Press Release

Bradley is pleased to announce that Robert Maddox, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been accepted as a Fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA).

“We congratulate Robert on his acceptance into the prestigious American College of Mortgage Attorneys,” said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Dawn Helms Sharff. “This honor is a reflection of his vast accomplishments in the financial service and mortgage sectors.”

ACMA is comprised of more than 400 lawyers in North America who are experts in mortgage law. Fellows must have distinguished themselves as practitioners in the field of real estate mortgage law through their skills and practice experience, bar association activities, lecturing, authoring articles and program materials, participation in the legislative process, and writing briefs and/or arguing cases that are significant to mortgage transactions.

Mr. Maddox practices in financial services litigation with an emphasis in mortgage and compliance litigation. He has litigated all facets of the mortgage industry: origination, warehouse lending, pooling and servicing agreements, loan repurchase disputes, investor disputes, secondary market representations and warranties, servicing matters, commercial mortgages, settlement services issues and mortgage fraud. These matters are in various contexts including pre-litigation complaints by borrowers, state agencies and consumer advocacy groups, class action, consumer litigation, bankruptcy and representing the investor/servicer as plaintiff in seeking recovery for fraud, title insurance coverage, repurchase and contract/commercial disputes.

Also a Certified Mortgage Banker, Mr. Maddox is a regular speaker at national mortgage programs and financial services industry conferences, and often teaches on real estate law, regulatory compliance, predatory lending, mortgage fraud and servicing.