Sandra Payne Hagood
Ms. Hagood’s focus on appellate law began with her clerkship for the Honorable Joel F. Dubina, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Since that time, she has zealously represented both plaintiffs and defendants in cases ranging from workers’ compensation claims before the appellate courts of Alabama to white collar criminal defendants before the Supreme Court of the United States. In addition, she has a wide variety of litigation practice in areas such as medical malpractice, business torts, and securities fraud which enables her to bring practical understanding to complex legal issues.
Whether you are an attorney seeking appellate representation for a client, or an individual looking for representation for yourself or a loved one, Ms. Hagood can bring her diligence, insight, and experience to bear for you. Ms. Hagood combines a direct, no-nonsense style with the ability to reduce even the most complex legal issues to their simplest and most understandable form.
Areas of practice
- White collar criminal defense
- General criminal matters
- Sentencing
- Medical malpractice
- Securities fraud
- Personal injury
- Insurance defense
- Business torts
- Class actions
- First Amendment issues
- Free Exercise
- Immigration law
- Breach of contract
- Product liability
- Toxic torts
- Pharmaceutical failure to warn
