Robert K. Spotswood SPOTSWOOD SANSOM & SANSBURY LLC 940 Concord Center 2100 Third Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203-3329 Tel: (205) 986-3621 Fax: (205) 986-3639 download vCard

Bob Spotswood is a trial and appellate lawyer who specializes in business litigation.  Before forming Spotswood LLC in 2001, he practiced with Alabama's largest law firm for over twenty years. During his career, Bob has successfully represented companies and individuals in complex commercial, consumer, employment, derivative, and shareholder litigation in courts throughout Alabama and in many other jurisdictions.

Since 2001, Bob has been a member of the Board of Directors of Lakeshore Foundation, an Olympic and Paralympic training facility that provides athletic and recreational opportunities to disabled individuals.  In 2008, he served as Chairman of Lakeshore Foundation.

Articles:
Robert K. Spotswood and Kenneth D. Sansom, "Who May Speak for the King?  Challenging Common Assumptions about Representing the Government in Class Action," Class Action Litigation Report, Vol. 5, No. 15, page 549.
 

Position:
Member

Practice Areas:
Appellate Practice
Banking & Finance Law
Business & Commercial Law
Constitutional Law
Employment Law -- Employer
Securities Law
Transportation Law (including
   Airline Liability)

Admitted:
Alabama
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Courts of Appeals, First,
   Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth,
   and Eleventh Circuits
U.S. Court of International
   Trade
U.S. District Courts for the
   Northern, Middle, and
   Southern Districts of
   Alabama

Education:
University of Virginia (B.S.,
   with highest distinction,
   1974; J.D., 1977)
   Tau Beta Pi

Affiliations:
American Bar Association
   (Litigation and Tort &
   Insurance Practice Sections,
   Commercial & Business
   Litigation and Employment &
   Labor Relations Law
   Committees)
Alabama State Bar Birmingham Bar Association
 

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