Commencement for the Class of 2013 will be held on May 4th at 5:00 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum. The commencement address will be given by Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for Regions Financial Corporation, Fournier “Boots” Gale, III. Mr. Gale serves as the Treasurer of the Law School Foundation. He is a former President of the Alabama State Bar and a previous recipient of the Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus award. Hooding of degree candidates will be conducted by Associate Professor of Law Heather Elliott, Ira Drayton Pruitt, Sr. Professor of Law Susan Lyons, and Bainbridge-Mims Professor of Law Pamela Pierson. Dean Randall will preside.

The ceremony will be available live online at www.law.ua.edu/commencement-webcast.