M. Joseph FitzGerald, III

Service Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions
Businesses & Corporations
Contracts, Agreements & Commercial Transactions
Federal Government Contracting

Profile

Mr. FitzGerald advises corporate and individual clients on a broad range of business-related matters at all stages of the business life cycle.  He assists clients with various corporate transactions, such as mergers, stock sales, asset sales, and other commercial and business-related transactions. 

Professional Affiliations

 Alabama Bar Association

Education

• J.D., 2016, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  Symposium Editor and Junior Editor, Journal of the Legal Profession
  Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society
• B.B.A., 2005, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL
  Cadet Captain, U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
• Marion Military Institute, Marion, Alabama

Bar Admissions

Alabama, 2017

Court Admissions

All Alabama Courts

Other Experience

• Held a top-secret DoD SCI security clearance, currently holds a secret clearance.
• Commander of Advanced Operations Base, Sahel in Trans-Sahara Africa in 2020. 
• Financial advisor with Merrill Lynch, Birmingham, AL (2005-2008).
• U.S. Army Special Forces Officer (Green Beret), with service as a SFODA Commander in Iraq and Qatar.
• Currently a Special Forces Officer in the Alabama Army National Guard with the rank of Major.
• Foreign-language proficiency in Arabic and French.
• Commander of a Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (A-Team) for 36 months.