Aaron G. McLeod

Aaron G. McLeod is a partner in Adams & Reese’s Birmingham office whose litigation practice emphasizes appellate work and dispositive-motion briefing. McLeod has handled appeals before the Alabama Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh and Fifth Circuits, Texas appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. His broader litigation experience includes commercial disputes, tort claims, construction-defect cases, and professional-malpractice matters.

McLeod earned a J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2008 and a B.A. from the University of Mobile in 2004. His academic training in research, writing, and legal analysis supports a practice built around complex briefing and appellate strategy. He has also written on legal-malpractice issues, adding subject-matter depth to work involving professional liability and the legal standards applied to lawyers and other professionals.

McLeod serves as appellate counsel in major trials as well as in matters that reach appellate courts. His work includes developing dispositive motions, preserving issues for review, analyzing trial records, and preparing briefs on questions arising from commercial, tort, construction, and professional-liability disputes. Because appellate strategy often begins before final judgment, his role can include advising trial teams on legal issues and record development while a case is still being litigated.

Aaron G. McLeod has served as chairman of the Alabama State Bar Appellate Practice Section and has built a practice focused on written advocacy and appellate procedure. His experience across state and federal appellate courts helps clients address significant legal questions after trial and during active litigation. He brings detailed record analysis, concise legal writing, and an understanding of preservation and review standards to appeals and motion practice involving complex civil disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Adams and Reese LLP
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Chairman, Alabama State Bar Appellate Practice Section
• Member, Steering Committee, Eleventh Circuit Appellate Practice Institute

Licensed State

• Alabama
• Texas

Education

• University of Alabama School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Summa Cum Laude
• University of Mobile
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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