Associate, Wiley Rein LLP
Joel S. Nolette is an associate at Wiley Rein LLP, where he advocates on behalf of corporate and individual clients in a broad spectrum of complex litigation matters. In 2017, Joel graduated cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as the Editor in Chief of Volume 15 of the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy. From 2019 to 2021, Joel clerked for the Honorable Raymond W. Gruender of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; and from 2021 to 2022, he clerked for the Honorable Timothy J. Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Before attending law school, Joel graduated summa cum laude from Gordon College in Wenham, MA, with his Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies and worked as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service.
General Counsel, Pelican Institute
Sarah Harbison joined the Pelican Institute as General Counsel in January 2020. At the Pelican Institute, Sarah serves in the vital role of defending Louisianians’ First Amendment rights, as well as their right to earn a living. Prior to joining the Pelican Institute, Sarah’s civil defense practice focused on products liability litigation. Because politics is her first love, Sarah left full-time law practice in December 2015 to advise political candidates full time, including candidates for U.S. Senate, treasurer, secretary of state, and governor. A Lafayette, Louisiana native, Sarah is a summa cum laude graduate of Loyola University and Loyola Law School, where she served as a member of the Moot Court staff. She and her husband, Medlock, live in the Garden District in New Orleans with their cats, Beau and Jack. Sarah and Medlock enjoy hiking in our country’s national parks, exploring Civil War battlefields, and renovating their 100-year-old home.
Deputy Solicitor General, Alabama Office of the Attorney General
Barrett Bowdre serves as deputy solicitor general in the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, where he helps to oversee the state’s appellate docket and defend the state’s interests in state and federal courts throughout the country. He is a former law clerk to Judge Paul J. Kelly, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, then-Chief Judge W. Keith Watkins of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, and then-Chief Judge Ed Carnes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He holds a J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law and a B.A., cum laude, from Furman University. Before attending law school, he worked as a research assistant at the American Enterprise Institute, where he researched civic education initiatives and helped compile literary anthologies exploring the American character.
Sean Collins is a member of the University of Alabama School of Law class of 2024. After graduation, he will serve as a law clerk to Judge Allen Winsor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, then as a law clerk to Judge Robert Luck of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Before attending law school, he graduated magna cum laude from Hillsdale College, where he studied Classics, Philosophy, and Religion and was a member of one of the only undergraduate Federalist Society chapters in the country.
Deputy Solicitor General, Alabama Office of the Attorney General
Barrett Bowdre serves as deputy solicitor general in the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, where he helps to oversee the state’s appellate docket and defend the state’s interests in state and federal courts throughout the country. He is a former law clerk to Judge Paul J. Kelly, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, then-Chief Judge W. Keith Watkins of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, and then-Chief Judge Ed Carnes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He holds a J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law and a B.A., cum laude, from Furman University. Before attending law school, he worked as a research assistant at the American Enterprise Institute, where he researched civic education initiatives and helped compile literary anthologies exploring the American character.
Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama (Retired); Professor of Law, Belmont University College of Law?
Topics
Church Splits, Property Fights, and the Limits of Civil Jurisdiction
In 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court released two cases involving property disputes that were fueled...
Standing Doctrine and Original Meaning at the Alabama Supreme Court
Joel S. Nolette
Within certain limits,[1] our federalist system leaves states free to give their branches of...
IVF and the Original Meaning of "Minor Child" at the Alabama Supreme Court
Sarah R. Harbison
Lepage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine was decided by the Alabama Supreme Court on...
Topics
LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, P.C.
On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court held 7-2 in LePage v. Center for...
A Foundational Canon in Alabama
Huntsville Lawyers Chapter
Huntsville, ALState Court Docket Watch: Glass v. City of Montgomery
Barrett Bowdre, Sean Collins
Alabama’s constitution prohibits the legislature from enacting a “local law”—one that applies only in one...
State Court Docket Watch: Barnett v. Jones
Barrett Bowdre
In its recent opinion in Barnett v. Jones,[1] the Alabama Supreme Court applied textual rules...
Blackstone in Alabama
Birmingham, ALLunch with Justice Parker
Montgomery, ALA Roundtable Discussion with the Newly Elected Justices