Anne R. Yuengert

Partner

ayuengert@bradley.com

Birmingham P: 205.521.8362 F: 205.488.6362

Legal Assistant

Cindy Lawrence

P: 205.521.8275 clawrence@bradley.com

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Anne summited Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Fuji, has been to the Galapagos Islands, and scuba dives all over the world, including the Great Barrier Reef, the Caribbean, and a great white shark dive at Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

Area(s) of Focus

Washington & Lee University School of Law, J.D., 1989, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Steinheimer Commercial Law Award
University of Virginia, B.A., 1984

Alabama

United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
Supreme Court of Alabama
United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama

DRI (Defense Research Institute)

Women in the Law Committee

Employment and Labor Committee

Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys

American Bar Association

Alabama Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section

Leadership Alabama, Class of 2006-2007

Momentum Women’s Leadership Program, Class of 2003-2004

YWCA of Central Alabama, Board Member

Vincent’s Foundation, Board Member, Secretary

United Ability Board of Directors, Chair, 2023

Accolades

Anne Yuengert, 2021 Lawyer of the Year

Anne Yuengert Lawyer of the Year 2022

LOY Anne Yuengert 2024

Chambers USA 2023 Badge

Super Lawyers 2023 Badge

Martindale AV Preeminent 2020

LawDragon 500 Badge

JDSupra Readers Choice 2024

Listed in Chambers USA, Labor & Employment, 2013-2023 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® Education Law, 2018-2024 Employment Law – Management, 2011-2024 Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2015-2024 Labor Law – Management, 2011, 2017-2024 "Lawyer of the Year," Birmingham, Education Law, 2021, 2024 "Lawyer of the Year," Birmingham, Employment Law – Management, 2022 JD Supra Readers' Choice Award, “Top 10 Author,” Labor & Employment, 2023-2024 Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Rated Listed in Benchmark Litigation, "Labor & Employment Star," 2020 Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers Employment & Labor, 2010-2023 Listed in Birmingham Business Journal, "Best of the Bar," 2020 Listed in B-Metro "Top Lawyers," 2016-2020 "Top Women Lawyers," 2016-2020 Listed in Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, 2020, 2022, 2024 Resolved a Title IX claim regarding alleged disparities between a high school’s baseball and softball programs. Worked with a school to address claims from alumni that they had been sexually abused by faculty when they were students more than 20 years before. After a due process hearing, obtained a favorable ruling in a parent’s claim that her special needs child should not be placed in a different educational setting. Obtained summary judgment on a former employee’s claim that a school system denied him more than 15 positions because of his race, age, and religion. Obtained summary judgment on a former teacher/football coach’s state court breach-of-contract lawsuit against the school board, including claims of fraud, defamation and tortious interference. Defended a rural hospital against ambulance drivers’ lawsuit alleging they had been misclassified under the FLSA and needed to be paid back overtime. Represented clients in disability access matters, including a recent Department of Justice investigation. Defeated class certification in lawsuit filed against school board and former board members alleging that former teacher molested students and litigated the remaining six plaintiffs’ claims