IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Lawyers of Distinction is pleased to announce that Retired District Judge Martha Lynn Sherrod of Huntsville, Alabama has been certified as a distinguished member of our organization. The Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Members are accepted based upon objective evaluation of an attorney’s qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history. Please see https://www. lawyersofdistinction. com/how-to-become-amember/ for further details concerning membership qualification.
Judge (Ret) Sherrod is a partner in the firm of Conchin, Cole, Jordan & Sherrod. Named in the Best Law Firm in America (2020-2021) the firm focuses in the areas of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Property Damage and Workmen’s Compensation. She served the North Alabama community for more than 25 years as Assistant District Attorney, Presiding Municipal and State Court Judge. She served on numerous local, state, and national boards, bar association committees, task forces and was a charter member of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation and the Ivy Center Foundation. She served as the 35th Chair of the Judicial Council of the National Bar Association, President of the Alabama Lawyer’s Association, and Region IX Director for the National Bar Association. The first person of African descent to win an atlarge election in North Alabama, she developed the first Family Drug Court in Alabama. She continues to serve as Vice President for Administration of the National African American Drug Policy Coalition (NAADPC). She serves on the State Democratic Executive Committee, and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and the Links, Incorporated.
Lawyers of Distinction uses its own independent criteria, including both objective and subjective factors in determining if an attorney can be recognized as a Lawyer of Distinction in the United States in their respective field. This designation is based upon the proprietary analysis of the Lawyers of Distinction organization alone and is not intended to be endorsed by any of the 50 United States Bar Associations or The District of Columbia Bar Association.