Andrew M. Townsley

Service Areas

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

Profile

Mr. Townsley regularly advises clients about the merits of their cases and defends clients in a variety of civil claims. Focused on representing defendants and their insurance companies, he handles personal injury claims from pleading, through discovery, and at trial. In the process, he often prepares opinion letters about insurance coverage.

He has experience with jury trials in several northern Alabama counties. These trials have involved claims of personal injury, premises liability, commercial liability, and breach of contract.

Representative Cases

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).

Professional Affiliations

• Alabama Bar Association
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  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-