Why Use ACJF?

Invest in ACJF, Invest in Alabama

Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues in the Bar —

Lawyers render service. Your life and legacy are created by your service to others. You did not become a lawyer and work tirelessly for all of these years so that your legacy would be measured only by case results, billing rates, or marquee wins. This profession calls us toward a deeper meaning: to bend the arc of justice toward fairness, especially for those who cannot fight for themselves.

There is a way — elegant, tax-efficient, institutionally managed, and deeply rooted in the legal community — by which you (and your firm) can magnify your philanthropic impact while staying within your professional identity. Alabama Civil Justice Foundation (ACJF) offers you a way to build your legacy by creating something valuable that outlasts you, passing on your unique gifts, values, and impact to future generations

ACJF is not another donation to check off the year end giving list. Instead, with ACJF you become part of a philanthropic vehicle built by the legal community for the legal community. Partnering with ACJF provides access to a suite of giving tools, strategic grantmaking expertise, and institutional scale that no individual lawyer or firm can replicate on their own.

Let me walk you through how this works — and how you stand to benefit — before inviting you to create your legacy.

The beauty of ACJF is that your gifts do not have to be heroic in size to be heroic in impact. By placing your philanthropic vision into a scalable, legally compliant, professionally managed foundation created by and with your peers, you amplify your impact, reduce your administrative burden, and ensure an enduring legacy.