Mr. Stephen Daniel Palmer

Before changing careers to pursue a profession in the legal field, Steve worked in ministry in the church. After graduating magna cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College and being inducted into its historic Phi Beta Kappa academic society, he headed to Duke
University, as one of only eight “Duke Scholars,” where he earned his master's in theology, magna cum laude. After finishing his master's degree, he worked in a variety of ministry settings throughout the Southeast, where he was responsible for forming, directing, and growing numerous ministry programs that impacted hundreds of lives in multiple communities. Along the way, he discovered a pugnaciousness for helping people solve their problems.

As an attorney, he strives to put these same talents into practice in the concrete domain of the law. His experience and success in ministry have given him a strong foundation for public oral argument, confidence in research and writing, and a zeal for justice.
After leaving the ministry, Steve earned his juris doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law, where he was a Senior Editor for the Journal of Law and Psychology, participated in the school’s moot court competition, was awarded best papers in his Entrepreneurship and Insurance Law courses, clerked for a United State District Court Judge, clerked for the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, clerked for an Alabama Circuit Court Judge, clerked for the Tuscaloosa District Attorney’s Office, and tried his first case through the School’s Civil Law Clinic as third year student.

Steve is now an attorney in our new Birmingham, AL office, where his practice focuses solely on workers’ compensation litigation. He regularly writes articles pertaining to current issues in workers’ compensation law and is an active member in multiple professional organizations around the state, including being the former Chair of the Alabama Defense Lawyer Association’s (ADLA) Young Lawyer Section as well as the Editor of ADLA’s Journal.

In his free time, Steve enjoys spending time with his wife and three young children, doing projects around his house, listening to audio books while walking the family dog, and cheering for the Crimson Tide and Duke Blue Devils.

Awards & Recognitions

•Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Sta