Practice Expertise

  • Affordable Housing and Community Development
  • Construction
  • Economic Development
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Areas of Practice

  • Affordable Housing and Community Development
  • Construction
  • Economic Development
  • Energy
  • Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Environmental Regulatory, Transactional and ...
  • Food, Beverage and Hospitality
  • Healthcare Real Estate
  • Natural Resources Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Retail
  • Zoning and Land Use
  • View More

Profile

Mike Brown is a member of the Real Estate Practice Group. Mike is also a member of the firm’s Environmental, Natural Resources, Energy, and Real Estate Litigation teams. His emphasis in all of these practice areas is on real property matters.

Mike has been with Bradley since 1989. His work has led him to focus his practice on the substantive areas of real estate, including zoning and land use planning, acquisition and sales of real estate, real estate development, lease negotiations, real estate litigation, and environmental matters.

Mike has drafted and negotiated commercial leases on behalf of landlords and tenants. These leases have ranged from industrial space to retail settings. His practice benefits from the fact that he has litigated numerous lease disputes over the years of his practice. As a result, he has seen the types of issues that lead to litigation and is attuned to negotiating solutions for those issues that benefit his clients.

For the past several years, Mike has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he taught both Land Use Planning and Real Estate Finance & Development. Mike has spoken to a variety of groups on issues involving real estate, land use and environmental issues.

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, 1989

Court Admissions
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
  • Supreme Court of Alabama

Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1989, Vanderbilt Law Review, Associate Editor; Vanderbilt Moot Court, Board Member
  • Auburn University, B.A., History, 1986, magna cum laude; Phi Kappa Phi; Kappa Alpha Order

Areas of Practice

  • Affordable Housing and Community Development
  • Construction
  • Economic Development
  • Energy
  • Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Environmental Regulatory, Transactional and Litigation
  • Food, Beverage and Hospitality
  • Healthcare Real Estate
  • Natural Resources Litigation
  • Product Liability
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Retail
  • Zoning and Land Use

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

Mike has handled land use and real property litigation matters on a wide variety of subjects. Mike has worked with clients seeking variances for their property and has worked to have property rezoned. Mike has also fought against the annexation of property for a client. Mike has frequently litigated real estate contracts, including disputes over easements and covenants in real estate disputes. Finally, Mike regularly handles condemnation cases.

Working with developers and owners, Mike has also negotiated and closed on the purchase and sale of numerous parcels of land. He also has negotiated numerous commercial leases and worked on issues surrounding affordable and low income housing. 

On the environmental side of his practice, Mike has litigated a number of environmental and toxic tort cases involving water and land issues. The cases have included both property damage and personal injury claims. Mike has also appeared on behalf of clients before the Environmental Protection Agency, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, and local environmental agencies. Mike frequently advises clients on environmental issues outside of the litigation context.

Mike's involvement with land and real estate issues has lead over the years to work involving natural resources and energy. Mike has handled multiple matters relating to title to minerals, including litigation relating thereto, Mike has also helped negotiate several natural resource leases, including solar leases. 

Finally, in the area of Mass Torts and litigation, Mike has used his trial experience with over twenty-five cases tried to verdict to assist clients faced with Mass Tort issues. For many years, Mike had lead responsibility for all Ford Motor Company consumer litigation in Alabama. Since 1997, Mike has served as one of the lead counsel for Dryvit Systems, Inc. in its litigation in Alabama and Mississippi. Mike has also litigated asbestos cases in Alabama, as well as in an MDL setting. In these lead counsel positions, Mike has been responsible for managing the defense of hundreds of cases throughout Alabama and Mississippi, and in some instances, in other states in the Southeast.





Blogs

BuildSmart

Significant issues can arise during the three phases of the design and construction process. Effective planning, performance and completion are critical to the success of any construction project. So is informed counsel that addresses a variety of business issues, including mergers and acquisitions, environmental and regulatory compliance, labor and employment, and bankruptcy and tax matters. The Bradley Construction team has extensive industry knowledge and experience that allows us to...

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...

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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