Michael R. Pennington

About Michael R. Pennington

I have spent more than 25 years defending complex litigation around the country. I hope…

Experience

1. Partner

   Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

   Sep 1985 — Present

   For more than fifteen years, Mike Pennington has been voted by his peers for listing in The Best Lawyers in America, where he is specifically recognized for his skills in defending Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, and Bet-the-Company Litigation. He also is recognized in both the Chambers USA and national Super Lawyers listings of top U.S. lawyers. Mike chairs the Class Action and Complex Litigation Practice Team, and his primary areas of practice include complex litigation, class action defense, financial services litigation, insurance litigation and general commercial litigation. Mike’s practice extends includes litigation not just in Alabama, and not just the Southeast, but throughout the country.His firm has offices in Birmingham,AL, Nashville, TN, Washington, DC, Charlotte, NC, and Jackson, MS, as well as additional Alabama offices in Montgomery and Huntsville, with lawyers in the firm admitted in most U.S. states.

Education

• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  B.A., with Full Honors, Political Science, Communications

  1979 — 1981

• Harvard Law School

  J.D., Magna Cum Laude

  1981 — 1984

Skills

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Litigation
• Trials
• Appeals
• Trade Secrets
• Business Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• Legal Writing
• Product Liability
• Torts
• Trial Practice
• Complex Litigation
• Employment Law
• Employment Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Erisa
• Creditors' Rights
• Non-Compete Agreements
• Securities
• Insurance
• Arbitration
• Legal Research
• Mediation
• Class Actions