
Kevin Patton
Samford University
Assistant Professor of Legal Clinics
Cumberland School of Law
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