C. Anthony Graffeo
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Huntsville, Alabama
Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Alabama since: 1995
Education: The University of Alabama School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2017, 2025 - 2026 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 Call today:
866-806-8481
Free Consultation Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
221 Longwood Dr SWHuntsville, AL 35801 Visit website
C. Anthony Graffeo is a managing attorney at the Huntsville, Alabama, office of Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys. For the last 3 decades, he has assisted clients in numerous complex personal injury and wrongful death cases across Alabama and the U.S. With a concentration on motor vehicle collisions and other cases, he provides empathetic end-to-end counsel, ensuring that his clients receive the justice and the full compensation they rightfully deserve.
A formidable advocate, Mr. Graffeo combines his extensive courtroom experience with his practical problem-solving skills to strategize an effective approach, placing his clients on the path to a secure future and healthy recovery. Leveraging his shrewd legal acumen, he recently won a $125,000 settlement for a pedestrian who was hit by a commercial truck while walking on the side of the roadway. He also won a $100,000 policy limits settlement in a wrongful death case involving a pedestrian who was hit by a driver.
Upon graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree, Mr. Graffeo went on to bolster his litigation skills at The University of Alabama School of Law. He received his Juris Doctor in 1995 and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in the same year. He is also licensed to practice law in Tennessee.
Mr. Graffeo provides personalized attention and customized strategies tailored to each client's unique needs. Prioritizing open communication and active listening, he crafts targeted solutions that address specific goals and challenges. His hands-on, client-centered approach fosters genuine trust, ensuring individuals feel valued, understood and fully supported through every stage of their professional journey. His professional and ethical standards were recognized with an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1995, Alabama
Professional Webpage: https://shunnarah.com/attorney/tony-graffeo/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Alabama State Bar, 1995
- Tennessee State Bar
- Federal District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2020
- Federal District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 2021
- Member, Alabama Association for Justice, 2026
- Member, American Association for Justice, 2026
- Member, Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, 2026
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $125,000 settlement for pedestrian hit by commercial truck while walking on the side of the roadway., 2025
- $100,000.00 policy limits settlement in wrongful death case with pedestrian crossing roadway hit by driver., 2025
- $60,000 verdict in car wreck case against multiple defendants who contested liability. Verdict exceeded the coverage, collected excess., 2026
- $550,000 settlement in serious car wreck case with neck surgery., 2026
- Settled 115 motor vehicle wreck cases for over five million dollars in total settlement funds., 2024
- Settled 146 motor vehicle wreck cases in 2023 for a total recovery of over 3.5 million dollars in settlement funds., 2023
- $1,275,000.00 total settlement in wrongful death trucking litigation case involving the deaths of the driver and passenger., 2023
- Settled 129 motor vehicle wreck cases in 2022 for over three million dollars in gross settlement funds., 2022
- Three Million Dollar Settlement for client catastrophically injured in a premises liability golf cart case., 2024
- JURY VERDICT $75,000 Madison County for man hit in a parking lot while returning a motorized shopping cart into a store., 2022
- $150,000 settlement for client injured in car wreck in Marshall County, Alabama., 2022
- $200,000.00 total settlement for single client injured in motor vehicle wreck in Morgan County, Alabama., 2022
- $155,000.00 total settlement for pedestrian hit by a drunk driver in Madison County, Alabama., 2022
- $175,000.00 total settlement for man hit while driving a tractor on roadway in Madison County, Alabama., 2021
- $250,000.00 settlement for client injured in a motorcycle wreck in Tennessee., 2023
- JURY VERDICT $42,000.00 in Madison County for client rear-ended on Memorial Parkway in Huntsville., 2023
- $175,000.00 settlement for young man injured in a car wreck in Madison County, Alabama., 2019
- $275,000.00 total settlement for elderly Alabama couple injured in a car wreck in Madison County, Alabama., 2019
- $70,000.00 settlement for child seriously injured at a daycare facility in Tennessee., 2020
- $250,000.00 settlement of wrongful death car wreck case in Tennessee., 2019
- $300,000.00 premises liability settlement of a Tennessee lawsuit against a trailer park complex where multiple clients sustained severe injuries when a negligently maintained deck collapsed., 2020
- $195,000.00 settlement in trucking litigation case representing a truck driver that was rear-ended by another tractor-trailer driver who was fatigued and distracted., 2020
- $89,000.00 premises liability settlement in Tennessee against apartment complex where client fell in the stairwell on a broken concrete step., 2020
- 2016: $140,000 Defective chair product liability settlement - traumatic brain injury. $125,000 Motor Vehicle Crash settlement - neck injury. $141,000 Motor Vehicle Crash settlement. $265,000 Tractor-Trailer Crash settlement.
