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Meredith Jowers Lees

Partner
Birmingham Office
205.721.2815
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    Meredith Jowers Lees focuses her practice on commercial litigation, with extensive experience in securities and financial litigation. She represents broker-dealers, including clearing brokers, in state and federal court and in FINRA arbitration in a wide variety of disputes including customer claims, raiding claims, violations of non-competition agreements, employment disputes, member-to-member claims, fraud claims, suitability claims, churning claims, and trust-related claims.

    Meredith’s work extends to representing entities in the areas of insurance, corporate governance, securities fraud under state and federal law, RICO, antitrust, bond issuances and bond defaults, gaming, product liability, fraud, corporate law and business torts.

    She also defends insurance companies in bad faith/fraud claims and other coverage claims involving homeowners, automobile, life and commercial liability policies. In addition, Meredith represents small business owners, as well as large corporate clients across the state of Alabama in premises liability cases, ranging from small slip and fall matters to catastrophic injuries, wrongful death and electric shock and assault.

    Through her work on complex matters, Meredith has developed experience with sophisticated electronic discovery and she frequently lectures on emerging issues and best practices for conducting electronic discovery.

    She was recognized as a “Rising Star” in Securities Litigation in 2011-2016 by Alabama Super Lawyers.

    Meredith currently serves as the Administrative Partner for the Birmingham office.

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    • Banking and Financial Institutions

    • SIFMA Compliance and Legal Society
    • Birmingham Bar Association
    • American Bar Association
    • National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP)

    • Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Vestry Member
    • University of Alabama Jefferson County Alumni Chapter

      Executive Committee

    • Literacy Council of Alabama
    • Junior League of Birmingham
    • Alabama Center for Law

      Chair, Civic Education Teen Court Project

    University of Alabama School of Law — J.D., magna cum laude, 2001

    • Senior Editor, Journal of the Legal Profession
    • Phi Delta Phi
    • Student Farrah Law Society
    • Dorbin Association
    • Career Services Representative

    University of Alabama — B.A., Public Relations, 1998

    • President’s List
    • Dean’s List
    • Honors Program
    • Hughes Scholarship
    • University of Alabama Academic Scholarship
    • Cardinal Key National Honor Society
    • University of Alabama VP of Student Affairs Scholarship
    • Golden Key National Honor Society
    • Alpha Gamma Delta

    The University of Hull, Kingston-upon-Hull, England — Capstone International Program, 1997

    • Alabama — 2001

    • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Alabama (Southern, Middle, Northern)
    • State Courts of Alabama
    • U. S. District Court of Alabama (Southern, Middle, Northern)

    • B-Metro Magazine Top Women Lawyers, 2020, 2024
    • Named as "Rising Star" by Alabama Super Lawyers, 2011-2016

    • Co-author, "Why Unclaimed Property Matters," Business Alabama, November 2024
    • Co-presenter, "Why Unclaimed Property Matters," Association of Corporate Counsel Birmingham, November 2023
    • Co-presenter, "Latest with FINRA Arbitration Rules: Effective Litigation Strategies Explored," The Knowledge Group Webinar, May 2, 2023
    • Co-presenter, "Demystifying the Current Landscape of Broker-Dealer Regulation: Hot Buttons Explored," The Knowledge Group Webinar, December 1, 2021
    • Author, "COVID-19 Litigation: What Alabama Businesses Need to Know," in Business Alabama, March 2021
    • Author, "Alabama Governor Signs Into Law an Act to Provide Businesses Some Protection from COVID Litigation Claims," February 2021
    • Co-Author, "Proposed Florida Legislation Sets Out to Curb COVID Litigation and Frivolous Claims, Protect Businesses," January 2021
    • Author, "Preparing for Reg BI Exams: The Disclosure Obligation,"ThinkAdvisor, September 29, 2020
    • Author, “A Look at COVID-19 Litigation and Key Considerations to Mitigate Potential Litigation," Business Alabama, August 17, 2020
    • Co-Author, "The Litigation Risks of the Care Obligation of SEC Reg BI," ThinkAdvisor, May 1, 2020
    • Author, "Alabama Adopts Temporary Remote Notarization to Encourage Business and Social Distancing," March 2020
    • Co-Author, "Minimizing Liability Under the SEC’s Reg-BI," Corporate Compliance Insights, January 14, 2020
    • Panelist, "FINRA Arbitrations: A Comprehensive Guide for 2018 and Beyond," The Knowledge Group Webinar, September 7, 2018
    • Co-Author, "Interpleader: Court Holds Plan Benefits Must Be Distributed to Beneficiary and Insured's Estate May Not Assert Claims Against Plan Trustee Regarding Distribution of the Death Benefits," DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, "ERISA Report," Volume 13, Issue 2, August 23, 2018

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    Commercial Litigation

    Why Unclaimed Property Matters

    State unclaimed property audits are becoming more frequent. Is your...

    Photo: Shutterstock.com/SeDmi
    09.23.2024
    Media Mentions

    How I Made it to Law Firm Leadership Featuring Meredith Lees in Law.com

    Cultivate Strong Relationships with Your Colleagues Meredith Lees’ journey to...

    03.20.2024
    Firm News

    Carie Hall and Meredith Lees Appointed Administrative Partners of RumbergerKirk Tampa and Birmingham Offices

    TAMPA, Fla., and BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 20, 2024 – RumbergerKirk...

    11.08.2023
    Events

    Why Unclaimed Property Matters

    As states become more and more focused on unclaimed property...

    05.02.2023
    Events

    Latest with FINRA Arbitration Rules: Effective Litigation Strategies Explored

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) continues its heightened regulation of crowdfunding...

    02.15.2022
    Media Mentions

    11th Circuit Revives $100M Trade Secrets Claim Against Boeing, in Law360

    Law360 reported in an article on February 14, 2022 that...

    12.01.2021
    Events

    Demystifying the Current Landscape of Broker-Dealer Regulation: Hot Buttons Explored

    Broker-dealer regulations remain to be evolving and challenging. Scrutiny of...

    05.14.2021
    Beyond the Bio

    RK’s Cookin’ Counselors Are Back: Chili Cook-Off Returns to Raise Funds for The Exceptional Foundation in Birmingham

    RumbergerKirk’s Cookin’ Counselors were back at it for the 17th...

    03.30.2021
    Commercial Litigation

    COVID-19 Litigation: What Alabama Businesses Need to Know

    It has been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began...

    02.15.2021
    Commercial Litigation

    Alabama Governor Signs Into Law an Act to Provide Businesses Some Protection from COVID Litigation Claims

    On February 12, 2021, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed Act...

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