Position: Principal

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Website: www.richardgreerlaw.com

Admitted:  1978, Alabama; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1990, U.S. Supreme CourtMember, American Bar Association: Business Law Section (Committee: Business & Corporate Litigation); Litigation Section (Committees: Business Torts; Pretrial Practice & Discovery; Trial Evidence); Labor & Employment Section (Committees: Employee Benefits; Employment Rights & Responsibilities); Forum on the Construction Industry; Tort & Insurance Practice Section (Committees: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property); and General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division. Member, Alabama State Bar: Labor & Employment Section; Litigation Section; and Federal Court Practice Section. Member, Birmingham Bar Association (Committee participation: Chair, Fee Arbitration (2012); Past Chair, Lawyer Referral Service; Member, Grievance (2012-2015); Member, Fee Arbitration & Chair of Special Subcommittee (2013); Past Member, Fee Arbitration; Past Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law; Past Member, Membership/Member Benefits)

Law School: University of Exeter, Exeter, England, Summer Law School Program, 1977; Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1978

College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., Economics, 1975

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Practice Areas:  Business Law Business Litigation Commercial Law Commercial Litigation Contracts Breach of Contract Employment Law Employment Litigation Fair Labor Standards Act Commercial Collections Creditors Rights

Additional Information: Member, American Bar Association: Business Law Section (Committee: Business & Corporate Litigation); Litigation Section (Committees: Business Torts; Pretrial Practice & Discovery; Trial Evidence); Labor & Employment Section (Committees: Employee Benefits; Employment Rights & Responsibilities); Forum on the Construction Industry; Tort & Insurance Practice Section (Committees: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property); and General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division. Member, Alabama State Bar: Labor & Employment Section; Litigation Section; and Federal Court Practice Section. Member, Birmingham Bar Association (Committee participation: Chair, Fee Arbitration (2012); Past Chair, Lawyer Referral Service; Member, Grievance (2012-2015); Member, Fee Arbitration & Chair of Special Subcommittee (2013); Past Member, Fee Arbitration; Past Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law; Past Member, Membership/Member Benefits) Cumberland School of Law: Member, Phi Delta Phi; Associate Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy; Member, Trial Advocacy Board. Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce (Charter Member, 1982; Vice-President of Programs and Attendance, 1982-1983; Board of Directors, 1984, 1985 and 1991; Board Member of the Year, 1984; Legal Counsel, 1992 and 1993; President's Award, 1992). Speaker, Continuing Legal Education (Discovery in Commercial Litigation, 1996). Speaker, Alabama Fire Chiefs Executive Development Program, 2003. Lecturer, School of Business, Samford University (Risk Management, 2000-2003).