In 1972, Main began the private practice of law in Alabama with Burnham, Klinefelter, Halsey and Love in Anniston. During his years in Anniston, he served on various boards and commissions and was named Outstanding Young Man of Anniston in 1975.

In 1989, Main moved to Montgomery as a shareholder with the firm of Haskell, Slaughter and Young, P.C. and subsequently practiced as a shareholder in Beasley, Wilson, Allen, Main and Crow, P.C. During the active practice of law, he handled numerous precedent setting cases before the Alabama Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.

Main is a member of a number of professional organizations including the American, Alabama and Montgomery Bar Associations, the Montgomery County Inn of Court. He presently serves as a founding Fellow of the Alabama Law Foundation and he served as the Chairman of the Dean’s Counsel for the Auburn School of Pharmacy as well as a member of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. From 1985 until 1987, Main served as the President of the American Pharmaceutical Association. He has served as Sunday school teacher, deacon and short term missionary.

Some of Mr. Main’s awards include: Parke Davis Leadership Award; The Bowl of Hygeia; Distinguished Alumnus Award Auburn University School of Pharmacy (1984); President’s Award American Society of Pharmacy and Law.

Since moving to Montgomery, Main has been active in the community. He served on the Board of Directors for both the Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Plan and the Alabama College Savings Plan. Mr. Main was a member of the Montgomery and Anniston Rotary Clubs for over 20 years.

Mr. Main received a B.S. degree in pharmacy from Auburn University and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Alabama.

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