Personal History

Born November 6, 1940, in Huntsville, Alabama, widowed with two grown children, President SAE social fraternity and the Huntsville Alabama SAE Alumni Association,  President Huntsville Rotary Club, Board of Trustees Randolph School, Board of Trustees University of Alabama Foundation in Huntsville, member Board of Directors Huntsville Madison County YMCA.

Education

BS degree, University of Alabama School of Business Administration, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1962, JD, Doctor of Jurisprudence, The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1965.

Professional experience

Associate with Watts, Salmon, Roberts & Stephens 1965-1968,partner, Watts, Salmon, Roberts and Stephens and its successors 1968-1987, Office of the Attorney General, State of Alabama, Special Assistant Attorney General, 1973, Partner Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Somerville 1987-September 1, 2002 with offices in Birmingham, Anniston and Huntsville, Alabama. Since September 1, 2002 Mr. Noojin has practiced under the name ?The Noojin Law Firm, PC.?

Listed in Martindale Hubbell and rated ?AV?.

Engaged in the general practice of law in Huntsville, Alabama for the past thirty-nine years with emphasis on financing , commercial transactions and litigation

Approximately thirty jury trials tried to verdict , tried hundreds of non-jury trials and equity matters and prosecuted numerous appeals in State and Federal Courts including the Bankruptcy Court.

Trials have included medical and legal malpractice, and other professional liability claims, personal injury and wrongful death, landlord tenant litigation, broker-dealer fraud and securities litigation, trust litigation, partnership litigation, negligent management of trust funds, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, contract and bond litigation, land title litigation, foreclosures, note and guaranty litigation, fraudulent conveyances, injunctions, declaratory judgment actions, lender liability litigation, actions to quite title, bills for division, insurance defense and personal injury litigation for the Plaintiff .

Commercial transactions have included asset and stock purchase and sales, commercial loans, venture capital transactions, and municipal bond transactions.

Real Estate transactions have included office buildings, shopping centers, landlease financing, development loans on subdivisions and numerous residential closings.

We are title agents for First American Title Insurance Company and approved by most local lenders for closings.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association & sections on litigation and business law, Huntsville Madison County Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association & Alabama Defense Lawyers Association

Published Appellate Cases

Selected Cases: U.S. v. Burgreen 591 F2d 291 (CA 5^th Cir. Ala. 1979), J.C. Jacobs Banking Co. v. Campbell, 406 So. 2d 834 (Ala 1981), Bynum v. Campbell 419 So2d 1370 (Ala. 1982), Arfor-Brynfield, Inc. v. Huntsville Mall Associates, 479 So.2d 1146, First Alabama Bank of Huntsville v. Spragins, 475 So.2d 512 (Ala 1985), 515 So.2d 962 (Ala .1987), Snooky Hairrell Volkswagen v. Lamar Speer, 689 So.2d 51 (Ala.1997), Baker v. Bennett,  603So.2d 928 (Ala 1992) (This case was tried by Frank K. Noojin but the appeal was handled by another law firm), Madison County Board of Education v. J.D. Wigley, 259 So.2d 233 (Ala .1972)(lead counsel on appeal) , Mississippi Chemical v. Fleming 976 Fed2d. 743 (CA 11^th Cir. Ala. 1992)(decided without opinion).

Other Appellate Cases: Lily Flag Bldg. Supply v. JM Medlin & Co. 232 So.2d 643 (Ala. 1970), Mersereau v. Whitesburg Center, Inc. 251 So.2d 765 (Ala. Civ. App. 1971), Carpenter v. State 280 So2d 804 (Ala. Cr. App. 1971), Kelley v. Kelley 303 So.2d 108 (Ala Civ. App. 1974), Loggins v. Mallory Capacitor 344 So.2d 522 (Ala. Civ. App. 1977), Parkway Properties, Inc. v. City of Huntsville, 370 So.2d 967 (Ala. 1979), Kelley v. Beneficial Finance, Co. 374 So.2d 338 ( Ala. Civ. App. 1979) Jorge E. Marin, et. als. v. Deposit Guaranty national Bank, Deposit Guaranty Mortgage Co. , et. als. (680 So2d. 384 (decided without opinion Ala. Aiv. App. 1995 ).

Admitted to Practice

All Alabama State Trial and Appellate Courts, 1965

US District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1965

US Supreme Court, 1983

US Court of Appeals 5^th Circuit, 1973

US Court of Appeals 11^th Circuit, 1981

US Court of Federal Claims, 1973

References

Regions Bank, Huntsville, Alabama and American National Property and Casualty Companies, Springfield Mo. Harold Construction Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama. Other references furnished on request.