Kevin  Patton
Assistant Professor of Legal Clinics
Cumberland School of Law
kpatton4@samford.edu
205-726-2690

A U.S. Navy veteran, Kevin Patton is an assistant professor of legal clinics at Cumberland School of Law. Previously he was a shareholder in Maynard Nexsen’s Banking & Finance Practice and served as head of litigation for a Fortune 500 Bank.

As a carrier-based A-6 Intruder pilot in the U.S. Navy, he flew 42 combat missions in the Gulf War over Iraq. He logged 1250 total flight hours and 275 carrier landings. As a squadron legal officer, he managed non-judicial punishment and assisted with courts-martial.

Legal Interests

  • Consumer & Commercial Finance Litigation
  • Fiduciary, Trust & Estate Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Securities Litigation
  • Financial Institutions Litigation & Compliance
  • Banking & Finance
  • Business & Commercial Disputes
  • Class Action Intellectual Property Law
  • Lender Liability

Degrees

  • Duke University School of Law (1995, JD, LLM)
  • United States Naval Academy (1985, BS)

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama State Bar
  • U.S. District Court: Alabama (Northern, Middle, Southern)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals: Fifth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit

Community Involvement

  • Alabama State Bar Association
  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Naval Academy Alumni Association - Alabama Chapter, Trustee, former President
  • Edgewood Presbyterian Church, Elder