Attorney/Owner
J. Hardy Family Law was established in September 2020 by Jessie Keating Hardy, Esq. Prior to forming J. Hardy Family Law, Jessie practiced domestic and family law at a private practice in the Birmingham metropolitan area since April 2011.
Jessie Hardy has been helping clients with family law and divorce related issues for nearly a decade, having practiced law in Alabama and Florida since 2010. She is passionate about domestic law and advocating for families. Her experience has been focused on contested and uncontested divorces, property division, asset valuation and/or dissipation, alimony, child support, child custody, visitation, paternity, dependency, post-divorce modification, contempt, and other family law issues.
Jessie is a skilled attorney in Birmingham, Alabama, dually licensed to practice in both Alabama and Florida. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology at Florida State University in 2006 and received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2010.
Jessie is a member of the State of Florida Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association, American Bar Association, as well as the Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Project, Junior League of Birmingham, and serves as a Second Saturday Attorney Presenter. She is also active in the Family Law Sections of the American and Alabama State Bar Associations.
In 2022, Jessie joined the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) as the youngest current member of the Alabama Chapter. In 2023, Jessie was honored to be a Future Leader of the Alabama State Bar and she graduated in Class 17.
Every year since 2020, Jessie has been featured as a Top Women Attorney in B·Metro Magazine. In 2025, Jessie was featured in the Faces of BHM as The Face of Family Law—Protecting You and Your Family in the Birmingham Metro, which is voted on by peers and the community. In 2024, Jessie was also featured in the Women and the Law: Annual Listing of Top Attorneys in B·Metro Magazine.
Jessie has been featured as a Rising Star of Family Law in Super Lawyers since 2021. She was also awarded the honor of Rising Star Lawyer by her peers in the Birmingham Bar Association and was featured as a Top Flight Attorney in the March 2014 issue of B·Metro Magazine. In 2015, Jessie was nominated as Future Leader of the Birmingham Bar Association, which is reserved for rising individuals in the legal profession.
In 2022, Jessie served as Chair of the Family Law Section of the Alabama State Bar. Prior to 2022, Jessie volunteered and served in numerous positions on the Family Law Section Board for the Alabama State Bar and led the planning and coordination of a multi-day Continuing Legal Education Conference, fondly titled “Divorce on the Beach,” for attorneys across the State. Jessie is also a Member of the National Association of Divorce Professionals (NADP) since 2024.
The Firm is a team of professionals here to help when you most need it. J. Hardy Family Law consistently maintains a full-service team to streamline your case and assist you in the most efficient ways. The team includes two attorneys—including associate attorney Alexandria “Ally” Timm—Paralegal Katie Fleeman, Legal Assistant Melody Bray, and the many Law Clerks who have apprenticed with Jessie throughout her career.
Ally has worked with Jessie since August 2022 and became an associate attorney in October 2024. Katie (Paralegal) has worked with Jessie since November 2015 and is a guru at managing the firm, the clients, and keeping everything moving and organized. Melody Bray (Legal Assistant) joined the firm in January 2026. She is likely the first friendly face you will see when you stop by, and she brings excellent customer service that helps make the hardest times in our clients’ lives just a little easier.
Many rely on Jessie’s specific expertise in complicated family law and divorce related issues, and she is often asked to present to other attorneys and judges about legal issues.
In 2025, Jessie presented a CLE with Joan Marie Sullivan called Untangling the Tinsel: Special Issues in Divorce at the Deck the Laws CLE: Unwrapping the Best in Family Law This Season, presented by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Alabama Chapter on December 5, 2025.
In 2024, Jessie co-presented a CLE called It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…Divorce: Case Management and Trial Preparation at the Silver and Gold, Silver Basics to Attain a Gold Standard, presented by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Alabama Chapter on December 6, 2024.
In 2023, Jessie co-presented a CLE with Retired Judge Scott Donaldson and Sara Senesac called Don’t Throw Away Your Shot – Advanced Evidence at the Join the AAML Revolution for Excellence, presented by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Alabama Chapter on December 1, 2023.
