William S. Brewbaker III

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William S. Brewbaker III (born 1959) is an American legal scholar.

Brewbaker earned a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University, and subsequently obtained a Juris Doctor from University of Virginia School of Law, followed by a Master of Laws at Duke University School of Law. [1] He practiced law in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, from 1988 to 1992, [2] and joined the University of Alabama School of Law faculty in 1993, after graduating from Duke. [3] Prior to his appointment as dean of UA Law in May 2023, Brewbaker was the William Alfred Rose Professor of Law. [4] [5] He had previously served as interim dean between the tenures of Ken Randall and Mark E. Brandon. [6]

Brewbaker is an elected member of the American Law Institute. [7]

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