Courtesy of Vincent Schilleci.
Local attorney Vincent J. Schilleci III is now in the running for the soon-to-be vacant City Council Place 2 seat.
Schilleci, who first moved to Mountain Brook in 2007, is currently a shareholder with Dominick Feld Hyde, PC, where he focuses on advising privately held and family owned businesses in corporate law, tax law, real estate and estate planning matters.
Asked why he is running, Schilleci said the quote “To lead is to serve,” has always shaped his professional and civic career.
“Mountain Brook is the benchmark by which all other communities in the state, the Southeast, and the nation are measured,” he said, adding that he would consider it “an honor to serve our community on the City Council, and help our city continue to set the standard.”
Schilleci said he believes the main campaign issues currently facing the community include public safety, parks and recreation, economic development and traffic. Schilleci said although Mountain Brook has the “top police force” in the state, the city is not immune from crime.
“I will work to make certain that Chief Cook has the resources needed to combat crime in our community, specifically to deter property crimes in our community (especially around the holiday season) and the growing number of cyber-crimes and identity thefts in our community (particularly with our senior neighbors),” he said.
Schilleci said he hopes to work with the city’s businesses and at the same time attract new businesses that fit within Mountain Brook’s master plan.
In regard to traffic, Schilleci said he would work with city leaders and consultants to look for “efficient, realistic and sensible solutions to alleviate traffic concerns for all problem traffic areas” in the community.
After graduating from NYU in 2005, Schilleci practiced law with two firms in Birmingham from 2005 through 2011: Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose and Baker Donelson. The Schillecis moved to Mountain Brook in 2007, where they remained until late 2011, when Schilleci became Vice-President and General Counsel of American Promotional Events, Inc. in Florence, Alabama. Schilleci moved back to Mountain Brook in 2014 and formed Schilleci & Schilleci, PC with his father, and merged the practice with his current firm in 2016.
Though he has never run for political office, Schilleci’s community involvement includes:
Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Program
- Board Attorney
Alabama Bar Association
- Business Section Organizing Committee (2015-2016)
Mountain Brook Soccer
- Head Coach (2014-2015)
- Assistant Coach (2016)
Red Elephant Club of Birmingham
Birmingham Estate Planning Council
Birmingham Bar Association
- Inaugural Class, Future Leaders Forum (2009)
Top Attorney, Tax Law, Birmingham Magazine (2011)
Glenwood, Inc.
- Board of Directors, 2009 – 2011
- Finance Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee
- Junior Board, 2007 – 2011
- President – 2009-2010
- Vice-President – 2008-2009
- Operations/Entertainment Committee Chair – 2007-2008
Birmingham Business Alliance, Small Business Council, 2010-2011
United Way, Business Development Committee, 2005-2006
United Way, Visiting Allocations Team, 2005
UAB Pre-Law Advisory Committee, 2008 – 2011
American Bar Association
- Vice-Chair, Tax Committee of the Young Lawyers Division, 2006
Schilleci received a BS in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama, a JD from the University of Alabama School of Law and an LLM in Taxation from the New York University School of Law.
Schilleci is married to Anne. Together, they have two children, Vincent J. Schilleci IV, 5, and Anna Frances Schilleci, 3.
For more information, visit Schilleci’s campaign websites at www.vinceschilleci.com and www.facebook.com/vschilleci.
City Council Place 2 is currently a contested seat. As of July 13, Mountain Brook residents Philip Black and Tripp Watson are also seeking the council seat. The election will be held Tuesday, Aug. 23, with the purpose of electing the mayor and two members of the City Council. Elections will be held for council places two and four, currently held by Jack Carl and Virginia Smith, this summer. The office of the mayor is also up for election.
Smith will once again run for office, though Carl and Mayor Oden will not seek reelection.
-Updated at 11:02 a.m. on July 14 to reflect that Schilleci first moved to Mountain Brook in 2007.
