Amanda Graham

Amanda Graham is a partner at Gaines Gault Hendrix in Alabama. Her civil litigation practice focuses mainly on automobile cases, premises liability, insurance coverage, and general civil claims. She defends individuals and businesses in disputes involving accidents, property conditions, and questions about insurance obligations. Her work includes representing defendants in personal injury lawsuits and addressing claims involving insured parties. These matters involve reviewing allegations, examining the circumstances behind a dispute, and developing responses to civil claims.

Amanda earned a B.A., cum laude, from Troy University in 2011 and a Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2015. She finished law school in the top 20 percent of her class. She also clerked for Judge Phil K. Seay, then the presiding judge of Alabama’s Thirtieth Judicial Circuit. Her educational training and clerkship offered a foundation in legal research, court procedure, and assessing disputed factual records.

Amanda joined Gaines Gault Hendrix as a law clerk in 2014, before developing a litigation practice defending people and companies. Her cases include automobile collision lawsuits, premises liability actions, insurance coverage issues, and other civil claims. Nearly a decade of defense litigation has given her experience evaluating allegations, reviewing the events behind claims, and addressing disputes that move through the court system. Her practice draws on familiarity with litigation from both judicial and private practice settings.

Amanda Graham applies legal analysis and defense experience to cases involving insured parties, businesses, and individuals facing civil claims. Her work includes matters where the extent of a person’s injuries, a property owner’s duties, or the terms of an insurance policy are central to the dispute. She combines her judicial clerkship background with ongoing litigation practice to help clients understand procedural issues and respond to civil claims in a structured, practical way.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Gaines Gault Hendrix
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• District 2 Director, Young Lawyers Section (2024-2026)
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
• Member, Birmingham Bar Association
• Member, St. Clair County Bar Association
• Board Member, WBHM Junior Board (2024-2026)
• Member, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)

Licensed State

• Alabama

Education

• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Troy University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Cum Laude

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