Joseph R. Kemp, a lifelong resident of Alabama, is a graduate of The Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (1992) and the University of Alabama (1989). Joe began practicing law in 1992. In 1996, he formed the law office of Joseph R. Kemp, P.C. in Pell City, Alabama. He relocated his office to Leeds in 2015, and in March 2019 he was pleased to join the firm of Hill, Gossett, Kemp, Barrentine & Seay, P.C. Joe has held leadership positions in prominent legal organizations, having served on the board of trustees for a committee in the Alabama State Bar and as president of the St. Clair County Bar Association. In addition, he was appointed to the Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities in Governor Bob Riley’s Administration. Joe has been an active member of the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He and his family are members of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church. Joseph Kemp is married to Skyla C. Kemp. They have three children, one dog, four goats and a few chickens.

Matt Gossett works as a criminal defense lawyer as well as a prosecutor in various municipalities in St. Clair County. Having experience on both sides of a criminal case, Matt will help you all the way from your time of arrest through your trial as your criminal defense attorney. Criminal Defense Domestic Relations Divorce Child Custody Battles In the practice of domestic and family law, Matt Gossett will help you through your divorce, modification of child custody, visitation and support and enforcement of alimony, child support, visitation and support.

Shelley graduated from the University of Alabama in 2011 with her Master’s in Social Work. After that, she attended and graduated from Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in Montgomery, AL, and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in September 2015. During law school, Shelley gained valuable experience through judicial clerkships, serving as a law clerk for the Honorable J. Greg Shaw, Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, and the Honorable W. Scott Donaldson of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Immediately following law school, she returned to Tuscaloosa where she spearheaded the development and implementation of a comprehensive criminal pretrial diversion program, which she directed until 2022. At that time, she began practicing law in Birmingham where she developed a diverse litigation practice encompassing local government representation, domestic relations, probate administration, and criminal defense. Although Shelley will continue to practice in these areas, she will be primarily focused on local government and other public entity representation, corporate law, and civil litigation. Shelley lives in the Argo- area of St. Clair County with her fiancé and two kids. Outside of the office, she loves exploring the outdoors through hiking, fishing, gardening, cooking and hosting gatherings for family and friends, and traveling to new places. She is admitted to the practice of law in Alabama and in all of Alabama’s federal district courts.