Jerrod M. Maddox
Jerrod M. Maddox is a partner at Dunn Law, P.A. whose practice focuses on banking, bankruptcy litigation, and commercial litigation, with particular depth in creditors’ rights.
Jerrod has represented bank and private equity clients in Chapter 11, Chapter 7, and Chapter 13 proceedings, and creditor clients in state and federal courts in Florida and Alabama. He came to the firm from Jones Walker LLP, and began his career with a two-year clerkship for the Honorable William R. Sawyer, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, an inside view of the bench that still shapes how he builds a record.
Jerrod recently served as pro bono counsel in a state-court criminal resentencing under Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48 (2010), securing a reduced sentence for a defendant previously sentenced to life without parole for offenses committed as a minor.
And so there is no confusion: despite earning his law degree from Alabama, Jerrod was raised and remains a lifelong Auburn fan.
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law — J.D.
- Auburn University at Montgomery — B.A.
Bar & Court Admissions
- The Florida Bar (2015)
- Alabama State Bar (2012)
- U.S. District Courts, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama
Past Positions
- Law Clerk to the Hon. William R. Sawyer, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Alabama (two-year clerkship)
- Attorney, Jones Walker LLP
Representative Matters
- Regions Bank v. Villa Francine, LLC, et al. — Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida
- JGAR Financial, LLC v. Waterford Park at Waterford Lakes, Ltd. — Ninth Judicial Circuit, Orange County, Florida
- LCP NPL 3 2018 LLC v. RG Michigan 2014, LLC, et al. — Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida
- In re Dumas, Ch. 7 — U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Georgia (bankruptcy litigation for a large creditor)
- Whigham v. United Asset Holdings Residential, LLC (In re Whigham) — Eleventh Circuit (bankruptcy appeal; defense of denial of discharge)
- Pro bono counsel, state-court criminal resentencing under Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48 (2010) — sentence reduced from life without parole to 35 years
Representative Clients
- Private equity investment and asset-management funds
- Banks and financial institutions
Professional Associations
- Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida
- American Bankruptcy Institute (past member)
Honors & Recognition
- Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2022)
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