P.O. Box 530910
Birmingham, Alabama 35253

Phone: (205) 870-0555
E-mail: mb@wallacejordan.com
Fax: (205) 871-7534

Michael J. Brandt was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1952. Mr. Brandt received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama in 1976, and graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1985, While at the University of Alabama, Mr. Brandt served as the Alabama Editor of the Alabama Law Review and was inducted into Order of the Coif.

Following graduation, Mr. Brandt was employed by the Birmingham firm of Bradley, Arant, Rose & White as an associate for five years. He joined the firm of Berkowitz, Lefkovits, Isom & Kushner, where he was a partner until he joined Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, L.L.C. in August of 1991. Mr. Brandt's practice encompasses most areas of commercial and corporate law, with a concentration in real estate acquisition and development, real estate and asset based commercial lending, as well as advising financial institutions on regulatory matters. In addition, Mr. Brandt has extensive experience in business acquisitions, including bank and bank holding company acquisitions and reorganizations.

Mr. Brandt is a member of the Alabama Bar, Birmingham Bar Association and the American Bar Association, where he serves on subcommittees dealing with Community Banks, Bank Regulation and Legislation, Secured Transactions and Letters of Credit.

Representative Clients:
Real Estate Developers; Banking and Commercial Mortgage Industry

Banking Law Seminar, Alabama Law Institute 1994, 1997, 1998

Banking & Finance Law
Lending & Secured Transactions
Business & Commercial Law
Creditors' Rights
Collections & Repossessions
Workouts
Uniform Commercial Code
Business Organizations
Joint Ventures
Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations
Limited Liability Companies
Closely Held Businesses
Partnerships
Franchising
Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
Copyrights
Trademarks
Intellectual Property Law
Real Estate Law
1031 Exchanges
Land Use & Zoning
Condemnation
Condominiums & Cooperatives
Landlord/Tenant
Mortgages & Foreclosures

Alabama, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1989

The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1985
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Order of the Coif

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1976
B.S.

Order of the Coif

Hugo L. Black Scholar

Dean M. Harrison Scholar

Alabama Law Review, 1984 - 1985
Member, Managing Board

Birmingham Bar Association

American Bar Association

Alabama State Bar

Berkowitz, Lefkovits, Isom & Kushner, P.C., Partner, 1990 - 1991

Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Associate, 1985 - 1990

July 27, 1952, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America