Matthew H. "Matt" Lembke

Matthew H. "Matt" Lembke


Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Recognized since 2006

Birmingham, Alabama

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Environmental

Water Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Appellate Practice
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Matt Lembke, one of five Bradley Arant Boult Cummings lawyers to have clerked for the Supreme Court of the United States, has the broad range of skills necessary to be effective in representing clients at both the trial and appellate levels. He has applied those skills for more than 16 years in dozens of high-stakes cases.

Matt has extensive experience in handling appeals pending in both state and federal courts, including arguing cases in the Alabama Supreme Court and the D.C., Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits.

At the trial level, Matt has tried cases to verdict in both state and federal courts. In recent years, he has been heavily involved in cases involving interstate water rights, environmental contamination, and complex commercial and securities litigation.

Matt works closely with each client to formulate a creative, cost-efficient strategy to achieve the client’s objectives.

Contact & Links

Location

  • One Federal Place
    1819 Fifth Avenue North
    Birmingham, AL 35203

Education

  • Rhodes College, B.A., graduated 1988
  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1991

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association

Affiliations

  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association - Member
  • Alabama Standing Committee on Rules of Conduct and Canons of Judicial Ethics - Member
  • Birmingham Salvation Army - Advisory Board
  • Standing Committee on Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure - Member
  • The Federalist Society - Member

Federal Clerkships

  • United States Court of Appeals
  • United States Supreme Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Appellate Practice

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:

  • Appellate Practice, Birmingham (2013)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers® in America 2023 for work in:

  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Water Law

Special Focus:

  • Banking
  • Business Disputes
  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Complex Litigation
  • Defendants
  • Election
  • Environmental
  • Insurance
  • Large Case Litigation
  • Litigation
  • Mass Tort
  • Supreme Court

Awards:

  • Listed in Birmingham Magazine “Top Attorneys 2014,” Appellate
  • Alabama Constitutional Reform Commission, Member
  • American Law Institute, Member
  • Listed in Benchmark Litigation, "Litigation Star," Alabama, 2010-2014
  • Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers, Appellate, 2013
  • American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Fellow

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