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Elli Anne Jennings

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Elli Anne Jennings

Elli Anne is an associate in Birmingham. Her primary practice areas include commercial dispute litigation, bankruptcy, and business services litigation. Elli Anne represents creditors, bankruptcy trustees, landlords, corporations, and financial institutions. Her commercial and bankruptcy practice involves counseling clients on matters such as general creditors’ rights, collections, lien enforcement, asset recovery, relief from stay, contract disputes, and adversary proceedings in bankruptcy. Elli Anne also has experience in insurance coverage and liquor liability, representing clients in contract and tort litigation, defending against claims of bad faith, breach of contract, fraud, extra-contractual damages, and claims arising under Alabama’s Dram Shop statutes. Elli Anne practices in federal and state courts throughout Alabama.

Elli Anne grew up in the Birmingham area. She attended Auburn University and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and minors in business and psychology. While at Auburn, Elli Anne was a member of the Auburn University Cheerleading Team and was selected as co-head cheerleader during her senior year. After graduating from Auburn, Elli Anne began law school at The University of Alabama School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor. During law school, Elli Anne served as a student ambassador, a member of the Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition Team, and a student attorney in the Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Clinic, where she advised local clients on various transactional matters.

In her free time, Elli Anne spends time with her husband, Parker, and their goldendoodle, Honey. She enjoys traveling with her family, cooking, exercising, watching sports, and spending as much time outdoors as possible.

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Admissions

  • Alabama
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama

Education

  • Auburn University, B.A., (summa cum laude)
  • University of Alabama School of Law, J.D.

Representative Experience

  • Represent the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in In re Independent MedEquip, LLC, and related debtors, in the debtors’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.  The debtors leased and sold durable medical equipment and related products to hospitals, nursing homes, and individuals.  Advised the committee and negotiated with the debtors concerning restructuring the debtors’ obligations, claims objections, and plan of reorganization.
  • Counsel to lender in state court receivership litigation on $22 million in defaulted loans that resulted in the sale of the borrowers’ assets and full satisfaction of the lender’s claims.

Awards and Recognition

  • Recognized as Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch in the field of Commercial Litigation

Professional and Community Involvement

  • Alabama State Bar: Member; Litigation, Women, and Young Lawyers, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law
  • International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation