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T. Michael Brown

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T. Michael Brown

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Mike Brown is the head of the Real Estate Litigation Team at the firm. Mike is a member of the firm’s Environmental and Toxic Tort Practice Group and the General Litigation Practice Group. Mike’s emphasis in both practice groups is on real property and land use matters. Because of this emphasis in his practice, Mike also works very closely with the Real Estate Group.

Mike Brown is the head of the Real Estate Litigation Team at the firm. Mike is a member of the firm’s Environmental and Toxic Tort Practice Group and the General Litigation Practice Group. Mike’s emphasis in both practice groups is on real property and land use matters. Because of this emphasis in his practice, Mike also works very closely with the Real Estate Group.

For the past several years, Mike has served as an adjunct Professor at the University of Alabama School of Law where he has taught Land Use Planning and Real Estate Finance & Development. Mike has spoken to a variety of groups on issues involving Real Estate Land Use and Environmental issues.

Mike has been with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings since 1989. Mike began his practice in the General Litigation group where he learned to try cases, trying over eight cases to verdict in his first five years of practice. Mike expanded his litigation practice to take on lead responsibility for two large clients in mass tort litigation both inside and outside of Alabama. This experience allowed Mike to sharpen his skills in managing and litigating mass tort cases involving hundreds and sometimes thousands of claimants.

Over the years, Mike’s work has covered a number of different types of litigation. Mike’s work has led him to focus his practice on the substantive areas of Real Estate Litigation, including Zoning and Land Use Planning, and Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation, including Mass Torts.

Experience

Mike has handled land use and real property litigation matters on a wide variety of subjects. Mike has worked with clients seeking variances for their property and has worked to have property rezoned. Mike has also fought against the annexation of property for a client. Mike has frequently litigated real estate contracts, including disputes over easements and covenants in real estate disputes. Finally, Mike regularly handles condemnation cases.

On the environmental side of his practice, Mike has litigated a number of environmental and toxic tort cases involving water and land issues. The cases have included both property damage and personal injury claims. Mike has also appeared on behalf of clients before the Environmental Protection Agency, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, and local environmental agencies. Mike frequently advises clients on environmental issues outside of the litigation context.

Finally, in the area of Mass Torts and litigation, Mike has used his trial experience with over twenty-five cases tried to verdict to assist clients faced with Mass Tort issues. For many years, Mike had lead responsibility for all Ford Motor Company consumer litigation in Alabama. Since 1997, Mike has served as one of the lead counsel for Dryvit Systems, Inc. in its litigation in Alabama and Mississippi. Mike has also litigated asbestos cases in Alabama, as well as in an MDL setting. In these lead counsel positions, Mike has been responsible for managing the defense of hundreds of cases throughout Alabama and Mississippi, and in some instances, in other states in the Southeast.

Distinctions

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Land Use & Zoning Law, 2013
    • Litigation–Environmental, 2012-2013
    • Litigation–Land Use & Zoning, 2013
    • Mass Tort Litigation, 2010
    • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, 2011-2013
    • Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Plaintiffs, 2011-2013
  • Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers, Land Use/Zoning, 2009-2013

Memberships and Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • International Council of Shopping Centers
  • Monday Morning Quarterback Club
  • Sunrise Rotary Club
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Alabama, Man of the Year Campaign, 2009
  • NAIOP Alabama Chapter, Legislative Chairperson, 2010
  • NAIOP Alabama Chapter, Board of Directors, 2011

You May Not Know

Mike and his wife Allison have four children. When not at work, Mike loves coaching youth sports and has done so since before he had children of his own.