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.

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

Owner and Managing Attorney

Neena R. Speer Law Firm LLC

2018 - Current

GAL Certified

Alabama Administration of Courts

2019

GAL Certified

Alabama Administration of Courts

2018

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

Alabama

Alabama State Bar Association

Since 2018

• Credit Cards Accepted

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, 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