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'''Martha Jane Patton''' (born c. [[1946]] in Decatur, Morgan County) is an attorney and executive director of the [[Legal Aid Society of Birmingham]].
'''Martha Jane Patton''' (born c. [[1946]] in Decatur, Morgan County, died [[2020]] in Birmingham) was an attorney and executive director of the [[Legal Aid Society of Birmingham]].


Patton is the daughter of Samuel and Martha Lewis Hines Patton. She was raised in Decatur and was the editor of the Decatur High School newspaper, where she wrote and published editorials critical of [[segregation]]. She moved to [[Birmingham]] from Decatur in [[1964]] to attend [[Birmingham-Southern College]] on a scholarship she won through the National Council of Teachers of English. She graduated in [[1968]] and moved to [[Tuscaloosa]] in [[1971]] as a coordinator for the [[Selma Inter-Religious Project]]. From there she helped form a chapter of the Women’s Political Caucus.
Patton was the daughter of Samuel and Martha Lewis Hines Patton. She was raised in Decatur and was the editor of the Decatur High School newspaper, where she wrote and published editorials critical of [[segregation]]. She moved to [[Birmingham]] from Decatur in [[1964]] to attend [[Birmingham-Southern College]] on a scholarship she won through the National Council of Teachers of English. She graduated in [[1968]] and moved to [[Tuscaloosa]] in [[1971]] as a coordinator for the [[Selma Inter-Religious Project]]. From there she helped form a chapter of the Women’s Political Caucus.


Patton was encouraged to pursue a law degree by [[Marjorie Fine Knowles]], the first female professor at the [[University of Alabama School of Law]] and [[Annette Dodd]] of the [[Cumberland School of Law]], where she graduated in [[1978]]. She became an associate at [[Hodges & Shults]], then opened her own office in [[1981]]. In [[1989]] she was hired as an associate at [[Vowell & Meelheim]], then left to become a sole practitioner again in [[1994]]. She was named executive director of the Legal Aid Society in [[1998]].
Patton was encouraged to pursue a law degree by [[Marjorie Fine Knowles]], the first female professor at the [[University of Alabama School of Law]] and [[Annette Dodd]] of the [[Cumberland School of Law]], where she graduated in [[1978]]. She became an associate at [[Hodges & Shults]], then opened her own office in [[1981]]. In [[1989]] she was hired as an associate at [[Vowell & Meelheim]], then left to become a sole practitioner again in [[1994]]. She was named executive director of the Legal Aid Society in [[1998]].


She is married to [[Lynn Daniel]] and has two sons, Jonathan and Will. In [[2003]] Patton was diagnosed with cancer and underwent chemotherapy. She retired from the Legal Aid Society in [[2016]].
She was the founder and first president of the Friends of [[Avondale Park]].


Patton is a member of [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church]] and chaired their building committee.
She was married to [[Lynn Daniel]] and had two sons, Jonathan and Will. In [[2003]] Patton was diagnosed with cancer and underwent chemotherapy. She retired from the Legal Aid Society in [[2016]].
 
Patton was a member of [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church]] and chaired their building committee.


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* Hill, Kimberly (August 9, 2006) "[http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/sohp_interviewee/interviewNum_results.html?Interview_Num=U-0135 Interview with Martha Jane Patton]". Souther Oral History Program. University of North Carolina
* Hill, Kimberly (August 9, 2006) "[http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/sohp_interviewee/interviewNum_results.html?Interview_Num=U-0135 Interview with Martha Jane Patton]". Souther Oral History Program. University of North Carolina
* South, Opal (November 15, 2009) "[http://www.pavomag.com/story/walking-thankfulness-interview-martha-jane-patton Walking Thankfulness - An Interview with Martha Jane Patton]." ''Pavo''
* South, Opal (November 15, 2009) "[http://www.pavomag.com/story/walking-thankfulness-interview-martha-jane-patton Walking Thankfulness - An Interview with Martha Jane Patton]." ''Pavo''
* Obituary (August 27, 2020) {{BN}}


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Revision as of 11:24, 29 October 2021

Martha Jane Patton (born c. 1946 in Decatur, Morgan County, died 2020 in Birmingham) was an attorney and executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Birmingham.

Patton was the daughter of Samuel and Martha Lewis Hines Patton. She was raised in Decatur and was the editor of the Decatur High School newspaper, where she wrote and published editorials critical of segregation. She moved to Birmingham from Decatur in 1964 to attend Birmingham-Southern College on a scholarship she won through the National Council of Teachers of English. She graduated in 1968 and moved to Tuscaloosa in 1971 as a coordinator for the Selma Inter-Religious Project. From there she helped form a chapter of the Women’s Political Caucus.

Patton was encouraged to pursue a law degree by Marjorie Fine Knowles, the first female professor at the University of Alabama School of Law and Annette Dodd of the Cumberland School of Law, where she graduated in 1978. She became an associate at Hodges & Shults, then opened her own office in 1981. In 1989 she was hired as an associate at Vowell & Meelheim, then left to become a sole practitioner again in 1994. She was named executive director of the Legal Aid Society in 1998.

She was the founder and first president of the Friends of Avondale Park.

She was married to Lynn Daniel and had two sons, Jonathan and Will. In 2003 Patton was diagnosed with cancer and underwent chemotherapy. She retired from the Legal Aid Society in 2016.

Patton was a member of St Andrew's Episcopal Church and chaired their building committee.

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