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...
Practice Expertise
- Antitrust and Competition
- Complex Business Litigation
- Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser
Areas of Practice
- Antitrust and Competition
- Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser
- Complex Business Litigation
- Energy
- Government Enforcement and Investigations
- Insurance
- Life, Health and Disability Litigation
- Litigation
- Professional Liability Litigation View More
Profile
Joe Mays was a partner when he retired at Bradley. His practice was concentrated on business litigation, especially antitrust, securities and shareholder litigation, government procurement fraud litigation, professional liability, and white-collar criminal defense. Joe tried more than a dozen cases to jury verdict in the last decade and was involved in numerous arbitration proceedings. He was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of business litigation.
Joe had extensive experience in representing major accounting firms. His cases in that area extended to both tax and audit issues, as well as claims involving alleged securities fraud. Joe was involved in the trial of at least four accounting malpractice cases.
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1978
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- United States Tax Court
- United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Alabama
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Alabama
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1978
- Cornell University, M.A., 1969
- Tulane University, B.A., 1967, Phi Beta Kappa
Areas of Practice
- Antitrust and Competition
- Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser
- Complex Business Litigation
- Energy
- Government Enforcement and Investigations
- Insurance
- Life, Health and Disability Litigation
- Litigation
- Professional Liability Litigation
Blogs
It Pays to Be Covered
Bradley's It Pays to Be Covered Blog discusses insurance law developments and industry trends in property and casualty insurance, including the growing cyber insurance market, coverage for drones, and blockchain exposures. We also address practical risk management strategies of interest to risk managers, legal staff, and corporate officers and directors responsible for property and casualty insurance policy portfolios, claims management, and resolution. Our attorneys provide insights based on...
Patent 213
Patent law, like most things in life, is subject to change. Changes to patent laws not only impact investment in your existing IP, but directly shape strategies to protect your freedom to operate. The Patent 213 blog provides up-to-date, insightful analysis of the evolution in the written description and enablement requirements of 35 USC 112 and the subject matter eligibility requirements of 35 USC 101. The Patent 213 blog analyzes key decisions from the district courts and the Federal Circuit,...
The Law of Order
Bradley’s The Law of Order blog serves as a general parliamentary procedure resource, providing information about creation and revision of governing documents (constitutions, bylaws, or rules), application of Robert’s Rules of Order and other procedural authorities in a variety of contexts (such as nonprofits, political parties, homeowners associations, unions, churches, trade associations), and leadership of any type of organizational meeting. In an effort to make all things parliamentary more...
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