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.

Trademarks

Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration

Intellectual Property

• Brand Strategy and Creative Trademark Monetization Coaching

• Zoom

• Credit Cards Accepted

Alabama

Alabama State Bar Association

Since 2018

Award-Winning Trademark Lawyer and Principal Attorney

Neena R. Speer Law Firm LLC

2018 - Current

University of Alabama School of Law

J.D. (2017) | Law

2014 - 2017

Honors: Order of the Samaritan, Public Interest Certificate

Howard University

B.S. (2014) | Psychology

2010 - 2014

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Howard University

B.A. (2014) | French

2010 - 2014

Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Harvard Business School

Summer in Venture Management Program Participant (2013)

2013 - 2013

Alabama State Bar

Member

2018 - Current

Alabama Lawyers Association

Member; Law Student Reception Committee (2019-2020)

2018 - Current

Birmingham Bar Association

Solo Law Firm Section Member

2018 - Current

Alabama State Bar

Solo Law Firm Section Member

2018 - Current

Birmingham Bar Association

Member , Public Service Committee Chair(2019), Diversity Committee Member (2019), CLE Committee Member (2020)

2017 - Current

GAL Certified

Alabama Administration of Courts

2019

GAL Certified

Alabama Administration of Courts

2018