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Royal C. Dumas
Associate

Telephone 334-834-7600
Fax 334-263-5969
Email rdumas@hillhillcarter.com

Mr. Dumas is a 1999 graduate of the Hartt School of Music where he obtained a B.M. in Music Performance, Classical Guitar. In 2002, Mr. Dumas completed his M.M. in Music Performance, Classical Guitar with a secondary concentration in Music History from Southern Methodist University. From the fall of 2002 until the spring of 2004, Mr. Dumas taught guitar and music at Faulkner State University and the University of South Alabama. Mr. Dumas then attended the University of Alabama School of Law. While at Alabama, Mr. Dumas served on the managing board of the Alabama Law Review and was the co-chair of the John Campbell Moot Court Board. He graduated cum laude in May of 2007. Mr. Dumas joined the firm in January of 2008. Mr. Dumas’ main areas of practice are gaming law, environmental law, and general litigation. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Alabama. Mr. Dumas is also admitted to practice in the state of Mississippi.

Practice Areas

  • - Gaming & Amusement
  • - General Litigation


Education

  • - University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2007 J.D. Honors: Co-Chair John Campbell Moot Court Board Honors: Semi-Finalist John Campbell Moot Court Competition Law Journal: Law Review, Managing Board
  • - Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 2002 M.M. Hartt School of Music, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1999 B.M.

Bar Admissions

Alabama, 2007
U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama

Mississippi, 2008

Associations

  • - Alabama State Bar, Member
  • - Montgomery County Bar Association - Member
  • - Alabama Defense Lawyers Association - Member
  • - American Bankruptcy Institute - Member

Published Work

  • - The Muddled Mettle of Jurisprudence: Race and Procedure in Alabama’s Appellate Courts, 1901–1930, 58 Ala. L. Rev. 417 (2006).