Charlie M. Shah

Practice Areas

  • Tax Law

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, 1996
  • Georgia, 2006
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Education

  • Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
  • J.D. – 05/1996
  • Honors: Order of Barristers for Excellence in Courtroom Advocacy
  • Honors: Winner – Hand, Arendall Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy
  • Honors: Winner – National Moot Court Team and Moot Court Board
  • Honors: Justice – Moot Court Board – 1994 – 1996
  • Honors: Winner – Haley Federal Mock Trial Competition – Fall 1995
  • Honors: Winner – Shores Moot Court Competition – Summer 1994
  • Honors: Winner – Best Brief – National Moot Court Competition-1995
  • Honors: Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow – 1994 – 1995
  • University of Texas, Austin, Texas
  • B.S. – 05/1992
  • Major: Zoology
  • University of Texas, Austin, Texas
  • B.A. – 05/1991
  • Major: Psychology

Professional Associations

  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Alabama Bar Association
  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Georgia Bar Association
  • North American South Asian Bar Association
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association – Alabama Chapter, Board of Directors
  • Leadership Vestavia Hills, Board of Directors, 2015 to 2018

Community & Board Leadership

  • Board of Trustees, Blood Cancer United – Tennessee-Alabama Region (2026–2028)
  • Featured, About Town “Trail Blazer” for community impact work with Blood Cancer United

Classes & Seminars

  • Adjunct Professor, University of Montevallo Spring, 2012 to 2013

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Coach, National Moot Court Team Cumberland School of Law
  • Coach, Vestavia Hills Soccer U6/U10, 2007 to Present

Honors

  • Alabama Leadership Forum, Class 7
  • Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
  • Distinguished Member, Lawyers of Distinction Top 10% of Attorneys Award