The Anderson Law Firm, LLC where she worked in domestic relations, family law, criminal defense, civil litigation, and probate. Prior to moving to Birmingham, she was an associate at Radney, Radney & Brown, P.A. in Alexander City, Alabama.

Professional Associations:

• Women’s Section

• Family Law Section
• Women’s Section

• Family Law Section

• Alabama
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
• Local courts of Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, Autauga, Bibb, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, Talladega, Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Randolph and Tallapoosa Counties.

• Newcomb College of Tulane University (B.A. Political Economy, May 1991)
• University of Alabama School of Law (Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1995)

• Tallapoosa County Bar Association, Treasurer - 1997
• Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program - 1996 to 2000
• Recipient of the Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program Meritorious Service Certificate - 1996
• Hugh Maddox Inn of Court, Montgomery Chapter - 1999 to 2001
• Member of Birmingham Bar Alabama Public Service Committee - 2007
University of Alabama
• Bench and Bar Legal Honor Socity
• Best Paper Damages
• Law Week Chairperson
• Student Bar Association, 2L Senator
• Environmental Law Society
• Trial Advocacy Association

• R.K.D., alias v. State, 712 So.2d 754 (Ala. Crim. App. 1997)
• Vest v. Vest, 2006 WL 3457613 (Ala. Civ. App. 2006), (not yet released for publication.