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Mantiply, M. Mallory

M. Mallory Mantiply

Counsel

Roanoke, Va.
540.512.1820
mmantiply@spilmanlaw.com

Mr. Mantiply's primary areas of practice are trials and litigation of all types, including alternative dispute resolution.

Publications
Mr. Mantiply was featured in Vol. 24, No.28 and Vol. 26, No. 13 of Virginia Lawyers Weekly.
 
Representative Experience
  • Tried numerous cases to verdict before juries and judges in state and federal courts and before arbitrators and administrative bodies
  • Defended and prosecuted employers in cases claiming discrimination based on race, sex, age and disability
  • Defended and prosecuted cases for breach of employment agreements, wrongful discharge, covenants not to compete and confidentiality agreements
  • Responded to EEOC investigations
  • Represented public employees before administrative governmental boards and panels regarding various employment matters, grievances, progressive discipline, etc.
  • Represented gas-fired hot water heater manufacturer in death and injury litigation
  • Represented tobacco company in death and injury litigation
  • Represented national nursing home company in death and injury litigation
  • Represented defendants and plaintiffs in medical and hospital liability litigation
  • Represented water/amusement park owners in roller coaster catastrophic failure litigation
  • Represented engineers in municipal water system failure involving 1,200 plaintiffs
  • Represented class of approximately 40,000 claimants in Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings involving southeastern United States sales and financing of satellite television receivers resulting in cancellation of financing contracts
  • Prosecuted video rental late fees litigation eventually resulting in nationwide class action settlement
  • Tried numerous cases to jury verdicts involving car, truck, RV, and heavy equipment sales and leasing practices
  • Advised three new car dealerships and RV dealerships on ongoing basis regarding miscellaneous legal matters
  • Prosecuted legal malpractice matters
  • Defended landlords, private and public, in employment matters and HUD investigations
  • Represented landowners and business owners in highway and gas pipeline eminent domain litigation
  • Represented national owner/operator of gasoline/convenience stores in wrongful death and injury Dram Shop and liquor liability cases
  • Represented victims of firearms attacks by third parties in claims against premises owners, employers and other parties
  • Represented victims of police and prison authorities’ violations of federal civil rights statutes
  • Represented insurers and insureds in coverage matters, excess liability matters, and first- and third-party bad faith claims
  • Represented real estate purchasers, sellers, brokers and agents in litigated matters relating to contracts, leases, specific performance, commissions and suits to quiet title
  • Mediated numerous cases and matters as counsel and court-appointed mediator in state and federal courts
     
Education
  • University of Virginia, B.A. with distinction, 1977
  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1980

Admissions
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Alabama State Bar

Affiliations
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Counsel Association
  • American Bar Association, Tort, Insurance and Employment Sections
  • South Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
  • Mobile, Alabama, Inn of Court
  • Atlanta Claims Association
  • Mobile Bay Virginia Club, Past President
  • Federal Bar Association
 
Practice Areas Referenced
  • Litigation
  • Labor & Employment
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution