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John  C.  Speer
Member
Memphis
P:(901) 543-5919
F:(800) 543-5319

Practices

Education
University of Kentucky - J.D., 1972
University of Kentucky - B.A., 1969

Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Bar Admissions
Tennessee, 1972
Kentucky, 1972

Memberships
Memphis Bar Association (Co-Chair, Diversity Task Force)
Tennessee Bar Association 
American Bar Association (Sections: Business, Commercial and Consumer Financial Services Committee; Litigation)
Tennessee Bankers Association (Lawyers Committee)

Honors & Distinctions
Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®
Seminar Presenter: American Bankers Association; National Institute of Business; American Institute of Savings and Loans
Author: "Wallace v. National Bank of Commerce Bank Service Fee Litigation," The Tennessee Bankers Magazine (1995)
Order of the Coif
Phi Delta Phi
Member, Kentucky Law Review , 1971-1972



Mr. Speer, a Member of the firm's Litigation Practice Area, specializes in representing and counseling business clients involved in commercial disputes and litigation with an emphasis on representing financial institutions in and out of court.  Mr. Speer's practice for more than thirty years has resulted in representing clients in federal and state courts throughout the southeast and in other states including Arkansas, California, Missouri, Ohio and Texas.  He has represented public and private companies in class action and individual suits involving various state consumer protection and deceptive practice statutes, the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and claims arising under federal statutes and state common law.  Mr. Speer has also represented financial institutions in state and federal civil investigations brought by attorney generals and regulators. 

In addition, Mr. Speer is regularly retained to advise and counsel clients regarding compliance with state and federal law and regulations and to minimize litigation and regulatory risks associated with business practices.  He has also represented trade associations in filing amicus briefs in cases involving legal issues of interest and concern to the financial industry. 

Representation of healthcare providers in a wide range of commercial disputes, regulatory proceedings and appeals is also an important part of Mr. Speer's practice.  He has also represented a number of national title insurance companies in connection with cases involving agent defalcation, title claims and interpretation of title policies.  He has advised title companies in connection with loss prevention and claim response procedures. 

Mr. Speer is a member of the American Bar Association's Consumer and Commercial Financial Service Committee.  He is also a member of the Tennessee Bankers Association's Lawyer Committee and has been a presenter at numerous seminars on behalf of clients and trade associations.  He is also a member of the Memphis and Shelby County Bar Association and is co-chair of the Association's Diversity Task Force. 

Mr. Speer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kentucky in 1969.  In 1972, he received his law degree from the University of Kentucky School of Law, where he was named to the Order of the Coif and served on the Kentucky Law Review.  He is licensed to practice in Tennessee and has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, various Circuits of the United States Court of Appeals, United States District Courts in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Georgia, Louisiana and various other courts.