Tammy McClendon Stokes

205-503-4512 (Direct)
205-226-2282 (Main)
Fax: 205-226-2357

Secretary: Tressy Wilson
Email: tressyw@dglawfirm.com
205-503-4506 (Direct)

Tammy Stokes, along with David Donaldson, is the partner with primary responsibility for the Firm’s mortgage lending litigation. Since joining the firm in 1998, she has had lead roles in many of the firm’s highest profile cases, including Culpepper v. Irwin Mortgage Company. Ms. Stokes’ practice includes a mix of general business litigation and class action cases (plaintiff and defense).

Practice Areas:
Business Litigation—Plaintiff and Defense
Class Action Litigation—Plaintiff and Defense
Credit Repair Litigation
Mortgage Lending Litigation
Lending Discrimination
Consumer Class Actions
Securities Litigation

Educational Background:
B.S. magna cum laude, International Business, Samford University, 1995
J.D., cum laude, Cumberland School of Law, 1998

Admitted to Practice:
Alabama
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Law School Honors:
Cumberland Law Review
National Moot Court Team
Curia Honoris

Bar Associations:
American Bar Association
Alabama Bar Association
Birmingham Bar Association

Languages:
Spanish

Selected Published Decisions:
U.S. Supreme Court
Irwin Mortg. Corp. v. Culpepper, 534 U.S. 1118 (2002) (Denial of cert.).

Circuit Courts of Appeal
Culpepper v. Irwin Mortg. Corp., 253 F.3d 1324 (11th Cir. 2001), rehearing denied, 273 F.3d 1118 (11th Cir. 2001), cert. denied, 534 U.S. 1118 (2002).

District Court Decisions
Dujanovic v. MortgageAmerica, Inc., 185 F.R.D. 660 (N.D. Ala. 1999).

Heimmermann v. First Union Mortgage Corp., 188 F.R.D. 403 (N.D. Ala. 1999).

Culpepper v. Inland Mortgage Corp., 189 F.R.D. 668 (N.D. Ala. 1999), aff'd, 253 F.3d 1324 (11th Cir. 2001), rehearing denied, 273 F.3d 1118 (11th Cir. 2001), cert. denied, 534 U.S. 1118 (2002).