Adams and Reese attorney April Smith has been selected as a member of the 2014-2015 class of Leadership Mobile, a program by Mobile United that identifies and develops leaders from all sectors of the community who are committed to community-building and civic service.
The eight month program includes a series of once-a-month, all-day seminars that tackle some of the complex social and economic issues of the local Mobile community, and also includes three retreats that offer a setting for team-building and leadership skills development. The program culminates with a half a dozen small-group, community action projects, many of which have become valued community programs. Graduates of Leadership Mobile make up a large network of trained leaders who hold key positions on boards of directors throughout the community, and are involved in a wide variety of volunteer efforts. Alumni activities include educational forums and social events.
Smith currently practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, LLC, corporate and partnership law, real estate and forestry for the Corporate Advisory Services Group. She joined Adams and Reese in 2005 in the Litigation Practice Group and continues to practice in the areas of commercial litigation, collection litigation and commercial and residential foreclosures, and splits her practice between Alabama and Florida.
Smith has been selected among the Rising Stars in Alabama Super Lawyers® in the area of real estate law.