
Gretchen Thomas graduated cum laude from Alabama A & M and Birmingham School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She was employed in the federal government, and after she was admitted to the Alabama State Bar, she became a part time associate with the Merrell Law Firm, LLC.
Areas Of Practice
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Child Custody/Support
- Property Division
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 2015
Education
- Birmingham School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama
- Juris Doctor
- Honors: cum laude
- Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Alabama
- B.A. - 1992
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: Agribusiness Management
Honors and Awards
- Judge of the Year Award by Family Law Section of Alabama State Bar, 2015
- Attorney of the Year Award by Family Law Section of Alabama State Bar, 2005
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Advisory Committee on Child Support as appointed by the Alabama Supreme Court, Chair, 2015 - Present
- Domestic Relations Courts/Birmingham Division , Senior Judge, 2013 - Present
- Alabama State Bar, Chair of Family Law Section, 2005 - 2006
- Alabama State Bar, Member, 1994 - Present
- Alabama State Bar, Board Member, 2007 - Present
Ancillary Businesses
- Tax Preparation
Fraternities/Sororities
- Alpha Kappa Alpha