Andrew M. Townsley

Service Areas

Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Professional Liability
Personal Injury
Civil Rights Litigation
Municipal and County Government Law
Employment Litigation
Employment Contracts
Governmental Liability
Insurance Coverage Disputes

Profile

Mr. Townsley regularly represents municipalities, businesses, and individuals in the defense of personal injury, premises liability, and property damage cases. He also defends numerous local medical professionals in professional liability cases.

Mr. Townsley dedicates a significant amount of his practice to employment litigation and employment contract disputes. Mr. Townsley routinely represents employers in the prosecution and defense of noncompete and nonsolicitation cases, both at the trial and appellate court level. He also regularly advises employees and employers presuit on their obligations under noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements.

As a litigator, Mr. Townsley has experience handling civil cases from pleading, through discovery, trial, and appeal. Mr. Townsley has experience with jury and bench trials in several counties in north Alabama. These trials have involved claims of personal injury, property damage, premises liability, breach of contract, and fraud.

In his free time, Mr. Townsley enjoys spending time with his family and giving back to the community and bar. Mr. Townsley is a member of the board of directors for United Cerebral Palsy of Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley. He currently serves as an officer in the Young Lawyers Section of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Mr. Townsley also regularly provides pro bono legal services through the Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program.

Representative Cases

Baker v. City of Madison, No. 5:21-CV-382 (N.D. Ala. Feb. 8, 2022).

Kennamer v. City of Guntersville, 2020 WL 2781243 (Ala. May 29, 2020).

Zimmerman v. DealNews, No. 1180344 (Ala. Sept. 20, 2019).

Tompkins v. Cuts By Us, Inc., 2019 WL 3387775 (N.D. Ala. July 26, 2019).

Publications

Mr. Townsley recently published the below article in Spring 2022:

• "Recent Trends in the Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants,” Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Spring 2022)

CLE Courses

Mr. Townsley has presented the following continuing legal education (CLE) seminar:

• Five Forgotten Defenses: Identifying and Proving Often Overlooked Defenses, webinar for Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, February 20, 2020

Professional Affiliations

• Alabama Bar Association
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  Secretary, Young Lawyers Section, 2020-2021
  Treasurer, Young Lawyers Section, 2019-2020
• Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association

Education

• J.D., magna cum laude, 2014, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  Order of the Coif
• M.A., 2011, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
• B.A., summa cum laude, 2008, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Bar Admissions

Alabama, 2014

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• All Alabama Courts

Community Involvement

• United Cerebral Palsy of Huntsville and Tennessee Valley
  Member, Board of Directors, 2019-
• Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program
  Honored as a top volunteer based on pro bono hours worked in 2019