Mark Seymour Boardman

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Mark Seymour Boardman

also known as Mark S. Boardman

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Licensed for 43 years

Business Lawyer at Birmingham, AL
Practice Areas: Business, Lawsuits & Disputes, Wills & Living Wills, Real Estate

400 Boardman Drive, Chelsea, Birmingham, AL

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About Mark

Biography

Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Shelby County Judicial Nominating Committee, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Secretary, Shelby County Work Release Commission, 1996.

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Business 35%

35%
Lawsuits and Disputes 35%

35%
Wills and Living Wills 20%

20%
Real Estate 10%

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in Alabama for 43 years

State: Alabama

Acquired: 1982

Occupational License - Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

Location

Boardman, Carr, Petelos, Watkins, Ogle & Howard, PC

400 Boardman Drive, Chelsea, Birmingham, AL, 35043

www.boardmancarr.com/

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1900 - Present

Member, Boardman, Carr, Petelos, Watkins & Ogle, P.C.

Associations

2015 - Present

Alabama State Bar

Commissioner

Alabama Defense Lawyers Association

Member

2015 - 2016

Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys

President

2011 - 2013

Alabama Association of Municipal Attorneys

President

2010 - 2010

Shelby County Bar Association

President

1996 - 1996

Shelby County Bar Association

President

Education

1982

University of Alabama School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1979

University of Alabama

BA

Speaking Engagements

2025

Tallapoosa County Board of Education

School Board Governance Improvement Act

2025

Tallapoosa County Board of Education

New Alabama Laws and Title IX Update

2025

Pell City Board of Education

School Board Governance Improvement Act

2025

Pell City Board of Education

The Elements of a Lawsuit Against a Board of Education

2025

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools

School Governance

2025

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools

The Alabama Ethics Act

2024

Vestavia Hills Board of Education Whole Board Training

Legal Updates

2024

Vestavia Hills Board of Education

Alabama Ethics Act

2024

Vestavia Hills Board of Education

Alabama Ethics Act

2024

Shelby County Bar Association - CLE

Laws Attorneys need to Know About the Military

2024

Shelby County Bar Association

The Rules of Disciplinary Procedure and How the Public Thinks, Including About Us

2024

School Superintendents of Alabama

Alabama's Ethics Law

2024

Lamar County Board of Education, Whole Board Training

Alabama’s Educator Code of Ethics and Misrepresentations, Myths, Misperceptions, and Human Failings of the Public

2024

Lamar County Board of Education, Whole Board Training

FERPA and How it Can Get You in Trouble

2024

Hoover City Board of Education Whole Board Training

Title IX

2024

Hoover City Board of Education Whole Board Training

You Have Been Sued, Now What

2024

Hoover City Board of Education Whole Board Training

Alabama's Educator Code of Ethics and Misrepresentations, Myths, Misperceptions, and Human Failings of the Public

2024

Cullman City Board of education

Tort Lawsuits and Defenses for Board Members

2024

Cullman City Board of education

Alabama's Educator Code of Ethics and Misrepresentations, Myths, Misperceptions, and Human Failings of the Public

2024

Cullman City Board of Education

Alabama Ethics Act

2024

Council for Leaders of Alabama Schools

Dealing with the Public: The Educator Code of Conduct and Popular Myths, Trusted Facts and Failures of Observation

2024

Council for Leaders of Alabama Schools

Legal Issues You Need to Know!, Aspiring School Leaders’ Academy

2024

Coosa County Board of Education

FERPA and How it Can Get You in Trouble

2024

Coosa County Board of Education

Alabama’s Educator Code of Ethics and Misrepresentations, Myths, Misperceptions, and Human Failings

2024

Clay County Board of Education

FERPA and How it Can Get You in Trouble

2024

Clay County Board of Education

Alabama’s Educator Code of Ethics and Misrepresentations, Myths, Misperceptions, and Human Failings of the Public

2024

City of Talladega Municipal Official Training

Roberts Rules of Order

2024

City of Talladega Municipal Official Training

Alabama Open Meetings Act

2024

Arab City Board of Education, Whole Board Training

"You have been sued? Now What?"

