D. Patrick Evans

Patrick’s practice focuses on the following variety of general litigation matters: business disputes; contract disputes; personal injury/tort litigation; civil rights actions; construction litigation; class actions; labor and employment litigation; wage and hour disputes; lease purchase/owner operator disputes against federally regulated motor carriers; violations of the Federal Truth in Leasing Regulations and the Motor Carrier Act; estate litigation; and estate planning.

Education:

• J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University
  • Trial Advocacy Board, Arbitration Director
  • National Arbitration Team, Member
  • National Mediation Team, Member
  • National Negotiation Team, Member
  • National Client Counseling Team, Member
  • Cumberland Moot Court Board, Member
  • Phi Alpha Delta
• B.A. in Communications and Informational Sciences from University of Alabama
  • Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society
  • Order of Omega
  • Lambda Chi Alpha

Honors: 

• Birmingham Business Journal’s “Best Of The Bar” (2021)
• Super Lawyers – Top Rated General Litigation Attorney in Birmingham, Alabama (2021-2022)
• Future Leaders Forum for the Birmingham Bar Association, Class of 2017

Admissions:

• Alabama State Bar
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Law Associations & Memberships:

• Alabama State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Alabama Association for Justice
• Birmingham Bar Association
  • Member of the CLE Committee
  • Former Chair of the CLE Committee
  • Member of the Future Leaders Forum Committee
• American Association for Justice
• National Employment Lawyers Association (“NELA”)
• National Employment Lawyers Association of Alabama (“NELA-AL”)

Distinctions & Community Involvement:

• Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
• Former Executive Member, The Junior Board for the Crisis Center
• Former Member, The Junior Board for Birmingham Landmarks
• Member, Trinity United Methodist Church