Today we are joined by Jeanetta Pleasant JD, Katherine Church, and Beverly Barber JD, all of whom have had a bad experience with the Alabama State Bar and the personalities who haunt the halls. We discuss their individual experiences/outcomes and those of Montgomery Attorney Thomas Gallion III, now of Destin, Florida. Tommy is a particularly shocking case of "show me the man and I will show you the crime". And Tommy's Florida lawsuit complaint against these bad actors/public servants is like a bad movies script, right down to a kickback scheme with outside Counsel and sexual blackmail for looking the other way. And there are the 17 ethics violations that come from the Church ethics complaints that Mr McCallum has nary a word in his disciplinary record about as he was the Executive Director of the Alabama State Bar when these occurred. Reinforced by 12 bar complaints filed by Harry Still in 2022 that included Roman Shaw, Jeremy McIntyre, and Phillip McCallum.
The wrongful conviction of Murray Lawrence Jr cannot be separated from the power structure that controlled Baldwin County in 2005 and still controls it today. The same officials who built this case, shaped the narrative and pushed a conviction without evidence have carried their influence forward into higher positions of authority. Their decisions then and their power now continue to block every path to justice. Four key figures, each central to Murray’s conviction, still cast a long shadow over this case.
Baldwin County officials railroaded Murray Lawrence Jr. into a life sentence without a single shred of physical evidence linking him to the crime. Court records and suppressed autopsy files reveal how prosecutors traded leniency for a manufactured confession to close the case. The book exposes the sinister machine that stole over twenty years from an innocent man.
There is a special election in Alabama tomorrow August 11, 2026, we discuss your choices. The State of Alabama is moving forward with Construction of the I-10 Bayway Bridge (toll) Project. The Farmers and Cowpokes want to slow development in Baldwin County, led by The GUMBO- 68 Ventures- Sheriff Huey Mack of all the darn-tootin turns of events.
In our congressional primary election coverage, Jerry Carl turned his back on Baldwin County voters. Carl depends on huge developer war chests and toll bridge money to crush outsider candidates like Austin Sidwell. Voters must show up on May 19th and vote Austin Sidwell to break this pay-to-play system and take back local control.
Baldwin County officials railroaded Murray Lawrence Jr. into a life sentence without a single shred of physical evidence linking him to the crime. Court records and suppressed autopsy files reveal how prosecutors traded leniency for a manufactured confession to close the case. The book exposes the sinister machine that stole over twenty years from an innocent man.
Continuing our coverage, Baldwin County power brokers used paid consultants and backroom deals to stack the local bench with unearned judicial favors. Internal records and financial trails tie the same corrupt law enforcement clique directly to padded judicial appointments. Read the documented evidence to see how the Good Ol' Boys controlled the courtroom from the start.
C.C. Dixon-Moreno maps out deep ties between Orange Beach officials and private Flora-Bama investors. She documents how public beachfront land was split with insiders while Mayor Tony Kennon championed giveaways and dropped a $50,000 legal retainer. This detailed paper trail reveals how local politicians routinely trade public shoreline assets for private financial gain.
Former Mayor Tim Kant and developer Angelo Corte sacrificed Fairhope's natural waterways to push through reckless commercial developments. Environmental testing records and DNA analysis of creek sediment link severe infrastructure damage directly to developer runoff. Learn why local leaders repeatedly chose developer profits over public infrastructure.
In our congressional primary election coverage, Jerry Carl turned his back on Baldwin County voters. Carl depends on huge developer war chests and toll bridge money to crush outsider candidates like Austin Sidwell. Voters must show up on May 19th and vote Austin Sidwell to break this pay-to-play system and take back local control.
The State of the Alabama State Bar
