Alexander Shunnarah Gulf Coast, LLP Launches Scholastic Athlete of the Week Program

    MOBILE, AL, November 25, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Through its recently launched award program, Alexander Shunnarah Gulf Coast, LLP proudly celebrates students who demonstrate a blend of high school athletic accomplishment and academic excellence in the Mobile area. Each week, the personal injury law firm presents a local classroom and athletic star with $250 from its Scholastic Athlete of the Week program.

"We are proud to support these young academic and athletic stars," said James T. Laura, managing partner for all Alexander Shunnarah Gulf Coast, LLP offices in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. "The blend of academic excellence with the competition and discipline of athletics is a great predictor of future success, so we'd like to recognize the efforts of these local scholars and athletes."

Recent winners of the award include a sophomore athlete with a 4.35 GPA at Mattie T. Blount High School, as well as a senior member of the McGill-Toolen Catholic High School football team with a 3.55 GPA. When asked about their winnings, many of the winners state that they plan to put their scholarship money toward extra ACT and SAT tests, books and educational materials or the pursuit of a degree at a university of their choice.

Scholarship recipients have come from a variety of schools, with 14 local schools participating in the program: Escambia High, Pensacola High, Pine Forest High, Tate High, Washington High, West Florida High, North View High, Gulf Breeze High, Navarre High, Milton High, Pace High, Catholic High, Jay High and Central High.

About Alexander Shunnarah Gulf Coast, LLP,
Alexander Shunnarah Gulf Coast, LLP, is known throughout the Southeast for providing sound legal advice and representation in personal injury lawsuits and claims. Its reputation is based upon more than 40 combined years of trial and litigation experience. The firm's attorneys believe that the civil jury system is the best means to provide compensation to injured parties and deter wrongdoers from injuring others in the future.

For more information on the scholastic athlete program and Alexander Shunnarah Gulf Coast, LLP, please visit http://www.gulfcoastshunnarah.com/; call 215-438-7400; or visit Alexander Shunnarah Gulf Coast, LLP at 59 Saint Joseph Street in Mobile, AL 36602.

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