About Michael Patrick
Michael Patrick Hanle appears regularly in Alabama's federal and state courts. He is admitted to the Alabama bar and holds admission to the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama, as well as to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has built a practice that operates across both trial and appellate levels of the federal system.
Hanle's career centers on courtroom work. He files and defends actions in the federal district courts and supports clients through appellate proceedings in the 11th Circuit. His work requires attention to procedural detail at the trial level and a command of appellate briefing and argument when matters move beyond district court. He has appeared in hearings and managed litigation matters in multiple Alabama federal districts.
In addition to federal admissions, Hanle's practice involves matters that arise under state law and occasion state-federal interaction. He handles pretrial preparation, discovery disputes and courtroom advocacy. He represents individual and business clients through the phases of litigation, from pleadings to motion practice and trials. At the appellate stage, he prepares briefs and argues legal issues shaped by the record developed in the district courts.
Colleagues describe him as steady under pressure in the courtroom and careful in written work. He tends to approach each case by mapping the practical steps needed to preserve issues for appeal. That method is useful in multi-district practice, where procedural choices in one court can affect options elsewhere. His admissions across the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts give him flexibility to take cases in different parts of the state and to respond when matters require filings in more than one federal courthouse.
He maintains a private practice operating from the Law Office of Michael P. Hanle. From that office he handles litigation matters that proceed through trial and, when necessary, to the federal courts of appeal. He represents clients before the District Courts of Alabama, the 11th Circuit, and in related state matters. He currently practices from the Law Office of Michael P. Hanle and represents clients in trials and appeals before Alabama courts and the federal courts listed above.
