Michael Taunton

Michael Taunton is a Partner at Balch & Bingham LLP since September 2015, specializing in appellate, financial services, and business litigation. Prior to this role, Taunton served as Legislative Counsel for Senator Jeff Sessions on the Senate Judiciary Committee from August 2014 to August 2015, focusing on legal writing, analysis, policy advising, and legislative drafting. Taunton's expertise extends to intellectual property, international trade, and constitutional law, supplemented by experience as a Legal Consultant for Sasha's Hope and a Summer Clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Taunton earned a J.D. from Yale Law School in 2014 and a B.A. in Classics from Samford University in 2010, with a minor in Economics.