Lucy Hester Sellers

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Lucy Hester Sellers is a private practice attorney with a background in accounting and experience in representation of individuals and governmental entities, including municipalities and boards of education in areas such as liability risk exposure, real estate, construction, estate and probate, general contractual matters, employment issues, policy and legislative creation and revision, and municipal prosecution. The practice includes representation of individuals and entities and counseling on issues of governance and management of self-funded board of education liability programs. Serving as counsel for Alabama Trust for Boards of Education (ATBE), Lucy manages the ATBE risk management funds, administers and manages liability claims and automobile physical damage losses, coordinates claim reporting with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, controls litigation costs, and assists local boards in identifying areas of liability risk exposures.

Lucy Hester Sellers

Professional Affiliations
Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys
     (Past President, Past Vice President, Past Director)
Birmingham Bar Association
Alabama Bar Association
American Bar Association

Speaking Engagements and Publications
Alabama Trust for Boards of Education (ATBE) and Liability Risk Exposures, AASB, AASBO, CLAS, and others
"Fair Labor Standards Act," SSA New Superintendent Orientation, annually June/July 2014-2024 
"Fair Labor Standards Act," Whole Board Training, April 2023, March 2022, April 2021, and April 2018
"Fair Labor Standards Act and New Overtime Rules," AASB Webinar Series, February 2020
"FLSA Overview and Update on Final Rule," ACSBA School Law Conference, June 2016
"Liability Risk Exposures," Board Administrators' Retreat, July 2015
"Fair Labor Standards Act," Board Administrative Retreat, June and July 2015
"Liability Risk Exposures for Boards of Education," Whole Board Training, June 2015
"Overview of the Fair Labor Standards Act," Shelby County Bar Association, May 2014
"Don't Run Afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act," AASB Webinar Series, July 2013
"What School Boards Should Know About the Fair Labor Standards Act," AASB Webinar Series, July 2012 and September 2011
"Risk Management Lifelines and Landmines," Macon County Board of Education Retreat, June 2012
"School Board Policies: Risk Management Lifelines or Landmines?" AASB Leadership for Policy and Planning, March 2012 and 2015
"Liability Issues and Exposures," AASBO Conference, February 2012
"Construction Contract Risk Exposures," GSBA Risk Management Services Large Member Meeting, September 2011
"Liability Risk Exposures," CLAS Law Conference, January 2011
A Closer Look at the Anti-Harassment Act, Alabama School Boards Journal, Fall 2010
"Polish Your Policy Manual: Practical Guidance for Updating School Board Policy," AASB Annual Convention, December 2009
"Current Issues in the Employment of Personnel," AASBO Training Session, September 2009
"When Good Technology Goes Bad, Alabama Ethics Law: Provisions and Opinions of Importance to Educators, and Using Documentation Appropriately," Madison City Board of Education Administrators’ Conference, July 2009
Board Employees Must Follow Policy or Lose Immunity, Alabama School Boards Journal, Spring 2009
"When Good Technology Goes Bad," AASB Annual Convention, December 2007

 

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Alabama State Bar
United States District Court for Northern and Middle Districts

Education
J.D., Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama (2006)

B.S., Accounting, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama cum laude (2003)