The Declassified blog offers commentary and insights on the latest class action suits, significant class action opinions, relevant changes to laws and rules, and important class action trends. Declassified covers topics ranging from significant Supreme Court and appellate court decisions regarding class certification requirements to proposed or enacted legislation, rules and regulations that impact class action litigation to key industry developments that may indirectly impact class action litig
Practice Expertise
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation
- Distressed Municipal Finance
- Class Actions
Areas of Practice
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation
- Class Actions
- Distressed Municipal Finance
- Litigation
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Profile
Thomas Richie represents clients in procedurally complex civil litigation, both in trial and appellate courts throughout Alabama and across the country. He has litigated a broad range of cases, from class actions to municipal tax disputes to the Chapter 9 bankruptcy case of Jefferson County, Alabama. He has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Alabama Super Lawyers, and has had success both asserting and defending claims.
Thomas has litigated cases in Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee and has successfully prosecuted or defended appeals in the Alabama Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit, and the Fourth Circuit.
Thomas has experience across every phase of civil litigation, from emergency injunctions at the outset of a case to high-stakes appeals after judgment. He has successfully litigated more than a dozen class actions to favorable judgments or settlements in state and federal courts. He has experience with class actions involving federal statutory claims, breach-of-contract, negligence, products liability, warranty, tax, data breach, and financial services issues. He represents clients across industries, including insurance, retail, defense, pharmaceutical, environmental, finance, wireless communication, and manufacturing. In addition to defending class actions, Thomas regularly litigates commercial disputes, whether involving breach of contract, competitive torts, or deceptive trade practices.
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 2007
Court Admissions
- United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Education
- Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D., 2007, summa cum laude; Cumberland Law Review, Research Editor, 2006-2007
- Samford University, B.S./B.A., Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology, and Spanish, 2004, summa cum laude
- Samford University, B.A., 2004, summa cum laude
Areas of Practice
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation
- Class Actions
- Distressed Municipal Finance
- Litigation
Blogs
Declassified
The Declassified blog offers commentary and insights on the latest class action suits, significant class action opinions, relevant changes to laws and rules, and important class action trends. Declassified covers topics ranging from significant Supreme Court and appellate court decisions regarding class certification requirements to proposed or enacted legislation, rules and regulations that impact class action litigation to key industry developments that may indirectly impact class action...
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