Kira Fonteneau

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Kira Fonteneau, a Detroit native, began her legal career in Birmingham at a regional employment defense law firm. Later, she helped to establish Birmingham's first Public Defenders Office. Attorney Fonteneau maintains an active practice focusing on employment law, civil litigation, and criminal defense. She is currently the President of the Alabama Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, part of the Alabama Association for Justice, and is an active board member of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation. 


Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, 2005, J.D.
  • University of Virginia, 1994-1998, B.A. (Double Major, Government and African American Studies)


Practice Areas


Represents Clients In

  • 2017 Northern District of Georgia
  • 2009 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • 2007 Georgia
  • 2006 Virginia
  • 2005 Southern District of Alabama
  • 2005 Middle District of Alabama
  • 2005 Northern District of Alabama
  • 2005 Alabama


Professional Activities

  • Alabama State Bar Board of Bar Commissioners
  • Birmingham Bar Association Executive Committee
  • Birmingham Bar Association Grievance Committee
  • Magic City Bar Association
  • Alabama Association for Justice
  • Alabama Lawyers Association
  • Board Member of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation


Awards and Recognition

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
  • SuperLawyers Rising Stars
  • B-Metro Top Women Attorneys
  • University of Georgia Top 40 under 40
  • Leadership Birmingham
  • Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum
  • Birmingham Bar Future Leaders Forum