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Bradley R. Hightower
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 Bradley R. Hightower
Christian & Small LLP
1800 Financial Center
505 North 20th Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Tel: 205.250.6661
Fax: 205.328.7234
email: brh@csattorneys.com
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ASSOCIATE
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Business & Commercial
Litigation
Admitted to Practice
Alabama, 2002
Education
Auburn University, 1999, B.A., English (Dean’s List; White House Intern)
University of Alabama School of Law, 2002, J.D. (Moot Court Competition, White Plains, N.Y.; Environmental Law Moot Court Team, Semi-Finalist; Am Jur Award, International Business Transactions)
Judicial Clerkship
Honorable Margaret A. Mahoney, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern
District of Alabama, 2002-04
Speaking Engagements
“Commercial Aspects of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,” presented to the Credit and Finance Development Division of the National Association of Credit Management, March 2006
“Practical Checklist for Preventing Preference Actions,” presented to the Credit and Finance Development Division of the National Association of Credit Management, August 2006
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Brad Hightower is an associate in the firm's Business practice group. He routinely handles complex issues that arise in business reorganization, restructuring and liquidations in the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Hightower interned with the Executive Office of the President in Washington, D.C., where he coordinated with the Office of Science and Technology to design feature articles for the White House website. Mr. Hightower also completed a two year clerkship with the Honorable Margaret A. Mahoney, the Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
Mr. Hightower's representative clients include Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, Manheim Automotive Financial Services, Inc., General Electric Capital Corporation and Citicapital Commercial Corporation.
When he is not working at the firm, Mr. Hightower's interests include
playing tennis at a competition level in tournaments throughout the state of Alabama, where he has obtained a top five ranking.
Professional Honors and Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Alabama State Bar Association
- Birmingham Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
Court Admissions
- Alabama State Bar
- United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
- United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern Division of Alabama
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle Division of Alabama
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern Division of Alabama
Publications
- “Emerging Issues Under the BAPCPA,” The Birmingham Bar Association's Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section Newsletter, Spring 2008 download pdf
- “What to Say When Your Proof of Claim is Filed After the Bar Date,” Stream of Commerce, Winter 2003 download pdf
- “The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Divorce: A Compendium,” co-author, Intersection of Bankruptcy and Domestic Relations Seminar, August, 2003 download pdf
- “It Means Just What I Choose It to Mean: The Preclusive Effect of Divorce Agreements" Under Section 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code" download pdf
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