Michael L. Jackson
An experienced appellate, employment, and litigation lawyerMichael L. Jackson’s practice focuses on civil litigation in state and federal courts, particularly in the areas of employment law, and he is experienced in appellate and other post-judgment proceedings, construction law, commercial litigation, arbitration, and other methods of alternative dispute resolution. He graduated from Auburn University and then graduated with honors from the law school at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Following his graduation from law school, he served as law clerk to Justice Hugh Maddox of the Supreme Court of Alabama. He is admitted to practice in all federal and state courts in Alabama, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Constitutional Law
- General Civil
- Alabama
- 11th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Member
- Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, L.L.C.
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- Associate
- Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, L.L.C.
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- Law Clerk to Justice Hugh Maddox
- Supreme Court of Alabama
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- University of Texas - Austin
- J.D. | Law
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- Honors: with Honors; Texas Law Review; Associate Editor, Vol. 71, Member, Vol. 70; Best Brief Award, 1991; Legal Research Board, 1991-93; Tom C. Primm Memorial Endowed Scholarship, 1992-93; Israel Dreeben Scholarship, 1991-92
- Auburn University
- B.A. | Political Science
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- Honors: Summa Cum Laude; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Outstanding Political Science Student, 1990 (chosen by the faculty); Pi Lambda Sigma (Pre-Law Honorary); Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honorary)
- Website
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