About H. Graham Dodd
H. Graham Dodd represents individuals and businesses in complex civil and commercial disputes. His practice includes banking and lender liability litigation, business ownership and fiduciary disputes, and contested trust and estate matters. He works on cases involving multiple parties, extensive documentary evidence, and interrelated financial transactions.
A substantial part of Graham’s work involves reconstructing events from financial records, contracts, and communications. He traces transactions, tests competing accounts against the documentary record, and develops the factual basis for claims and defenses. That investigation informs pleadings, discovery strategy, depositions, motion practice, and settlement negotiations.
His experience also includes work on significant business transactions and environmental litigation involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). His appellate practice includes briefing and applications for rehearing before the Alabama Supreme Court, including issues involving arbitration and appellate procedure.
Selected experience
Banking and lender liability
Litigation involving commercial lending, collateral arrangements, alleged financial misconduct, and the movement of funds through related entities. He examines the relationships among loan documents, account activity, and internal communications to assess responsibility and develop the evidentiary record.
Business ownership and fiduciary disputes
Litigation involving corporate control, shareholder and member rights, and alleged breaches of fiduciary duty. His experience includes derivative claims and disputes requiring analysis of governance documents, ownership records, and financial transactions.
Business sales and commercial transactions
Work on significant business sale transactions and commercial agreements, including review of purchase terms, financing provisions, closing conditions, termination rights, and the allocation of risk. He also addresses disputes concerning confidential business information and commercial relationships.
Environmental and PFAS litigation
Research and factual development in litigation involving PFAS, including examination of industrial processes, technical materials, and potential environmental pathways. His work connects scientific and operational information with the factual and legal issues in dispute.
Trust and estate litigation
Contested matters involving estate administration, trust property, fiduciary conduct, and the ownership or transfer of assets. His work includes developing the factual record through financial documents, corporate records, and third-party discovery.
Appellate advocacy
Briefing and rehearing work before the Alabama Supreme Court, including arbitration issues, appellate jurisdiction, and the scope of trial court rulings. He examines the record and procedural history to frame the questions presented for review.
Approach to complex litigation
Graham approaches complex matters by identifying the decisive factual and legal questions, then organizing the evidence around them. His written advocacy emphasizes clear explanations of complicated records and arguments tied closely to the governing law and the client’s objectives.
Bar and court admissions
- Alabama State Bar, 2023