Wyndall A. Ivey

Shareholder

1901 Sixth Avenue North
2400 Regions Harbert Plaza
Birmingham, AL 35203

Direct: 205.254.1182
Fax: 205.254.1999
wivey@maynardcooper.com

Practice Areas:
General Litigation
Labor and Employment

Concentration:

Mr. Ivey is a labor and employment litigator and his primary practice area consists of representing management in all types of employment disputes.  Mr. Ivey has conducted anti-harassment training and has advised clients on various employment issues.  Additionally, he has tried cases in Federal and State Courts and before state administrative bodies.  Mr. Ivey served as an Administrative Law Judge for the State Health Planning and Development Agency, from 2003-2006. 


Representative Cases:
  • Tried 13 plaintiff race discrimination lawsuits in Middle District of Alabama and obtained a defense verdict.
  • Tried fraud and breach of contract lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court. 
  • Defended a State Agency during an evidentiary hearing contesting termination.
  • Tried fraud and breach of contract lawsuit in Lowndes County Circuit Court.  Jury found for plaintiffs.  Represented company during appeal phase and Alabama Supreme Court reversed and remanded.
  • Tried worker’s comp retaliation lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court

 

Seminars:

  • “Closing Arguments Boston Style - Can You Present a Close Like The Lawyers on Boston Legal?“ National Conference for the Minority Lawyer, Boston, MA, June 2007
  • “Special Ethics Issues in Employment Practice,” Annual Employment Law Update, Birmingham, Alabama, December 2005 and 2006
  • “Credit Reporting and Debt Collection – The Laws and Your Practice,” Moderator for National Teleconference sponsored by the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Business Litigation Committee, February 2006
  • “Mind Control: The Psychology of Settlement, How to Get What You Want,” ABA Annual Meeting, New York, New York, Program Chair August 2008
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Deposition Boot Camp, Faculty Member 2008
  • “FLSA Update,” Annual Employment Law Update, Birmingham, Alabama, December 2008  
  • “Employee Leave: The Interplay of Workers' Comp., FMLA, ADA and USERRA,”  Annual Employment Law Update, Birmingham, Alabama, December 2007

Prior To Maynard Cooper:

Mr. Ivey practiced law in Montgomery, Alabama at Capell and Howard, P. C.  For a three month period in 2002, Mr. Ivey served as one of Montgomery County’s Temporary Probate Judges. Mr. Ivey has also served as counsel to the Alabama House of Representatives Public Safety Committee, where he reviewed proposed legislation. Additionally, Mr. Ivey was very involved in the Montgomery County Bar Association. He served on the Board of Directors for three years, served as its Secretary/Treasurer and Chaired its Grievance Committee.  In 2004, The Montgomery Advertiser selected Mr. Ivey as one of Montgomery's “Leading 20 Under 40.”

Outside the Office:

Mr. Ivey enjoys playing golf and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 

 

 

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Education and Honors:
Washington and Lee University School of Law  (J.D., 1999); Race and Ethnic Ancestry Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief; Moot Court Board; Dean Randall P. Bezanson Award; Washington and Lee Alumni Board of Directors - Birmingham Chapter

University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.S., 1996); magna cum laude; Student Government Association, President; Outstanding Young Alumnus Award Recipient 2006

Birmingham Business Journal “Top 40 Under 40”, 2008 

Admitted to Practice:

Alabama

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama

Professional Affiliations:

American Bar Association, TIPS Business Litigation Committee, Chair-Elect; TIPS Now Fellow; Task Force on Outreach to Young Lawyers; TIPS Leadership Academy; TIPS Diversity in the Profession Committee

Alabama Bar Association, Diversity in the Profession Committee, Co-Chair; 2007 Leadership Forum Selection Committee

Alabama Leadership Initiative 2002 Class

Alabama State Bar Association, 2006 Leadership Forum Class

Leadership UAB, 2008

Birmingham Bar Association, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee

Alabama Defense Lawyers’ Association, Board of Directors; Diversity Task Force, Co-Chair; Young Lawyers Division, Board of Directors

Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, Roundtable Member

Bankruptcy Exemption Manual Alabama Contributor (2004-present) 

Civic Activities:

UAB Pre-Law Advisory Board

United Way of Central Alabama, Visiting Allocation Team Member

Big Brother Big Sister, Young Advisory Board

Sloss Furnance Foundation Board of Directors