2545 Highland Avenue South, Suite 100
Birmingham, Alabama 35205

(205) 939-0090

Current Cases of Interest

Regions Financial Corporation Shareholder Derivative Litigation &emdash; Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, et al v. Dowd Ritter, et al, (Jefferson County Circuit Court, CV 09-901494):

Our firm is co-lead counsel for the shareholders in a claim against current and former directors and officers of Regions Financial Corporation for fraudulent statements concerning the company's finances, breach of fiduciary duties, excessive executive compensation and gross mismanagement of company.

Automobile Dealer Litigation Against Suzuki Motors -- D2K v. American Suzuki Motors (US District Court, Northern District of Alabama, CV-09-S-2436-NE ): Plaintiff, a former Suzuki automobile dealer, has filed an action against its manufacturer based upon an unlawful scheme which required its dealers to falsely report automobile sales, as well as an arbitrary and unlawful vehicle allocation system

The firm is currently litigating defective construction claims on behalf of homeowners, which involves the installation of defective Chinese drywall.

The firm is litigating a insurance coverage dispute on behalf of a homeowner against her insurer for its bad faith failure to properly investigate and pay the insured's claim under her homeowner's policy.

The firm has instituted a shareholder derivative action on behalf of a minority shareholder, alleging claims for oppression and squeeze out by the majority directors/shareholders of the corporation.

The firm is litigating a claim against a bank by a former customer regarding the release of confidential financial records, and against the executives of the bank for usurping business opportunities of the customer.

Attorney Profiles

The dedicated trial lawyers of Baddley & Mauro fight to get you the best results in court, regardless of the size or complexity of your case. 

We have earned a reputation for our trial work, shown by the referrals that come from other lawyers and our past clients.  We consider this our biggest compliment in addition to successful verdicts representing legal matters like yours. 

To find out more about us, click on these links to review our personal bios:

Contact us

When you need a skilled trial lawyer, contact Baddley & Mauro, LLC at 205-939-0090 or contact us online. 

Thomas E. Baddley, Jr., Partner 

Email: tbaddley@baddleymauro.com | Phone:  205-939-0090

Attorney Tom Baddley is a partner at the firm.  His areas of practice include:

  • Commercial litigation
  • Contracts
  • Business litigation
  • Class actions
  • Complex commercial litigation
  • Consumer litigation
  • Products liability
  • Discrimination
  • Shareholder derivative actions
  • Securities
  • Bank securities
  • NASD arbitration
  • Securities arbitration
  • Securities class actions
  • Securities consumer arbitration
  • Securities fraud arbitration
  • Securities fraud class actions
  • Securities litigation
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Shareholder rights
  • Breach of contract
  • Contract litigation
  • Insurance bad faith
  • Unfair insurance practices
  • Libel, slander, and defamation
  • Automobile accidents and injuries

 Awards:

 Education:

  • Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D.
  • Samford University, B.A.

Admitted:

  • Alabama, 1973
  • U.S. Court of Appeals
  • Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court
  • Middle and North Districts of Alabama

Memberships:

  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Alabama State Bar

Biography:

  • Born:  1949
  • Pro Hac Vice, several United States District Courts in the Southeast
  • Arbitrator and mediator

Jeffrey P. Mauro, Partner

Email: jpmauro@baddleymauro.com | Phone:  205-939-0090

Areas of Practice:

  • Commercial litigation
  • Contracts
  • Business law
  • Business dissolutions
  • Business litigation
  • Business torts
  • Complex business litigation
  • Class actions
  • Race discrimination
  • Sex discrimination
  • Libel, slander and defamation
  • Securities
  • Bank securities
  • NASD arbitration
  • Securities arbitration
  • Securities class actions
  • Securities fraud
  • Shareholder derivative actions
  • Personal injury
  • Wrongful death
  • Fraud
  • Construction defects

 Education:

  • Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1994
  • University of Florida, B.S., 1991

Admitted:

  • Alabama, 1994

Memberships:

  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Alabama State Bar

Biography:

  • Born:  1969
 

Matthew J. Rhodes, Associate

Email: mrhodes@baddleymauro.com | Phone:  205-939-0090

Areas of practice:

  • Personal injury
  • Automobile accidents and injuries
  • Wrongful death
  • Environmental law
  • Class actions
  • Construction litigation
  • Securities fraud
  • Sex discrimination
  • Race discrimination
  • Intellectual property
  • Copyrights
  • Trademarks
  • Products liability
  • Product defect
  • Fraud

 Education:

  • Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University, J.D., 2000
  • Jacksonville State University, B.A., 1994

Admitted:

  • Florida, 2000
  • Alabama, 2005
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee

Biography:

  • Born:  1968

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