William Pfeifer

William L. Pfeifer, Jr., is an attorney and a freelance writer who has written extensively on legal issues and the practice of law.

Since 1993, Pfeifer has been a trial lawyer and appellate attorney with an emphasis on criminal defense, civil litigation, and family law. His law-related publications include a book on how to start a law practice and a lawyer joke book, and he has also published articles in bar association journals and legal newsletters on issues related to the practice of law. Pfeifer's articles on legal, political, and consumer issues have appeared in professional journals, newsletters, newspapers, magazines, and online. His law practice now focuses almost exclusively on appellate law.

Pfeifer earned his bachelor's degree from Samford University in 1989, where he was the first recipient of the William M. Lunceford Award for Excellence in Philosophy. He earned his law degree (J.D.) from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1993, where he was a member of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, served on the Board of Editors of the Law and Psychology Review, and was inducted into the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society.