2024

Arab City Board of Education, Whole Board Training

Alabama's Educator Code of Ethics and Misrepresentations, Myths, Misperceptions, and Human Failings of the Public

2024

Andalusia City Board of Education

The School Board Governance Improvement Act and the Alabama Open Meetings Act, Two Laws You Need to KNow in Detail

2024

Andalusia City Board of Education

Alabama Ethics Act

2024

Alabaster City Board of Education Whole Board Training

You have been sued? Now What?

2024

Alabaster City Board of Education Whole Board Training

School Safety, School Discipline, and School Resource Officers

2024

Alabama Public Safety Leadership Academy

Alabama Ethics Act

2024

Alabama Municipal Clerks & Administrators

Council Orientation

2024

Alabama Association of School Business Officials

Legislature and Case Law Update

2024

Alabama Association of Municipal Attorneys Fall Municipal Law Conference

The Laws Municipal Attorneys Need to Know about the Military

2023

Vestavia City Board of Education

Records, Privacy, and Non Renewals

2023

The Business Law Society; University of Alabama School of Law

Economic Development Incentives: How Government and Business Can Make Alabama Better

2023

Summer Conference-Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys

Legal Ethics and Dealing with the Public: Popular Myths, Twisted Facts, and Failures to Communicate

2023

Shelby County Bar Association

The Rules of Disciplinary Conduct and Dealing with the Public

2023

New Superintendent Orientation-School Superintendents of Alabama

Alabama's Ethics Law

2023

Monroe County BOE-Whole Board Training

The Students First Act: Avoiding the Pitfalls

2023

Monroe County BOE-Whole Board Training

School Safety, School Discipline, and School Resource officers

2023

Lamar County Board of Education, Whole Board Training

School Safety, School Discipline, and School Resource Officers

2023

Lamar County Board of Education Whole Board Training

Alabama Open Meetings Act

2023

Gadsden Airport Authority

Alabama Open Meetings Act

2023

Fall Municipal Law Conference-Alabama Association of Municipal Judges

Dealing with the Public: Our Rules of Ethics and their Misperceptions and Myths

2023

Fall Municipal Law Conference-Alabama Association of Municipal Attorneys

Dealing with the Public: Our Rules of Ethics and their Misperceptions and Myths

2023

Fall Drive-In Conference/Alabama Association of School Personnel Administrators

Hot Legal Issues for Administrators

2023

Fall Conference/Alabama Associations of Secondary School Principals and Middle School Principals

FERPA and How it Can Get You in Trouble

2023

Cullman City BOE-Whole Board Training

Alabama Open Meetings Act

2023

Cullman City BOE-Whole Board Training

You have been sued? Now What?

2023

Coosa County BOE-Whole Board Training

School Safety, School Discipline, and School Resource Officers

2023

Coosa County BOE-Whole Board Training

The Elements of a Lawsuit and Litigation

2023

Clay County BOE-Whole Board Training

School Safety, School Discipline, and School Resource officers

2023

Clay County BOE-Whole Board Training

The Elements of a Lawsuit and Litigation

2023

CLAS Law Conference

What to do When you Encounter Unethical Behaviors

2023

Chelsea Citizen Observer Patrol Awards Banquet

Popular Myths, Twisted Facts, and Failures of Observation

2023

Alabama Public Safety Leadership Academy

Alabama Ethics Act

2023

Alabama Association of School Business Officials

Legal Issues in Employment, Payroll & Personnel

2022

Vestavia Hills BOE-Administrator Training

Legal Update for Administrators

2022

TAASRO

The Elements of a Lawsuit

2022

Secretaries Conference 2022-CLAS

Emerging Legal Issues

2022

New Superintendent Orientation/School Superintendents of Alabama

Alabama's Ethics Law

2022

Haleyville City Schools Mentors and Mentees Program

Hot Legal Issues for Educators

2022

Cullman City BOE-Aspiring Administrators Seminar

Legal Issues You Should KNow

2022

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools; Assistant Principals' Conference

Legal Issues and Hiring Do's and Don'ts What Assistant Principals Need to Know!

2022

Coosa County BOE-Whole Board Training

Open Meetings Act

2022

Coosa County BOE-Whole Board Training

Alabama's Ethics Law

2022

Clay County Board of Education-Whole Board Training

Students First Act: Avoiding the Pitfalls

2022

Clay County Board of Education Whole Board Training

You Have Been Sued? Now What?

2022

Bibb County BOE-2022 Administrator Summit

Legal Obligations for Administrators

2022

Alabama Public Safety Leadership Academy

The Alabama Ethics Act

2022

Alabama Public Safety Leadership Academy

Alabama Ethics Act

2022

Alabama Fire College

FERPA and the Fire College

2022

Alabama Association of School Business Officials; AASB Winter Conference

CSFO Responsibilities and Laws You Need to Know

2022

2022 CLAS Convention

Hot Legal Issues for Administrators

2021

Walker County Board of Education

Ethics Law / Open Meetings Act

2021

Vestavia Hills Board of Education

School Law Update and School Discipline Review

2021

Vestavia Hills Board of Education

Human Resources Training

2021

School Superintendents of Alabama Fall Conference

Superintendent / Board Relations

2021

School Superintendents of Alabama Fall Conference

Alabama's Ethics Law

2021

Monroe County Board of Education

Ethics Law / Open Meetings Act

2021

Fall Municipal Law Conference

Dealing with the Troublesome Pro Se Party

2021

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools

Legal Issues and Hiring Do's and Don'ts: What New Principals Need to Know!

2021

Clay County Board of Education

Alabama's Ethics Law and the Open Meetings Act

2021

City of Pelham, Alabama

City Council Planning

2021

Alabama State Bar

Alabama's Sunshine Laws

2021

Alabama State Bar

Open Meetings Act / Open Records Act

2021

Alabama League of Municipalities

Open Meetings Act

2021

Alabama Association of School Personnel Administrators

You Have Been Sued? Now What?

2021

2021 Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Law Conference

Top Legal Trends and Sticky Human Resource Situations to Know in 2021

2020

Vestavia Hills Board of Education

Administrator Training

2020

School Superintendents of Alabama Fall Conference

Alabama's Ethics Law / New Superintendent Professional Development

2020

School Superintendents of Alabama Fall Conference

You Have Been Sued? Now What?

2020

Demopolis City Board of Education

Alabama's Open Meetings Act and Ethics Act

2020

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools 2020 Leadership Conference

Update on Employment Law and HR Practices

2020

Alabama Association of Municipal Attorneys 2020 Fall Conference

Alabama Open Meetings Act

2019

Walker County Board of Education

School Administration and SRO's

2019

Jasper City Board of Education

The Students First and Ethics Acts

2019

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools New Principals' Institute

Legal Issues New Principals Want to Know

2019

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Law Conference

The Students First Act: Avoiding the Pitfalls

2019

Alabama Association of School Business Officials

Hot Legal Topics and Liability for School or Extracurricular Events

2019

Alabama Association of Police Chiefs

Legalities of a School Protection Program

2018

Vestavia Hills Board of Education

Legal Issues and Civil Rights

2018

New Superintendent Orientation; School Superintendents of Alabama

Alabama's Ethics Law

2018

Guntersville City Board of Education

The Alabama Ethics Law

2018

Baldwin County Board of Education

Alabama's Ethics Act

2018

Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting

Economic Development Incentives

2018

Alabama Public Safety Leadership Academy

The Alabama Ethics Act

2018

Alabama Education Association-Professional Rights & Responsibilities Conference

When Students Attack: What Alabama Law Says

2018

Alabama Education Association Network Attorney's Conference

Immunity and Liability Insurance

2018

Alabama Association of School Personnel Administrators 2018 Winter Conference

Hot Legal Issues

2018

Alabama Association of School Personnel Administrators

Hot Issues in Education and Personnel

2018

Alabama Association of School Boards-Leadership for Policy & Planning

Disruptive Parents & Visitors

2018

Alabama Association of School Boards Law Clinic

Alabama's Ethics Act

2018

Alabama Association of Municipal Attorneys Fall Law Conference

Open Records Act: Corn Flakes, Pennies, College Football and Coach Freeze

2017

Vestavia Hills Board of Education; Administrator's Retreat

Hot Topics for Administrators

2017

School Superintendents of Alabama; New Superintendent Orientation

Alabama's Ethics Law

2017

Marshall County Board of Education

The Alabama Ethics Act

2017

Leadership Shelby County, Pelham, Alabama

Economic Development

2017

Jefferson County Retired Educators Association

Wills and Estates

2017

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools; New Principals Institute

Legal Issues New Principals Want to Know!

2017

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Assistant Principals' Conference

Assistant Principals Discipline and the Law

2017

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools

Making Complex Issues Simple: Follow the Law

2017

Alabama School Public Relations Association Annual Conference

Communications, Ethics & Law for School Systems

2017

Alabama Public Safety Leadership Academy

The Alabama Ethics Act

2017

Alabama Law Institute; 2017 Election Conference

Liability Issues-How to Avoid Them

2017

Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys 2017 Summer Conference

Individual Capacity Claims

2017

Alabama Association of School Personnel Administrators

The Ethics Act

2017

Alabama Association of School Boards Law Clinic

Immunity

2016

Sylacauga City Schools Institute

How Use of Social Media Might Hurt You

2016

New Superintendent Orientation

Legal Defense

2016

Julius Shanks's School Law Class

Views from an Education Lawyer

2016

Education Leadership Institute-Mobile; Prattville; Huntsville

Ethics Forum

2016

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools

Religion in Public Schools: What's Legal and What's Not

2016

Coosa County Board of Education Institute

Hot Legal Issues for Educators

2016

Alabama Probate Judges Association

Legal Update

2016

Alabama Municipal Lawyers Association 2016 Spring Municipal Law Conference

The Ethics Law

2016

Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys 2016 Summer Conference

Application of Alabama's Ethics Law to Boards of Education and Their Attorneys

2016

Alabama Association of School Personnel Administrators

Hot Topics in Personnel

2016

Alabama Association of School Personnel

Dealing with the Troublesome Substitute

2016

45th Annual Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools Summer Convention

Finding Answers to Pressing Legal Questions

2015

Shelby County Bar Association

Status of Same Sex Marriage Litigation in Alabama After the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision on June 26

2015

Shelby County Bar Association

Prayer in Public Meetings and in Schools

2015

School Superintendents of Alabama

Legal Defense-New School Superintendent Orientation

2015

E.C. Gaston Energizers

Wills and Estates

2015

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools

Legal Defense

2015

Alabama Probate Judges Association

Litigation Against Probate Judges Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

2015

Alabama Fire College

Alabama Public Safety Leadership Academy

2015

Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys

Update on prayers, religion and the schools

2015

Alabama Association of School Personnel Administrators

Hot Issues for School Personnel Administrators

2015

Alabama Association of School Boards and Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools

Religion in Alabama's Schools

2015

Alabama Association of School Boards

Religion in Alabama's Schools

2015

Alabama Association of Municipal Attorneys

Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure

2014

Personnel Institute; Henry County BOE

Hot Legal Issues for Educators

2014

New Mexico Municipal Attorneys Association

Let's Have a Moment of Prayer

2014

Fall Law Conference; AAMA

Let's Have a Moment of Prayer

2014

Dr. Theodore's Professional Leadership Class, EDL 735; UAB

Current Legal Issues Facing Educators

2014

CLAS New Principals' Institute

All Things Legal

2014

CLAS Law Conference; Birmingham, AL

Educator Liability Trust Fund: What Schools and Districts Need to Know

2014

CLAS Assistant Principals' Conference; Orange Beach, AL

School Resource Officers and Discipline

2014

CLAS Assistant Principals' Conference; Huntsville, AL

Student Resource Officers and Discipline

2014

CLAS Assistant Principals Conference; Prattville, AL

School Resource Officers and Discipline

2014

ACSB Attorneys Summer Conference, Orange Beach, AL

New Acts on the School Scene: Diabetes and Immunity

2013

Etowah County Board of Education

Title IX Presentation

2013

CLAS Law Conference, Prattville, AL

Religion and Schools: We Can Have Prayer, But You Need to Know This

2013

Alabama Association of School Boards

Student Discipline and School Security

2013

AEA District 12 Association Representative Training; Bessemer, AL

All Things Considered: Legal Education Issues

2013

AEA Association Representative Training; Birmingham, AL

All Things Considered: Legal Education Issues

2013

AAMA Spring Law Conference

Prayer, Religion, and Municipalities

2012

CLAS Assistant Principals Conference; Prattville, AL

What's the Law? Current Legal Issues for School Leaders

2012

CLAS Assistant Principals Conference; Huntsville, AL

What's the Law? Current Legal Issues for School Leaders

2012

Alabama Association of School Boards

A Short Primer on How to Draft School Board Policies

2012

AASB / Orange Beach, Alabama

Prayer in Public Schools

2012

2012 Fall Municipal Law Conference; Orange Beach, AL

Immunity / Tort Cap Law

2011

Shelby County Bar Association

Dealing with State and Municipal Governments; State Tort Claims against Government Entities

