
Neena Speer
Entrepreneurship & Crim Defense Lawyer | Author of #DearFutureLawyerNeena 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.
- 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
- Zoom
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Alabama
- Alabama State Bar Association
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- French: Spoken, Written
- Owner and Managing Attorney
- Neena R. Speer Law Firm LLC
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- University of Alabama School of Law
- J.D. (2017) | Law
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- Honors: Order of the Samaritan, Public Interest Certificate
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- Howard University
- B.S. (2014) | Psychology
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- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
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- Howard University
- B.A. (2014) | French
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- Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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- Harvard Business School
- Summer in Venture Management Program Participant (2013)
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- Alabama State Bar
- Member
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- Alabama Lawyers Association
- Member; Law Student Reception Committee (2019-2020)
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- Birmingham Bar Association
- Solo Law Firm Section Member
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- Alabama State Bar
- Solo Law Firm Section Member
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- Birmingham Bar Association
- Member , Public Service Committee Chair(2019), Diversity Committee Member (2019), CLE Committee Member (2020)
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- GAL Certified
- Alabama Administration of Courts
- GAL Certified
- Alabama Administration of Courts
- High School didn’t teach me proactivity.
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