BEN F. STOKES, III
 
 
Ben F. Stokes, III is a native of Mobile and the founding partner of the firm. At age 20 he received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. Thereafter he attended Duke University Graduate School. In 1952 Ben entered law school at the University of Alabama, graduating in 1954 with an LLB, now Doctor of Juridicial Science. After law school he served in the United States Army Jag Corps. Ben was honorably discharged from the Army in 1958 at which time he started his law practice in Mobile, Alabama. Since the firm's inception, he has always been the senior partner. His practice over the past forty years has focused on collections, real estate, probate and domestic relations. Ben served as a legislator in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1970 to 1974. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Alabama. He previously served as an officer of the Mobile Bar Association and is presently a member of the Alabama Bar Association, Commercial Law League of America, and the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. Ben is currently the senior member of Stokes & Clinton, P.C.
 
 
Founded in 1958 by Ben F. Stokes, III