MEMBER

State Bar of Georgia (since 1989)
• Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Member of the Blue Ridge (Cherokee County) Bar Association

EDUCATION

Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
(an American Bar Association approved law school), Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1988.

Georgia State University College of Business Administration,
Bachelor of Business Administration, 1983.

DeKalb Community College (now known as Georgia Perimeter College),
Associate’s Degree in Business Administration, 1981.

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Was granted the trademark The Magic Lawyer on January 2, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (serial no.78826281)
• Qualified for, and accepted into, Mensa, the High IQ Society
• Elected to Board of Directors of DeKalb College (now known as Georgia Perimeter College) Alumni Association for 1997-1998 term
• Represented the Plaintiff in the controversial case of Griffiths v. Schafer, 478 S.E.2d 625 (1996), which went to the Court of Appeals of Georgia on appeal
• Overturned, in Federal Court, a state law that would have prohibited use of public records for commercial use. Speer v. Miller, 15 F.3d 1007 (11th Cir. 1994). Established Federal legal precedent in the area of First Amendment law
• Was local counsel in Georgia for the Defendant in the high profile case of United States of America v. LaVista
• Manage and operate Speer Law Offices. Have personally handled well over 4,000 criminal and civil cases
• Took and passed the Georgia Bar Examination on first sitting in February of 1989
• President of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity at Georgia State University College of Law during 1987-1988 academic year
• Vice-president of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity at Georgia State University College of Law during 1986-1987 academic year
• Was President of the Student Government at DeKalb Community College, during 1980-1981 academic year
• Honorably Discharged from United States Marine Corps
• President of the Senior Class at Druid Hills High School during 1976-1977 academic year

PERSONAL

Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1958. Georgia native, and resident, for over 48 years.