Mr. Sanderson’s practice is primarily devoted to mediation and representation of school boards, municipalities, and utilities. He has extensive experience with alternative dispute resolution and issues affecting municipalities, school boards, and municipal utilities, including real estate, employment and environmental issues, tenure, tax, public financing, and contracts.

Mr. Sanderson also devotes a significant portion of his practice to municipal litigation and education law. He is listed on the roster of approved mediators maintained by the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution and is a member of the Panel of Neutrals of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Mr. Sanderson is a registered mediator with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution.

Honors and Awards

• Mr. Sanderson is rated by Martindale-Hubbell as AV Preeminent ®.
• Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2007. Listed in the areas of education law and water law.
• SuperLawyers.com named him an Alabama Super Lawyer for 2008, 2018, and 2019 in the areas of education law, utilities law, and civil litigation.
• Recipient, Distinguished Leadership Award, Leadership Huntsville-Madison Co., 2005.

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Alabama Bar Association
• Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association
• Alabama Municipal Attorneys Association
• Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys
  President, 2008-2009
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
• Association for Conflict Resolution

Education

• J.D., 1979, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL President, Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society
  Most Outstanding Senior, 1979
  Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review
  Finalist, John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition
• M.P.A., 1979, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
• B.A., cum laude, 1976, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL Phi Beta Kappa

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