- 2017: $137,000 Motor Vehicle - Drunk Driver settlement. $100,000 Motor Vehicle Crash settlement. $150,000 Tractor-Trailer Crash settlement.
- 2018: $80,000 jury verdict, Motor Vehicle Crash underinsured motorist trial, Nix v. Allstate, Madison County, Alabama. $52,500 Trip and Fall premises liability settlement. $75,000 Motor Vehicle Crash settlement.
- $500,000.00 settlement in tractor-trailer wreck case where client had neck surgery., 2020
- $270,000.00 individual car wreck settlement., 2018
- Jury Verdict $80,000.00. Nix v. Allstate, car wreck case set in Madison County, Alabama., 2018
Representative Clients
- Served as legal counsel for the Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority from 2007 through 2017. Handled a variety of litigation matters as well as the legal work on dozens of complex, federally funded construction projects during the design, pre-bid, bidding, and construction phases of each project., 2017
Transactions
- Oral Argument, Tennessee Court of Civil Appeals in dog bite case on appeal., 2022
Pro bono / Community Service
- Over 40 hours of pro bono and community involvement work., 2020
- Over 40 hours of pro bono legal work for injured clients, including minors., 2025
- Over thirty hours of pro bono legal work for indigent clients., 2024
- Community sponsor Huntsville High School athletics and Hampton Cove Middle School PTA Bronze level sponsor., 2022
- Over 40 hours of pro bono work., 2022
- Over 40 hours of pro bono work., 2021
- Over thirty hours of pro bono work for clients and organizations., 2019
- Over thirty hours of pro bono legal work., 2018
Educational Background
- University of Notre Dame, Bachelor’s degree with a double major in English and Philosophy, Honors: with honors, 1992
White Papers
- Wrote materials for an NBI seminar. The paper is copyright protected by NBI. Contact National Business Institute for a copy., Auto Injury Litigation: Pain and Suffering Damages, Legal And Insurance, 2018
- National Business Institute Webinar speaker: Personal Injury Claims: Adjuster Negotiating Tactics, Claims Adjuster Negotiating Techniques and Tricks, Legal, 2022
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Spoke to group of peers at a continuing education seminar, and authored materials on handling medical evidence in car wreck cases., Speaker, Auto Injury Litigation, National Business Institute, 2018
- Mr. Graffeo is a regular speaker at continuing education seminars hosted by NBI., Speaker, NBI Seminars, National Business Institute, 2026
- Spoke on several topics including settlement negotiation, insurance adjuster tactics, and drafting effective demand packages in personal injury cases., Speaker, Alabama Personal Injury Boot Camp, National Business Institute, 2024
- National Business Institute Webinar speaker: Personal Injury Claims: Adjuster Negotiating Tactics, Speaker and Author, Claims Adjuster Negotiating Tricks and Tactics, National Business Institute, Legal, 2022
- Spoke at continuing education seminar in Birmingham, Alabama., Speaker, Personal Injury A-Z, National Business Institute, Legal And Insurance, 2019
- Speaker, Medical Malpractice from A-Z, National Business Institute, 2011
- Spoke on various topic including discovery tactics and evidence issues in personal injury cases., Speaker, Advanced Personal Injury, National Business Institute, 2016
- Speaker and Author, Mastering Depositions, National Business Institute, 2007
- Speaker, Personal Injury 101, National Business Institute, 2010
- 2016, Speaker, Advanced Civil Litigation seminar in Huntsville, Alabama., Speaker and Author, How to Get Evidence and Expert Testimony Admitted into Court, National Business Institute, 2007
- Mr. Graffeo spoke to a large group of lawyers concerning expert witness issues, including Alabama's latest Daubert-type requirements for the qualifications and testimony of expert witnesses in civil litigation., Speaker, Tort Law Update - Expert Witnesses, Alabama Law Weekly, 2012
- In 2018 Mr. Graffeo spoke to a group of lawyers at a National Business Institute CLE seminar in Birmingham, Alabama concerning the law of evidence in preparing for and presenting cases at trial., Speaker, Advanced Evidence, National Business Institute, 2018
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Over the course of his career Mr. Graffeo has served as counsel of record in personal injury and wrongful death cases that recovered well over 100 Million Dollars for his clients.
- Spoke on the Next Lawyer Up podcast featuring distinguished attorneys., 2026
- Served two consecutive three year terms as the President of the Notre Dame Club of Northern Alabama, 2012-2018.
Honors
- AV Martindale-Hubbell Rating
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2017, 2025 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2010
