Capell & Howard PC

26 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Family Law

Biography

Bob Meadows was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1974, after receiving an A.B. in Economics from Davidson College in 1971, and a J.D. from the University of Alabama in 1974. After law school, Bob clerked for Judge R. E. Varner, Middle District of Alabama, in Montgomery, Alabama. Bob is a native of Opelika and serves as the senior member of Capell & Howard’s Opelika/Auburn office.

Bob is engaged in a general practice with an emphasis on trial work.

In the past, Bob has served as the President of the Lee County Bar Association and the Alabama State Bar Young Lawyers’ Section. He remains active as a member of The Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute, and the Alabama Association of School Board Attorneys. He formerly served for 9 years as the Bar Commissioner for the 37th Judicial Circuit. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the Commercial Litigation category since 2007.

Capell & Howard PC

26 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • English

  • The University of Alabama, J.D., graduated 1974

  • Alabama, Alabama

  • Alabama Association of School Board Attorneys - Member
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association - Member
  • Alabama Law Foundation - Fellow
  • Alabama Law Institute - Member
  • Board of Bar Commissioners for the Thirty-Seventh Judicial Court, Alabama State Bar - Former Member
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Lee County Bar Association - Former President
  • Young Lawyers Section, Alabama State Bar - Former President

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
  • English
  • Alabama, Alabama
  • Alabama Association of School Board Attorneys - Member
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association - Member
  • Alabama Law Foundation - Fellow
  • Alabama Law Institute - Member
  • Board of Bar Commissioners for the Thirty-Seventh Judicial Court, Alabama State Bar - Former Member
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Lee County Bar Association - Former President
  • Young Lawyers Section, Alabama State Bar - Former President
  • The University of Alabama, J.D., graduated 1974
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Family Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Family Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Family Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Family Law, Montgomery (2021)
  • Family Law, Montgomery (2019)
  • Family Law, Montgomery (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Family Law
Awards:
  • Alabama Law Foundation Fellow
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating Award
  • Omicron Delta Kappa
  • U.S. Army - Desert Shield/Desert Storm Bronze Star

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