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Caroline Dean

Associate

Caroline Dean focuses her practice on litigation matters across various industries in both state and federal court. She assists with all aspects of litigation, including briefing for motions, managing discovery, conducting legal research, negotiating resolutions, and advocating at hearings.

Overview


  • University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2023, cum laude
    • Senior Editor – Alabama Law Review
  • University of Alabama, B.A., 2020, summa cum laude
  • Alabama, 2024
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 2024
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, 2024
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, 2024

Caroline Dean is an associate involved in a wide range of civil litigation and intellectual property matters, with experience spanning commercial and contract disputes, trademark registration, tort and nuisance defense, and insurance-related business disputes. Her work includes defending manufacturing and aerospace-adjacent clients in payment and performance controversies, assisting national telecommunications and transportation clients with customer and vehicle-recovery disputes, and helping public-company clients respond to municipal nuisance claims and premises-related allegations.

During law school, Caroline worked as a summer associate for Baker Donelson and clerked for Chief Judge L. Scott Coogler of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Before embarking on her legal career, Caroline served as a Fulbright Scholar in Ourense, Galicia, Spain. She worked as an English teaching assistant, preparing lesson plans and teaching English to elementary school students, while also serving as a cultural ambassador for the U.S. Department of State in the Ourense community.

  • Defended a public company retailer in a public nuisance and injunctive relief action involving alleged unsafe conditions and nuisance abatement claims.

  • Obtained a dismissal with prejudice of an ejectment claim brought against a pro bono client.

  • Handled a business dispute concerning insurance premium amounts for an insurance brokerage client.

  • Defended an aerospace supplier in a payment and performance dispute arising from labor, materials, and equipment provided for installation work at an Alabama aerospace facility, resulting in a negotiated resolution and dismissal.

  • Represented a national telecommunications company in a commercial litigation dispute with a customer involving service access issues.

  • Defended an insurer/client in a civil suit involving an on-demand delivery service.

  • Assisted a vehicle-rental client with vehicle recovery efforts and a related customer-filed lawsuit.

  • Assisted in defending a lawsuit alleging breach of a restrictive covenant, with claimed damages potentially exceeding $800,000.

  • Defended a communications company in breach-of-contract litigation.

  • Defended a manufacturing client in a personal injury action arising from an incident at an Alabama facility, including motion practice directed to hiring/training/supervision allegations and early discovery activity.

  • Fellow – The Blackburn Institute at The University of Alabama
  • Member – Birmingham Bar Association
  • Recipient – Baker Donelson Birmingham Office Pro Bono Award (2025)
  • Moderator – "Juvenile Justice 101: How Alabama's System Works and How You Can Help," The Blackburn Institute's Annual Symposium (August 2024)

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