Neena Speer

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Entrepreneurship & Crim Defense Lawyer | Author of #DearFutureLawyer

Experience: 5 years

Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law and 4 others

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Neena R. Speer is an attorney, author, speaker, and truth dealer. She has a solo law firm called the Neena R. Speer Law Firm LLC. She is a Founder and Executive Director of her mentoring nonprofit focused on continuous mentorship for all students at all levels K-12 & college, Step 1-2-3 Mentor for Life Initiative that she started her 3L year of law school. Lastly, she is a four-time published author with her most recent book is Dear Future Lawyer: An Intimate Survival Guide for the Female Minority Law Student. Her passion since she was in eighth grade was to be a criminal defense attorney in her hometown where she grew up: Birmingham, AL. She is living out that dream and speaking for countless organizations including the University of Alabama School of Law, the YMCA, the Black Girl Project, the National HBCU Pre-Law Summit, and her upcoming TedxYouth Davenport Talk entitled "Diversity Redefined" March 2021 about her experiences as a law student, a black minority in the law field, and her journey past failing her first bar exam.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Alabama

Alabama State Bar Association
Since 2018

Professional Experience

2018 - Current

Neena R. Speer Law Firm LLC

Owner and Managing Attorney

Education

2014 - 2017

University of Alabama School of Law

J.D. (2017) | Law

Honors: Order of the Samaritan, Public Interest Certificate

2010 - 2014

Howard University

B.S. (2014) | Psychology

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

2010 - 2014

Howard University

B.A. (2014) | French

Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

2013 - 2013

Harvard Business School

Summer in Venture Management Program Participant (2013)

Contacts

Neena R. Speer Law Firm LLC P.O. Box 55131 Birmingham AL 35255 Telephone: (205) 490-8068

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Neena Speer Entrepreneurship & Crim Defense Lawyer | Author of #DearFutureLawyer

Experience: 5 years

Website: Open

Phone: (205) 490-8068

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Juvenile Law

Trademarks

Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Languages

French: Spoken, Written

Certifications

2019

GAL Certified

Alabama Administration of Courts

2018

GAL Certified

Alabama Administration of Courts

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