Michael R. "Mike" Pennington

Michael R. "Mike" Pennington


Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Recognized since 2003

Birmingham, Alabama

Practice Areas

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Insurance Law

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Insurance

Litigation - Securities

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - Banking and Finance
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For more than ten 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 nationalSuper 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. Much of Mike’s practice is devoted to defending financial services litigation, insurance litigation, and class action litigation not just in Alabama, but throughout the Southeast. His clients include Ally, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Fannie Mae, Ocwen Financial Corporation, Torchmark Corporation, Pacific Life Insurance Company, Liberty National Life Insurance Company, Untied American Life Insurance Company, MONY Life Insurance Company, The Principal Financial Group, Great American Insurance Company, Jefferson Pilot Life Insurance Company, AXA-Equitable Insurance Company, United Investors Life Insurance Company, Genworth, MAPCO, Pharmacia, and Monsanto, among others. Mike frequently speaks at seminars around the country on class action litigation and other topics. His most recent speaking engagement was at ACI’s 14th National Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation, which was held in Chicago on July 30-31, 2012.

Location
  • One Federal Place
    1819 Fifth Avenue North
    Birmingham, AL 35203
Education
  • Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1984
  • University of Alabama - Birmingham, B.A., graduated 1979
Bar Admissions
  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • ABA - Member, Class & Derivative Actions Committee and Tort & Insurance Practice Section
  • ALFA International - Insurance Steering Committee Member and Life, Health & Disability Subcommittee Steering Committee Member
  • Association of Life Insurance Counsel - Member
  • DRI - Member
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - Banking and Finance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, Birmingham (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Awards:
  • Listed in Chambers USA, Litigation: General Commercial, 2009-2013
  • Listed in Benchmark Litigation
  • Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2012-2013
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation

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