Michael M. Linder, Jr.

Mr. Linder began law practice in Huntsville in 2003, but relocated to Mobile in 2006, where his practice focused on municipal and local governmental representation as well as general civil litigation. He represented the Mobile County Sheriff, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System, the Mobile County School Board, and served as outside counsel for the Mobile City Council. He returned to Huntsville in late 2024 to join Lanier Ford’s local and municipal government practice group, with a focus on litigation involving Alabama municipalities.

Assistant Contact Information: Kelly Clayton
Michael M. Linder, Jr.

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Courts, Northern District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
  • All Alabama State Courts

Attorney Bio

Education
  • J.D., 2003, University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL

    Semi-finalist, 2001-2002 John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition

  • B.A., cum laude, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
BAR ADMISSIONS
  • Alabama, 2004
professional affiliations
  • Alabama Bar Association
cle courses
  • Issues in Police Civil Liability (2006).
community involvement
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care, Board Member for Mobile/Baldwin Counties, 2021-2024.
other experience
  • Law Clerk to the Hon. Bruce E. Williams, 23rd Judicial Circuit, Madison County, 2003-2004.

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