Sheffield and Lentine, P.C. is pleased to announce that John Lentine has received the Roderick Beddow, Sr. Award for Lifetime Achievement in the field of criminal defense. This award is given annually by the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association and is the most prestigious award a criminal defense attorney can receive in Alabama. John has dedicated his life to the defense of those charged with serious and misdemeanor offenses and this recognition is well deserved.

The firm is also pleased to announce that John Lentine’s article entitled “Gideon at 50: A Broken Promise” has been published in the American Journal of Trial Advocacy Vol 37:2.

The firm would like to congratulate Christopher Daniel for being named to the Birmingham Bar Association’s – Future Leader’s Forum for 2014. Chris was selected from a pool of highly qualified candidates and feels fortunate to have been chosen to expand his commitment to the local bar and the practice of law as a whole.