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Welcome to The Hawkins Law Firm. Our firm assists individuals, families and businesses in key areas that we believe are most important to them. By focusing on family law, estate planning, probate law, business law, criminal law, litigation, mediation and appellate advocacy, our firm is able to provide excellent legal services to a broad range of clients. Our focused approach eliminates the outdated practice model of trying to be all things to all people. Instead, we strive to be your guide through complex issues and problems in areas that matter most to you.

Lana Hawkins, the firm’s founder and senior partner, currently serves as the Chair of the Committee on Child Support for the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association. She was selected for a Lifetime Achievement Award by America’s Top 100 Attorneys in 2019. Ms. Hawkins was recognized as a Top 10 Best Attorney for Client Satisfaction by The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys in 2015, as a Top 100 Family Lawyer by ASLA in 2014 and by The National Advocates in 2015. The American Academy of Trial Attorneys named Ms. Hawkins as a Top 100 Trial Attorney in the state of Alabama in 2015. Ms. Hawkins works with a team of attorneys, law clerks, paralegals and administrative staff to ensure that the firm’s work is produced with clarity and efficiency at every stage of representation. The firm’s three offices are located in Guntersville, Huntsville, and Arab. The firm represents clients throughout Alabama, including Marshall, Madison, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Morgan, Cullman, Limestone and Blount counties.

We are here to help individuals and families in divorce and modification matters, custody and child support issues, paternity adjudications, dependency cases, adoption, domestic violence and other criminal law matters. We also assist our clients with estate planning matters, ranging from wills and trusts to health care directives, powers of attorney and incapacity planning. Our probate law practice includes estate administration, conservatorships, guardianships, will contests and estate litigation. For entrepreneurs and business people who need assistance in business and corporate law matters, the firm offers a wealth of experience. The firm’s litigation, mediation and appellate advocacy practices complement its key areas and also include most civil proceedings.