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Bloomston, Brett M.

Brett M. Bloomston - Birmingham, AL

Attorney at The Bloomston Firm

Criminal Defense Lawyers in Birmingham, AL

1914 4th Avenue North Suite 100 Birmingham, AL 35203

  • Free Consultation
  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 30 Years 
    Experience

Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyer

Updated: 02/28/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Criminal Defense
  • White Collar Crime
  • Healthcare Fraud and Abuse
  • Personal Injury
  • Product Liability
  • Administrative Law
  • Police Benevolent Association Union Lawyer
  • Criminal Law
  • DUI/DWI
  • Sexual Harassment

Attorney Information

Overview

BRETT M. BLOOMSTON is a partner in The Bloomston Firm in Birmingham, Alabama. He concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal defense, white collar crime, DUI and general litigation.

Mr. Bloomston has served as an adjunct professor at the Miles College, School of Law where he taught Evidence and Criminal Law. He has lectured on evidence, criminal trial practice, DUI defense and serving as appointed counsel at various continuing education seminars throughout the State. Mr. Bloomston has been featured as a commentator on Court TV's, "In Session."

Mr. Bloomston served as the President of the Greater Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, is a Life Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, is a member of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Birmingham Bar Association's Criminal Procedure Committee, and the Birmingham Inn of Courts.

Mr. Bloomston is recognized as one of Alabama's Super Lawyers and is rated by Martindale-Hubble as AV, that group's highest rating and Birmingham's Top Attorneys in criminal law. Mr. Bloomston is a 1993 honors B.A. graduate from the University of Alabama and earned his J.D. in 1996 from the University's School of Law.


Awards and Honors

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Honors

  • Super Lawyer
  • ATLA Top 100 Lawyers in Alabama
  • A.V. Martindale-Hubble Rating
  • Birmingham's Top Attorneys

Other Sources of Feedback About Brett M. Bloomston

Included on the 2025 Mid-South Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
  • 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
  • 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
  • 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list
  • 2015 Alabama Super Lawyers list
  • 2014 Alabama Super Lawyers list
  • 2013 Alabama Super Lawyers list
  • 2012 Alabama Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 Alabama Super Lawyers list
  • 2010 Alabama Super Lawyers list
  • 2009 Alabama Super Lawyers list
  • 2008 Alabama Super Lawyers list

Education

  • Legal Education

    • The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1996
      J.D.
      Law Review: Law & Psychology Review, 1995 - 1996
  • Non Legal Education

    • The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1993
      B.A.
      Honors: cum laude
      Honors: Dean's List / President's List
      Major: Interdisciplinary Pre-Law

Past Positions

  • Law Office of David Cromwell Johnson & Associates, Partner, 1997 - 2002
  • LLoyd, Schreiber & Grey, P.C., Contract attorney focusing on insurance defense, 1996 - 1997

Classes and Seminars

  • Faculty, Miles College of Law, September, 1999 - Present
  • Adjunct Faculty, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1998

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, 1996
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 1996
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 1996
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2007
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1997

Other Affiliations

  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member)
  • Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  • Alabama Bar Association (Member)
  • Birmingham Bar Association; Criminal Justice & Procedure Section (Member)
  • American Civil Liberties Union (Committee Member)
  • Greater Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Past President)
  • Criminal Justice Act Panel (Administrative Committee)
  • Jefferson County, Alabama, 1998 - Present (Special Circuit Court Judge)
  • City of Birmingham, Alabama, 1998 - Present (Special Municipal Court Judge)
  • City of Mtn. Brook, Alabama, 1998 - Present (Special Municipal Court Judge)
  • City of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, 2003 - Present (Special Municipal Judge)

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Zeta Beta Tau

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  • By Dev M. on Nov. 19, 2025
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Birmingham, AL

1914 4th Avenue North
Suite 100
Birmingham, AL 35203

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Website: https://www.thebloomstonfirm.com

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