Teri Mastando has extensive experience representing and advising individuals and companies in the areas of employment law, as well as civil rights injuries in schools and prisons. Her broad experience includes handling lawsuits and legal matters involving sexual harassment, illegal discrimination based on sex, age, disability, national origin and race, unpaid wages, wrongful termination, sexual harassment and injuries in the schools and prisons, drafting, interpreting, and applying employment-related policies, and conducting employment-related investigations.

Employment Law, Civil Rights in Schools and Prisons, Personal Injury and Corporate Disputes

Ms. Mastando has a wide range of legal experience, both as a litigator handling complex trials and appeals involving employment law, harassment and injury in the schools and prisons, and personal injury law in both state and federal courts.  Ms. Mastando has experience working as in-house counsel handling litigation management, investigating claims of harassment and discrimination, and drafting, revising, and implementing employment-related policies.
The breadth of her experience representing both businesses and individuals in employment law, corporate law, and personal injury law matters provides a unique perspective and the ability to assess and handle a variety of matters for an individual or a company from all possible angles to obtain the best and most cost-effective result for her clients.
Ms. Mastando received her Juris Doctorate from Cumberland School of Law, Samford University in 1994, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Louisiana State University, cum laude, in 1990.  While at Cumberland School of Law, she was a published editor of The Cumberland Law Review, a Cordell Hull Legal Research and Writing Instructor, and a Recipient of a Deans Merit Scholarship.

Teri Mastando on WHNT News 19
Teri Mastando on WHNT News 19

Bar Admissions and Licenses:

        • State of Alabama Bar, admitted September 29, 1994
  • U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, admitted August 16, 1995
  • Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, admitted January 26, 1998
  • United States Supreme Court, admitted November 8, 1999