09/30/2025
Cumberland School of Law's Young Alumna of the Year is Averie Armstead, JD ’19.
Armstead is an associate at Starnes Davis Florie, LLP, where she is an employment litigator, collegiate sports attorney and professional liability and higher education adviser. She represents both public and private employers and universities.
Armstead has remained deeply connected to the Birmingham legal community. She completed the Birmingham Bar Association’s 2024 Future Leaders Forum, and she was recognized by the National Black Lawyer’s “Top 40 Under 40” for the state of Alabama consecutively for two years. Armstead currently serves on the Young Supporters Board of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, where she was recently honored with the director’s award in recognition of her outstanding leadership, service and commitment to cancer awareness and fundraising initiatives.
Armstead’s professional excellence is matched by her heart for service and mentorship. She is passionate about empowering the next generation of legal professionals, and she continues to invest time mentoring young lawyers and aspiring law students. This is evidenced by Armstead’s service as the mentoring co-chair of the James Edwin Horton Inn of Court, an adjunct professor at Cumberland, and member of the core leadership team of the city of Birmingham’s women’s initiative.
Read more about her career, and make plans to join us on Oct. 24 for the alumni reunion reception where we will honor her and all alumni award recipients. samford.edu/law/news/2025/Cumberland-School-of-Law-Announces-its-2025-Distinguished-Alumni-Award-Recipients