About Johnnie Franks
Johnnie Franks Woodruff earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from Freed-Hardeman University in 2001. He stayed at Freed-Hardeman for a MBA, awarded in 2003. He completed his law degree at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University in 2005.
Woodruff started practicing law soon following law school. In 2006 he worked at Beasley Allen, P.C., an experience that exposed him to high-quantity civil litigation and court practice. The following year he joined The Shoals Law Group, LLC and became a companion in 2007. In 2015 he took a partner position at Woodruff & McCaney Law Office, where he stays primarily based.
He is licensed to practice in Alabama and to several federal courts, including the Eleventh Circuit and the Federal Circuit. His expert memberships include the Lauderdale County Bar Association, the Christian Legal Society and the Family Law Association, all maintained since 2005. He has additionally been lively in a trial lawyers association since 2009. Those memberships reflect continuous ties to local and specialised bar groups instead of a unique public profile.
Woodruff’s practice has emphasized family regulation and related civil litigation. He has been recognized by the American Institute of Family Law Lawyers as a Top 10 Family Law Lawyer in Alabama. That popularity seems alongside a tradition that handles divorce, custody, and associated home-relations matters, in addition to contested proceedings in state and federal venues. He has handled both negotiated settlements and contested trials.
Colleagues describe him as a lawyer who moves cases towards decision while making ready thoroughly for courtroom when necessary. He has balanced personal practice duties with participation in expert associations that address both procedural and substantive questions in trial practice. His background in history and business precedes his legal training and informs how he frames factual narratives and monetary issues in household law disputes.
He maintains his workplace at Woodruff & McCaney Law Office and continues to serve clients in Alabama and in federal things springing up in the relevant circuits. His current practice concentrates on household regulation and related civil litigation in state and federal courts.
