Robert T. Meadows III
Shareholder
Skyway Professional Center, 3120 Frederick Rd., Suite B (36801)
Post Office Drawer 1857 (36803)
Opelika, Alabama
Education:
J.D., The University of Alabama School of Law, 1974
A.B., Davidson College, 1971
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1974
Admitted to Practice
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Honors and Awards
The Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation; Family Law
Best Lawyers - Opelika Family Lawyer of the Year, 2017
Best Lawyers - Opelika Family Lawyer of the Year, 2021
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating Award
Omicron Delta Kappa
Bronze Star, U.S. Army, Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Bob Meadows was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1974, after receiving an A.B. in Economics from Davidson College in 1971, and a J.D. from the University of Alabama in 1974. After law school, Bob clerked for Judge R. E. Varner, Middle District of Alabama, in Montgomery, Alabama. Bob is a native of Opelika and serves as the senior member of Capell & Howard’s Opelika/Auburn office.
Bob is engaged in a general practice with an emphasis on trial work.
In the past, Bob has served as the President of the Lee County Bar Association and the Alabama State Bar Young Lawyers’ Section. He remains active as a member of The Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute, and the Alabama Association of School Board Attorneys. He formerly served for 9 years as the Bar Commissioner for the 37th Judicial Circuit. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the Commercial Litigation category since 2007.
Memberships, Affiliations, and Activities
Past President, Alabama State Bar Young Lawyers' Section
Past President, Lee County Bar Association
Alabama State Bar Board of Bar Commissioners for the Thirty Seventh Judicial Circuit
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
Federal Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Alabama Law Institute
Alabama Association of School Board Attorneys
Fellow, Alabama Law Foundation
Other Professional Experience
Lieutenant Colonel (retired), U.S. Army Reserves, Judge
Advocate General's (JAG) Corps
