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Brooke M. Nixon |
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Mrs. Nixon
practices in the areas of labor and
employment, general business, and corporate
law. She provides counsel to a wide array
of companies and works with clients to
develop preventive measures to minimize risk
and avoid the expense of litigation. Mrs.
Nixon has represented clients in
discrimination and harassment litigation,
contract disputes, and retaliatory discharge
claims. She also works with clients to form
new businesses and helps them deal with a variety of
workplace issues. |
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Professional Involvement |
- American Bar Association
(Member, Section of Young Lawyers)
- Alabama State Bar
(Member, Section of Young Lawyers)
- Florida State Bar
(Member)
- Tuscaloosa County Bar
Association
- Young Professionals of
Tuscaloosa (Co-Director)
- Tuscaloosa Human
Resource Professionals (Member)
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| Honors
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The Cumberland Law Review
(Writing Editor,
2007-2008, Junior Member 2006-2007)
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2006-2008 recipient of a
Merit Scholarship at Cumberland Law School
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Publications |
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Author, “An Arizona Bill
with an Alabama Twist – The Effort to Deter Illegal
Immigration in the Deep South”, Vol. 27, No. 2 Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal
(2011)
Environmental Law
Casenote on the Clean Water Act 37 Cumb. L. Rev. 613
(2006-2007) |
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Education
and Professional Background
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Education: The University of Alabama (B.S.,
Political Science and Philosophy, magna cum laude 2005); Cumberland School
of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2008)
Bar Associations & Court Admissions:
Admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama; 2009,
Florida. U.S.
District Court, Northern District and Middle
District of Alabama.
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