Louis M. Calligas is an Associate in the firm’s Montgomery office and a member of the firm’s Litigation Section. He is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group, Real Estate Focus Team, and Products Liability and Casualty Practice Group. Louis’ practice consists of a wide variety of general litigation matters, including:

• Wrongful Death
• Personal Injury
• Property Damage
• General Business Disputes
• Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation Agreements
• Worker’s Compensation/Retaliatory Discharge
• Condemnations
• Title Insurance
• Real Estate and Property Rights Disputes
• Mortgage Servicing Disputes

Representative Experience

• • Estate of Ingrum v. Fin. Freedom Acquisition, LLC, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89670 (M.D. Ala. 2010), aff'd by 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2250 (11th Cir. 2012) (obtained summary judgment dismissal of claims for quiet title, slander of title, and declaratory judgment challenging the validity of client's mortgage)
  • Fruit of the Loom, Inc. v. Bishop, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5963 (M.D. Ala. 2011) (successful defense of motion for preliminary injunction)
  • Washington Mutual Bank, F.A. v. Campbell, 24 So. 3d 435 (Ala. 2009) (successful appeal and reversal of a trial court’s judgment that had changed a final judgment under Rule 41, Ala.R.Civ.P., from with prejudice to without prejudice)
  • Bell Aero. Servs. v. U.S. Aero Servs., 690 F. Supp. 2d 1267 (M.D. Ala. 2010) (obtained summary judgment dismissal of a majority of claims against clients; case also involved an issue of first impression under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act)
  • Wyatt v. Mortgage Elec. Registration Sys., 501 F. Supp. 2d 1345 (M.D. Ala. 2007) (obtained dismissal of redemption claims against client)
  • Jackson v. City of Auburn, 971 So. 2d 696 (Ala. Civ. App. 2006), aff’d by Ex parte Lightwave Techs., 971 So. 2d 712 (Ala. 2007) (affirming summary judgment dismissal of trespass claims based on establishment of an easement by prescription for power pole and lines)
  • Creel v. Comm’r, 419 F.3d 1135 (11th Cir. 2005) (affirming tax court’s judgment finding that client had settled both his criminal and civil tax liabilities)
  • Sharon Melissa Via v. Branch Banking Trust Company et al. (Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court: CV-06-2271) (Affirmed; No opinion - Alabama Supreme Court, May 8, 2009) (affirming summary judgment dismissal of claims for wrongful foreclosure, trespass, and conversion of personal property)
  • Shameka Caldwell v. Alabama Power Company, Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama; CV-2010-900779 (obtained summary judgment dismissal of wrongful death claim)
  • Iris Lewis v. Alabama Power Company, Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama; CV-2005-3662.51 (obtained summary judgment dismissal of worker’s comp retaliatory discharge claim)
  • City of Troy, Alabama v. Luna Houston, et al., Probate Court of Pike County, Alabama; Case No. PC-2008-90 (successful condemnation for airport runway extension)
  • Escambia County, Alabama v. Shelton Otha Howington, et. al.; Probate Court of Escambia County, Alabama; Case No. 8454 (successful condemnation for public road)
    

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• American Bar Association
• Alabama State Bar
  • Young Lawyer Section, Executive Committee (2008-Present)
• Montgomery County Bar Association
  • Young Lawyers Section, President (2010-2012)
  • Young Lawyers Section, Vice President (2008-2010)
  • Young Lawyers Section, Board of Directors (2006-2008)
• International Right of Way Association (IRWA), Chapter 24
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Listed in Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2011
• Litigation Counsel of America, Associate Fellow

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

• • American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA)
    • Member, Liberty Chapter # 23
    • President, AHEPA Charities of Montgomery, Alabama, Inc.
  • YMCA Boys Work Committee

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