2011

Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools

The Students' First Act of 2011

2011

CLAS Secretaries Conference

Secretaries Conference

2011

CLAS Law Conference

Ways to Avoid Legal Malpractice

2011

ACSB Attorneys Summer Conference; Orange Beach, AL

Immunity

2011

AAMA Fall Municipal Law Conference

Dealing with the Troublesome Pro Se Party

2010

Summer Association Building Representative Training

What Educators Need to Know

2010

AEA Network Attorney's Seminar on the Bay; Destin, FL

Little Known Facts About the Rules of Civil Procedure

2010

AEA East Regional Leadership Conference; Anniston, AL

Liability Curses: What You Need to Know

2009

AEA Network Attorneys Seminar on the Bay; Destin, FL

Sovereign Immunity After Ex Parte Hale County BOE

2009

ACSB Attorneys Summer Conference; Orange Beach, AL

What We Have After Two Decades of Sovereign Immunity Opinions

2009

AASB Policy & Planning: Springboards to Student Success

School Board Policies that Keep you Out of Trouble

2009

AAMA/AMJA Fall Municipal Law Conference

Little Known Facts About the Rules of Civil Procedure

2008

Shelby County Bar Association

State Tort Claims Against Government Entities

2008

AEA; West Central AEA Training Seminar; Birmingham, AL

Ways to Avoid Lawsuits

2008

AEA; West Central AEA Training Seminar; Birmingham, AL

Avoiding Educator Malpractice in Alabama

2008

AEA East Alabama Summer Regional Conference; Anniston, AL

Student Discipline Issues for Educators

2008

AASB Spring Workshop, Montgomery, Alabama

What Every Education Leader & Administrator Should Know about Sexual Harassment

2008

AASB Spring Workshop / Birmingham, Alabama

What Every Education Leader & Administrator Should Know about Sexual Harassment

2008

AAMA Fall Municipal Conference

Drainage Liability Issues

2007

AEA Network Attorneys Seminar; San Destin Resort

Sovereign Immunity Update - - Defense Perspective

2007

ACSBA Summer Conference; Orange Beach, Alabama

Little Known Facts About Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure

2006

Uniserv District 7

Avoiding Educator Malpractice in Alabama

2006

Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association Coaching School

Legal Liability Issues in Alabama

2006

ACSB Attorneys' Summer Conference; Sandestin, Florida

Educator Immunity

2004

Shelby County Bar Association

Alabama Rules for Civil Court

2004

Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals of Middle Level Administrators Fall Conference

Legal Issues Relevant to Principals - Tough Times, Tough Principals

2003

AEA Network Attorneys' Conference; Destin, Florida

A Primer on State Constitutional Immunity for Educators

2003

ACSB Attorneys Summer Conference

Sovereign and State-Actor Immunity

2002

Vestavia Hills High School - In Service

Avoiding Educator Malpractice in Alabama

2002

Haleyville City Education Association - In Service

Avoiding Educator Malpractice in Alabama

2002

AEA Network Attorneys' Seminary on the Beach; Destin, FL

Enforcing the Fiduciary Duty of School Boards

2001

AEA Network Attorneys' Seminar; Sandestin, FL

Eleventh Amendment Defense from the Defendant's Prospective

2001

ACSBA; Gulf Shores, Alabama

A 15 Year History of Sovereign Immunity as Applied to Educators

2000

Monroe County Board of Educators, Fall 2000, Teacher Institute

Avoiding Educator Malpractice in Alabama

1999

Uniserv District 7

Avoiding Educator Malpractice in Alabama

1998

Ivondale Exchange Club, Ivondale, Alabama

Elements of a Lawsuit

1997

AEA Network Attorney's Seminar

Immunity Defenses

1996

Shelby County Bar Association

Alabama Rules for Civil Court

Languages

English

Greek

Spanish

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