Hank Sherrod

Hank Sherrod

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Hank Sherrod, Civil Rights Trial Lawyer

Civil Rights Lawyers in Florence, AL in Florence, AL

Florence, AL256-764-4141
Civil RightsJail Death and InjuryConstitutional LawCivil Rights Section 1983 ClaimsRacial HarassmentSexual Harassment

Education

Legal Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, 1989
  • J.D.
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Honors: Order of the Coif
  • Law Review: Vanderbilt Law Review, Associate Articles Editor

Non Legal Education

  • Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A., 1986
  • B.A.
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Past Positions

  • Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, Texas, Associate, 1990 - 1993
  • Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Law Clerk, 1989 - 1990

Representative Cases

  • Danley v. Allen
  • Citation: 540 F.3d 1298
  • Serial Number: 11th Cir. 2008
  • Smith v. Allen
  • Citation: 502 F.3d 1255
  • Serial Number: 11th Cir. 2007
  • Patel v. City of Madison
  • Citation: 959 F.3d 1330
  • Serial Number: 11th Cir. 2020
  • Cantu v. City of Dothan
  • Citation: 974 F.3d 1217

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1990
  • Alabama, 1993
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1990
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 1993
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 2001
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 2006
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1992
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1993
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2006

Other Affiliations

  • Lauderdale County Bar Association (Member)
  • American Bar Association, Sections on Litigation, Labor and Employment Law (Member)
  • Alabama State Bar Association, Section on Labor and Employment Law (Member)
  • State Bar of Texas (Member)
  • National Employment Lawyers Association (Member)
  • NELA - Alabama (Founding Board Member and President (2005 - Present))
  • The National Police Accountability Project (Member)
  • American Association for Justice, Sections on Employment Rights and Civil Rights (Member)
  • Alabama Association for Justice (Member)
  • Alabama affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association (Founding Board Member and President)
  • American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, 2005 - Present (Legal Committee Member)

Attorney Details

Full NameHank Sherrod
FirmHank Sherrod, Civil Rights Trial Lawyer
AddressFlorence, AL, 119 South Court Street, Florence, AL
Phone256-764-4141
Phone877-684-0802
Websitewww.alabamacivilrightslawyer.com
Websitewww.alabamacivilrightslawyer.com
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