Attorney Neena Speer was born and raised in Birmingham, AL. At the tender year of 8th grade, she decided she wanted to be a criminal defense attorney. She always dreamed of coming back to make an impact in the community that shaped her. Speer maintained this dream throughout her entire high school and college career at Howard University. Speer. She ultimately landed back in Alabama at the University of Alabama School of Law. Speer. She graduated from law school in 2017 with high honors for her commitment to public service and pro bono work. Speer has interned for the Northern District of Alabama Federal Public Defender’s Office, The Honorable Judge Coogler, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), clerked for the Honorable Brendette Brown-Green, and assisted in research for the Alabama Law Institute and Professor Montré Carodine. Speer’s legal papers have been published in two legal journals, one being the Harvard Journal on African American Policy. Neena is a proud member of the Alabama State Bar Association since April 2018. Neena was also the 2019 Co-Chair of the Birmingham Bar Association’s Public Service Committee and presently serves as the Community Relations chair of the Magic City Bar Association and devoted member. Neena is also a member of the Alabama Lawyers Association. She focuses primarily on trademarks, copyrights, contract drafting/review, business formation, criminal defense, family law, and general law in her practice. She formally created her solo practice this January 2019 but has been working hard for her clients since April 2018 when she passed the bar. Neena prioritizes serving her clients and has helped resolve cases with deferred prosecutions, reduced sentences and extensive community service, and more. She listens to each person she serves with a full heart and powerful passion. She has also started her own lifelong mentorship nonprofit, Step 1-2-3 Mentor for Life Initiative and wrote two books, 1) Dear Future Lawyer: An Intimate Survival Guide and Journal for the Female Minority Law Student and 2) Lost Sisters Circle Guidebook for Minority Law Ladies Who Are Craving Their Own Safe Space all before the age of 28.