Amaobi J. Enyinnia

Partner

Amaobi represents major automakers, original equipment manufacturers, motor carriers, aerospace companies and other industry-leading clients in product liability and transportation industry disputes. He also handles employment, white-collar, investigative, and commercial matters for high-level executives, businesses, governmental and municipal entities, and commercial landlords. In addition, Amaobi defends physicians confronting medical malpractice claims.

Over his years in practice, Amaobi has learned that successful client relationships depend on clear communication and robust collaboration. He understands that to meet their unique goals, each client needs a lawyer who can clearly communicate on case developments, establish objectives, and develop convincing narratives for trial. Therefore, Amaobi approaches each case with an open mind, leaving no stone unturned when considering fact patterns and mapping out a strategy.

With the help of his self-described “grit-and-grind” mentality, Amaobi applies his prior business experience and time working in government and clinical settings to advance a client’s goals and develop efficient solutions that “move the ball forward.” Recent examples of his work include:

• Working with the engineers from a commercial vehicle supplier to show that key dashcam evidence a plaintiff relied on as part of a $720 million lawsuit was unreliable based on how the company’s allegedly-malfunctional brake valves actually worked. After Amaobi requested dismissal of the plaintiff’s case on these grounds, the plaintiffs agreed and dismissed all claims.
• Securing favorable settlements tied to wrongful death cases in Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia against a prominent automotive manufacturer.
• Settling a $1.7 million demand against a multinational equipment rental company for a fraction of the amount.
• Recovering back rent and judgments against multiple tenants that had reneged on their leases with a commercial landlord.
• Helping a municipal government navigate through negotiations tied to a decade-long lawsuit addressing renovation and redevelopment plans for a historic, city-owned building.

Amaobi, a Georgia- and Alabama-licensed litigator who was born to Nigerian immigrants, devotes substantial time to furthering the firm’s inclusion initiatives and creating opportunities for underrepresented minorities in the profession. He plays a key role as a member of Lightfoot’s Inclusion Committee, and serves as a resource for recent law graduates through his work with the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) chapters. Amaobi also serves as a board member with the University of Tennessee Alumni Association’s Birmingham Alumni Chapter.
Representative Matters
Defending a Hoover, Alabama shopping center in a lease dispute with a longtime tenant. Following a half-day bench trial, the court entered judgment in the client’s favor and awarded full damages of over $1 million.Defending a general surgeon and their practice, which specializes in surgical breast cancer treatment, against claims of breaching the standard of care during the plaintiff’s partial lumpectomy and sentinel node dissection. After a five-day trial, the jury unanimously ruled in favor of our client and their practice on all counts.Securing a favorable resolution of multimillion-dollar defective software, fraud and breach of contract claims.Attaining a favorable result in multimillion-dollar breach of commercial services contract and fraud claims.Obtaining summary judgment against plaintiffs’ shareholder derivative claims.

University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude)

Vanderbilt University (B.A.)