About Salem Resha

Salem Resha

Sonny has 35 years of experience practicing law in the state of Alabama. He has tried over 150 cases in state and federal court, representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

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“I view my service as a mediator to be an exciting opportunity to work with really good lawyers and get involved in important cases, to help people get common sense, real life, realistic practical solutions to their problems - to get disputes resolved. I see that as very rewarding.”     Salem Resha

SALEM RESHA, JR.
Attorney at Law

Registered on the Alabama State Court Mediator Roster

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Wilson Resha, LLC, 2013- to present; Sole Practitioner, 1995 – 2012; Wilson & King, 1992-1995; Sole practitioner, 1984-1992; Trimmier & Pate, 1982-1984; Silberman, Silberman, & Loeb, 1980 – 1982

Experienced counselor and litigator for both plaintiffs and defendants with more than 150 trials in State and Federal courts and significant practice experience in following areas:
Bankruptcy Law, business and personal, Panel of Trustees, debtors’ and creditors’ counsel, and Business Organizations, formation, financing, operation, dissolution, and business disputes;
Commercial Law, commercial loans, other transactions, and litigation;
Construction Law, contract formation, litigation, and surety bond issues;
Estate Planning; wills, trusts, and estates;
Fraud, Fraudulent Conveyance, and Conversion Litigation;
Employment Law, consultation and litigation for management and employees, and employment Mineral and Mining Law, coal and clay leasing, brokerage, mining regulation, and blasting;
Real Estate Law, development, leasing, transaction, and boundary line disputes;
Clients past and present include individuals, professionals, businesses, and insurance companies.

EDUCATION:

University of Alabama Law School, L.L.M., in Taxation 1990,
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Juris Doctorate, 1979.
University of Alabama in Birmingham, undergraduate and graduate courses in literature, economics, and finance, M.B.A. program, 1973-1976.
Auburn University, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, 1969.

NON-LEGAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Virginia College, Instructor, Fall, 2011 to Spring 2012, Medical Law and Ethics;
Falstaff Birmingham, Inc., 1973-1976; General Manager for local wholesale distributor of beer and wines.
E. I. DuPont de Nemours, 1969-1973, with assignments as engineer in Textile Fibers Plant in Nashville, Tennessee and in Marketing in Photo Products Department in Wilmington, Delaware,Denver, Colorado, Los Angeles, California, and Fresno, California.

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