Tom Baxter earned his B.S. degree in business administration from Auburn University in 1970. He received a J.D., cum laude, at Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in 1973 and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar that same year. Mr. Baxter is also admitted to practice in all of the U. S. District Courts of Alabama and the Eastern District of Tennessee as well as before the U. S. Courts of Appeal for the 11th and 5th Circuits.
After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Baxter has practiced law in Huntsville since 1973 where he works primarily in the areas of business, corporate and commercial matters, including litigation, real estate law, wills, estates and trusts, probate, divorce and custody, bankruptcy and creditors rights. He has served on the Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure and on the Advisory Committee on Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure for the Northern District of Alabama.
Mr. Baxter is a member of the Alabama State Bar (Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section, Dispute Resolution Section, Elder Law Section, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section), the Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association (Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Litigation Section, Law Practice Section).
Tom has served as President of and is an active member of the Rotary Club of Greater Huntsville. As a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee, member of the Finance Committee and as a member of the Church Council. Mr. Baxter is currently a member of the Lay Leader team and on the teaching team in the Aldersgate Sunday School Class.
Tom enjoys spending time with his wife, Sharon (an RN at the Surgery Center of Huntsville), their two daughters and sons in law and four wonderful grandchildren. His hobbies include attending Auburn sports events, woodworking and golf - very good at the first, fair at the last two (works in progress).
Representative Cases
- Underwood v. First Alabama Bank of Huntsville, 453 So.2d 742 (Ala. Civ. App. 1983)
- Smith v. Jackson, 770 So.2d 1068 (Ala. 2000)
- Casa Investments Co. v. Boles, So.2d, 2005 WL 3244440 (Ala. Civ. App. 2005)
- Centon Electronics, Inc. v. Bonar, 614 So.2d 999 (Ala. 1993)
- City of Huntsville v. Brown, 611 So.2d 372 (Ala. Civ. App. 1992)
- Wilburn v. Larry Savage Chevrolet, Inc., 477 So.2d 384 (Ala. 1985)
Representative Clients
- ServisFirst Bank
- The Roberts Group, Inc. (Crystal Mountain Natural Spring Water)
- Alabama Farm Credit
- Fidelity Residential Solutions
- Oxford Properties
- First Jackson Bank
- Casa Investments
- EREM, Inc.
- Weichert Relocation Resources, Inc.
Past Employment Positions
- Served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee and as a member of the Church Council
Ancillary Businesses
- Mediation (Including Divorce Mediation)
- Arbitration - Business, Construction, Banking, Bankruptcy, Commercial
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Charter Member, 1973 - Present
- American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section, Member
- Alabama State Bar, Charter Member, Business and Commercial Law, 1973 - Present
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1974 - Present
- Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, Co-Chairman, Law Day Celebration, 1988
- Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, Chairman, Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, 1989
- Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, Chairman, Professional Ethics Committee, 1975
- Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, Member, Executive Committee, 1996
- Huntsville Mortgage Bankers Association, Director,
- Huntsville-Madison County Family Law Association, 1995 - 2000
- Huntsville-Madison County Family Law Association, Vice President, 1995
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Member, Local Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Committee, 1990 - 1996
- Supreme Court of Alabama, Member, Rules of Criminal Procedure Advisory Committee, 1985 - 1991
