Michael D. Freeman Annual Bocce Ball Tournament

Since 2009, the Birmingham Bar Foundation has sponsored a Bocce Ball Tournament to raise funds to support the Legal Aid Society of Birmingham and the Birmingham Bar Foundation’s projects. In subsequent years, a Chili Cook-Off was added to the event to raise more money in support of the work of the two charities and to add a culinary competition to the event.  

Each year, 20 or more teams compete in the Bocce Ball Tournament that is held atop the Kress Building in downtown Birmingham. Net proceeds from the Bocce Ball Tournament provide funds to the organizations to assist with essential programs and services that provide access to justice for the poor, that facilitate civics education and that promote legal engagement in our communities.

After the untimely death of Attorney Michael D. Freeman in 2015, the Tournament was named in his honor.