Attorneys

James T. Baxter III

Huntsville, Alabama
Shareholder

Phone:	(256) 533-3095
	(866) 903-3740 (Toll Free)
Fax:	(256) 533-0554

Tom Baxter earned his B.S. degree in business administration from Auburn University in 1970. He received a J.D., cum laude, at Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in 1973 and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar that same year. Mr. Baxter is also admitted to practice in all of the U.S. District Courts of Alabama and the Eastern District of Tennessee as well as before the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the 11th and 5th Circuits.

After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Baxter has practiced law in Huntsville since 1973 where he works primarily in the areas of business, corporate and commercial matters, including litigation, real estate law, estates and trusts, bankruptcy and creditors rights. He has served on the Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure and on the Advisory Committee on Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure for the Northern District of Alabama. Mr. Baxter is a member of the Alabama State Bar (Charter member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section), the Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Charter member, Litigation Section and Member, Law Practice Management Section) and the American Association for Justice.

Tom has served as President of and is an active member of the Rotary Club of Greater Huntsville. As a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee and as a member of the Church Council. Mr. Baxter is currently on the teaching team in the Aldersgate Sunday School Class.

Areas of Practice:

25% Real Estate Law
30% Business Law (Inc. Corporate)
25% Commercial & Business Litigation
10% Estate Planning & Probate
10% Bankruptcy

Litigation percentage:

35% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Alabama, 1973
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama
U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Education:

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, J.D.1973 Honors: Cum Laude
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, B.S. 1970

Representative Cases:

Underwood v. First Alabama Bank of Huntsville, 453 So.2d 742 (Ala. Civ. App. 1983)
Smith v. Jackson, 770 So.2d 1068 (Ala. 2000)
Casa Investments Co. v. Boles, So.2d, 2005 WL 3244440 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005)
Centon Electronics, Inc. v. Bonar, 614 So.2d 999 (Ala. 1993)
City of Huntsville v. Brown, 611 So.2d 372 (Ala. Civ. App. 1992)
Wilburn v. Larry Savage Chevrolet, Inc., 477 So.2d 384 (Ala. 1985)

Representative Clients:

Colonial Bank
The Roberts Group, Inc. (Crystal Mountain Natural Spring Water)
Federal Land Bank Association of North Alabama
Fidelity Residential Solutions
Oxford Properties
First Jackson Bank
Casa Investments
Villas at Madison Condominium Association
Weichert Relocation Resources, Inc.

References:

Regions Bank
Chicago Title Insurance Company
Colonial Bank

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Co-presenter, Basic Bankruptcy in Alabama, Huntsville, National Business Institute, 1992
Co-presenter, Protection of Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in Alabama, National Business Institute,
1988 - 1991
Co-presenter, Foreclosure and Repossession-How to Do it Right, National Business Institute, 1988
Co-presenter, Mortgage Foreclosure in Alabama, National Business Institute, 1990
Co-presenter, Professional Responsibility, Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1992
Bankruptcy Update- "Last Chance Seminar", Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, 1990
Divorce and Bankruptcy, Huntsville-Madison County Young Lawyers, 1997
Commercial & Residential Evictions and Collecting Overdue Rent, Huntsville Apartment Association, 2004
Eminent Domain in Alabama, Lorman Education Services, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association, Litigation Section, 1973 - Present
Charter Member
American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section
Member
Alabama State Bar, 1973 - Present
Charter Member, Business and Commercial Law
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1974 - Present
Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, 1988
Co-Chairman, Law Day Celebration
Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, 1989
Chairman, Fee Dispute Resolution Committee
Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, 1975
Chairman, Professional Ethics Committee
Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, 1996
Member, Executive Committee
Huntsville Mortgage Bankers Association, 1993 - Present
Director
Huntsville-Madison County Family Law Association, 1995 - 2000
Huntsville-Madison County Family Law Association, 1995
Vice President
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama, 1990 - 1996
Member, Local Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Committee
Supreme Court of Alabama, 1985 - 1991
Member, Rules of Criminal Procedure Advisory Committee