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Practice Expertise
- Class Actions
- Banking and Financial Services
- Commercial Lending
Areas of Practice
- Banking and Financial Services
- Class Actions
- Commercial Lending
- Complex Business Litigation
- Construction
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property and Competitive ...
- Litigation
- Manufactured Housing
- Product Liability View More
Profile
Ed Sledge is a business trial lawyer who has developed a diverse litigation practice immediately responsive to clients’ most demanding litigations. Ed has a wide range of trial experience in high-stakes, bet-the-company disputes for a variety of corporate clients and private equity groups nationwide. He uses collaborative problem-solving to help clients achieve their objectives and is equally adept at representing plaintiffs or defendants in complex commercial disputes.
Ed is regularly called in just before trial to assess case posture and the client’s readiness for trial, advising on or handling a myriad of issues, including the client-insurer relationship, the client’s relationship with its insurer-appointed counsel, the pre-trial resolution prospects and pathways, and assuming first-chair trial responsibilities. He routinely represents business owners in business divorce disputes and represents financial services firms in the defense of class actions, lender liability, securities, and RICO claims. In addition to commercial disputes, Ed regularly litigates product liability matters, consumer finance disputes, intellectual property disputes, and insurance coverage matters for business policyholders, as well as personal injury and wrongful death matters. He and other Bradley attorneys serve as national trial counsel for a unit of a Fortune 50 corporation.
Ed is a frequent lecturer and author on civil litigation and trial issues. He recently served as the director of the IADC Trial Academy at Stanford University in 2023, as the Trial Academy’s director-elect in 2022 and as a member of the Trial Academy faculty in 2018. Ed is consistently recognized for his skills in Chambers, The Best Lawyers in America®, Benchmark Litigation and Mid-South Super Lawyers, among other publications. He is a past chair of the IADC’s Business Litigation Committee and the Alabama State Bar’s (ASB) Leadership Forum Section.
In addition to his professional achievements, Ed is civic-minded. 2025 marks the conclusion of his two years of service as president of the Foundation Board of the IADC and as the chairman of the Board of Glenwood, a local nonprofit. As a veteran with a deep family history of military service, Ed has been active in giving his time to initiatives that support veterans. For three years in a row, Ed received the ASB’s President’s Award, which is presented to members of the bar who best exemplify the ASB motto, “Lawyers Render Service.”
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 2003
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- United States District Court, District of Columbia
- United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
- United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
- United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2003, Order of Barristers; John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition Winner; Campbell Moot Court Board; Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team; Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review; Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society; Honor Court
- United States Military Academy, B.S., 1995, Superintendent’s Award, 1993-1995
Areas of Practice
- Banking and Financial Services
- Class Actions
- Commercial Lending
- Complex Business Litigation
- Construction
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property and Competitive Practices Litigation
- Litigation
- Manufactured Housing
- Product Liability
Blogs
Declassified
The Declassified blog offers commentary and insights on the latest class action suits, significant class action opinions, relevant changes to laws and rules, and important class action trends. Declassified covers topics ranging from significant Supreme Court and appellate court decisions regarding class certification requirements to proposed or enacted legislation, rules and regulations that impact class action litigation to key industry developments that may indirectly impact class action...
It Pays to Be Covered
Bradley's It Pays to Be Covered Blog discusses insurance law developments and industry trends in property and casualty insurance, including the growing cyber insurance market, coverage for drones, and blockchain exposures. We also address practical risk management strategies of interest to risk managers, legal staff, and corporate officers and directors responsible for property and casualty insurance policy portfolios, claims management, and resolution. Our attorneys provide insights based on...
Online and On Point
A Resource for Privacy Developments and Cybersecurity Risks in an Era of Evolving Technology
Patent 213
Patent law, like most things in life, is subject to change. Changes to patent laws not only impact investment in your existing IP, but directly shape strategies to protect your freedom to operate. The Patent 213 blog provides up-to-date, insightful analysis of the evolution in the written description and enablement requirements of 35 USC 112 and the subject matter eligibility requirements of 35 USC 101. The Patent 213 blog analyzes key decisions from the district courts and the Federal Circuit,...
The Law of Order
Bradley's The Law of Order blog serves as a general parliamentary procedure resource, providing information about creation and revision of governing documents (constitutions, bylaws, or rules), application of Robert's Rules of Order and other procedural authorities in a variety of contexts (such as nonprofits, political parties, homeowners associations, unions, churches, trade associations), and leadership of any type of organizational meeting. In an effort to make all things parliamentary more...
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