Birmingham Water Works Board Fires Lawyer After Outcry over His High-Priced Contract

Birmingham Water Works Board terminates $3 million legal contract

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Water Works Board has taken decisive action to terminate its $3 million contract with longtime legal counsel Parnell Thompson

New Water Board Cuts Ties With Long-Time Lawyer - BirminghamWatch

Jeffery Brumlow, a member of the new Birmingham Water Works Board appointed in May. (Photo by Olivia McMurrey) The Birmingham Water Works Board voted Monday to void a May 6 contract that made its long-time outside attorney an employee and to terminate a contract with his law firm. Under the employment contract, K. Mark Parnell was serving as deputy general manager and general counsel for Birmingham Water Works, with a salary of $660,000 per year…

Birmingham Water Works Board fires lawyer after outcry over his high-priced contract

The attorney for the Birmingham Water Works Board is out of a job with unanimous votes to cancel his affiliations, including a controversial long-term contract that paid him $660,000 annually.