Miller, Hamilton seeks rare lawyers willing to commit themselves to lives of dedicated service to clients and of active involvement in their communities. Our summer program reflects our approach to recruiting. We recruit a few top students for our summer program each year, focusing on outstanding students at nationally ranked schools. We hire associates the same way. We look for lawyers who are willing to work to make their mark in their communities and across the country.

The firm's history, and its members' records of service, provides an accurate picture of the life a lawyer at Miller, Hamilton can expect. Jack Miller, Palmer Hamilton, Ron Snider, and Lew Odom, all of whom had extensive Washington experience, both on Capitol Hill and in the bank regulatory agencies, returned to Alabama and founded the firm in the late 1970s. In the process of growing into a fifty-five-lawyer firm with clients throughout the United States, Miller, Hamilton has become a pivotal force in public life in Alabama.

Our attorneys are involved in matters in the political and civic lives of their communities, and advise state and national office-holders on a wide range of issues. In recent years, Miller, Hamilton attorneys have chaired:

• the Alabama Democratic Party
• the Mobile Downtown Redevelopment Commission
• the Governor's Commission on the Alabama State Docks
• the Board of Directors of Mobile's Exploreum Science Center
• the Oakleigh Venture Revolving Fund, and
• the Friends of the Railroad District.

They have also served on the:

• Board of Trustees of Auburn University
• Board of Trustees of Stillman College
• Board of Directors, Alabama Public Library System
• Board of Directors, Birmingham Zoo, and
• Board of Directors, Mobile Historic Development Commission.