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Neena Speer
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โจ About
About Neena Speer
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.
โ๏ธ Practice Areas
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Trademarks
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Intellectual Property
Credentials & Experience
๐ Education
University of Alabama School of Law
J.D. (2017)
Law
Howard University
B.S. (2014)
Psychology
Howard University
B.A. (2014)
French
Harvard Business School
Summer in Venture Management Program Participant (2013)
๐ Bar Admissions
Alabama State Bar
Member
Member
Member
Alabama Lawyers Association
Member
Member
Member
Law Student Reception Committee (2019-2020)
Member
Birmingham Bar Association
Member
Solo Law Firm Section Member
Member
Alabama State Bar
Member
Solo Law Firm Section Member
Member
Birmingham Bar Association
Member
Member , Public Service Committee Chair(2019), Diversity Committee Member (2019), CLE Committee Member (2020)
Member
Magic City Bar Association
Member
Community Relations Chair (2020- 2021)
Member
Member
Member
Alabama State Bar
Member
Indigent Defense and Representation Committee Member
Member
๐ผ Professional Experience
Award-Winning Trademark Lawyer and Principal Attorney
Neena R. Speer Law Firm LLC 2018 - Current