Practice Areas
Education
- B.A., Wheeling Jesuit University, 1997, summa cum laude
- J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000, with honors
- Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1998-99
Languages
- French
Bar & Court Admissions
- Alabama, 2000
- North Carolina, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina
Colin R. Stockton
Colin Stockton brings substantial experience to his clients in the areas of litigation and employment matters. That experience includes representing Fortune 500 companies with offices worldwide, local enterprises with few offices and employees, and public employers such as school boards.
- He focuses his practice on litigation and employment issues and has litigated complex matters in both Federal and State courts in North Carolina, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, and Mississippi.
- He’s successfully litigated a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters, specifically including construction disputes, products liability claims, and other claims arising from contractual relations.
- He’s successfully litigated a wide variety of employment-related disputes, specifically including disputes related to non-compete agreements, contractual relations, and compliance with federal and state laws prohibiting employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.
- He’s gained experience in the area of electronic data management and has published articles on subjects such as electronic monitoring in the workplace (i.e., monitoring of e-mail and internet access) and the discovery of electronic data.
- His Appellate experience includes appeals in the United States Fourth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, Supreme Court of North Carolina, Court of Appeals of North Carolina, Supreme Court of Alabama, Supreme Court of Texas, and Court of Appeals in Texas.
Representative Case
Scott Bridge Company v. Wright, 883 So.2d 1221 ( Ala. 2003)
In a case involving an allegation of retaliatory discharge, he successfully petitioned the Alabama Supreme Court for interlocutory review and subsequent reversal of the trial court’s decision to deny the employer’s motion for summary judgment. The Supreme Court rendered judgment in favor of the employer, thereby eliminating the Plaintiff’s claim and avoiding the cost of a trial.
Of Note
- Served as a member of the North Carolina Law review
- Performed on the trial team, University of North Carolina School of Law
- A former college basketball player despite having very little talent, he attempts to live out his unfulfilled athletic dreams by coaching youth basketball.
Professional Affiliations
- Alabama Bar Association
- Birmingham Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute