NORI D. HORTON practices in the area of municipal defense, with an emphasis on the defense of police civil liability cases in both federal and state court.  Ms. Horton also has experience in the areas of general civil litigation, employment law, business litigation, and personal-injury litigation.  Ms. Horton received her J.D. degree from Pepperdine School of Law, where she was a member of their nationally ranked appellate advocacy team and received several awards, including best brief at the Federal Bar Association’s annual moot court competition.  Ms. Horton also holds a B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Auburn University.  Ms. Horton is a member of the Alabama State Bar, the State Bar of California, the Huntsville Madison-County Bar Association, and Defense Research Institute.

Practice Areas:

Police Civil Liability Defense, Municipal Law and Litigation, Employment Law and Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Commercial Law and Litigation, Appellate Practice

Civic  Activities:

• Graduate of 2008 LEADERSHIP Huntsville/Madison County CONNECT Development Program

Education & Honors:

• Pepperdine University School of Law, (J.D., 2005); Pepperdine Law Review
• Auburn University, (B.A., 2001); summa cum laude

Bar & Court Admissions:

• Alabama
• California
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama

Professional Affiliations:

• Alabama State Bar Association
• Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute

Publications:

“Officer Liability: Unintended Injuries of the Third Parties,” For the Defense, November 2007.