:: ATTORNEY PROFILES ::

Roderick Walls

Donald R. Babineaux

Dafina M. Cooper

Roderick Walls
Partner
email: rod@wallscooplaw.com

Roderick Walls is co-founder and a Partner of the firm.

Mr. Walls is a graduate of the University of Alabama (B.S., Psychology/Biology, 1980). He pursued his legal studies at the Birmingham School of Law, where he was a member of the Honor Society (J.D., 1985).

Prior to entering the practice of law, Mr. Walls worked as a claims representative and investigator for a major insurance company.

His experience working for the insurance company has proved to be invaluable to the clients he now represents in legal practice. He has utilized the insight gained from his unique work experience to effectively represent a number of plaintiffs in personal injury litigation.

Mr. Walls has served as president of the Magic City Bar Association (1997-98). He is also actively involved in youth sports programs in the Birmingham community.

Donald R. Babineaux
Associate, Roderick Walls & Associates, LLC
e-mail: donaldb@wallscooplaw.com

Donald R. Babineaux is an associate with the firm.

Mr. Babineaux is a native of Opelousas, Louisiana. A graduate of Grambling State University (B.S., Business, magna cum laude, 1995), he pursued his legal studies at the University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 2001) in Knoxville, Tennessee. While at the University of Tennessee College of Law, Donald served on the moot court board and represented clients as a student attorney with the university's Legal Clinic. In addition, he was a semi-finalist in the campus-wide Ray Jenkins Trial Competition in both 2000 and 2001.

Mr. Babineaux is licensed to practice in all Alabama State courts, and the Federal District Courts in both the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. He practices primarily in the area of general civil litigation. Since joining the firm in 2002, he has successfully handled numerous cases ranging from complex personal injury to domestic relations matters.

Dafina M. Cooper
Associate, Roderick Walls & Associates, LLC
email: dafina@wallscooplaw.com

Dafina M. Cooper is an associate with the firm.

She is a graduate of the Alabama School of Fine Arts and Clark Atlanta University (B.A., Mass Media, suma cum laude, 1999). Following college, Dafina worked as a media buyer in Boston, MA, where she negotiated media contracts for large corporate clients, including Fortune 500 Companies. She went on to pursue legal studies in Philadelphia, PA at Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2003).

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Cooper worked for the Southern Poverty Law Center, where she investigated racially motivated predatory lending practices and assisted in prisoners' rights litigation. She also worked with Homeless Advocacy Project of Philadelphia where she assisted indigent clients in attaining disability benefits.

Ms. Cooper is currently an Associate Attorney with the firm, handling assorted areas of practice, including Social Security, Bankruptcy, Probate, Landlord/Tenant, and select areas of Intellectual Property.

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