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Christopher H. Jones
Christopher H. Jones was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Commerce and Business Administration with a Bachelor of Science in 1987. Upon graduation, he received a commission through R.O.T.C. as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves. During law school, he served with the 493rd Military Police Company as a Platoon Leader. In 1990, he earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law and became licensed to practice law.
Jones began his legal career in 1990 as an Associate with the Tuscaloosa firm of Zeanah, Hust, Summerford & Davis. He became a partner in 1995, and the firm was renamed Zeanah, Hust, Summerford, Davis & Jones. He practiced there until 1999, concentrating on civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance defense.
In 1991, Jones resigned his Army Reserve commission and received a direct commission as a First Lieutenant Judge Advocate in the Alabama Army National Guard. From 1991 to 2001, he served in multiple roles—including Contract Law Officer, Assistant Judge Advocate, Chief of Criminal Law, and Chief of Administrative Law—with the 167th COSCOM in Birmingham. He was promoted to Captain in 1993 and to Major in 1998.
In 1999, Jones left the firm to open his own practice in Tuscaloosa. He is now the managing attorney of Traditions Law Group, LLC, a general civil litigation firm representing businesses, plaintiffs, and defendants.
In October 2001, Jones was ordered to active duty with the U.S. Army, serving as Domestic Operations Attorney with Joint Task Force–Civil Support at Fort Monroe, Virginia. His work focused on the legal aspects of Department of Defense responses to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) incidents within the United States. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in March 2003.
After leaving active duty in October 2003, Jones returned to private practice in Tuscaloosa, focusing on business representation, collections, civil litigation, personal injury, domestic relations, wills and estates, and landlord-tenant law. In 2004, he became Staff Judge Advocate of the 62nd Troop Command, Alabama Army National Guard, in Montgomery. He was promoted to Colonel in 2008 and assigned as Staff Judge Advocate of the 167th Theater Sustainment Command at Fort McClellan, serving as senior legal advisor to the Major General Commander and Staff until his retirement on April 30, 2013.
Jones is a member of First United Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa. He and his wife, Virginia Jemison Jones, have been married for more than 32 years and have two children: Jemison Christopher “J.C.” (22) and Jessie Katherine (19). J.C. earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Alabama in 2022 and will attend Vanderbilt School of Law beginning August 2022. Jessie Katherine is a sophomore majoring in business at the University of Alabama.
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Charles F. Horton III
Charles F. Horton III is proud to call Alabama home. A third-generation Tuscaloosa native, he is dedicated to serving the citizens of his hometown as an attorney. After graduating from Northridge High School, Charles attended the University of Alabama, where he majored in Political Science and minored in Public Policy. In 2017, he began his legal studies at Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, graduating in the top third of his class.
Following his first year of law school, Charles joined Traditions Law Group as a summer intern, where he experienced firsthand the competence, professionalism, and integrity of the firm’s attorneys and staff. After graduating and passing the Alabama Bar Exam, he was honored to return to Traditions Law Group as an attorney. He values the firm’s family atmosphere and commitment to excellence, which he believes provide the ideal environment to serve clients across Tuscaloosa County and beyond.
Charles practices in a variety of areas, including family law, personal injury, probate, estate planning, and juvenile matters. No matter the case, his clients can expect diligence, dedication, and a strong commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes.
