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A. Kelly Brennan
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F: (205) 488-5828

A. KELLY BRENNAN is a Partner in the firm's Birmingham office.  Ms. Brennan has experience in various areas of trial and appellate litigation, with a concentration in business and financial litigation  She has represented banks, broker-dealers, securities licensed individuals, accounting firms, financial service and insurance companies, credit reporting agencies, debt collection companies, and individuals.  Among others, the matters Ms. Brennan has handled include: 

    *Arbitration before the National Association of Securities Dealers and FINRA involving consumer disputes and Form U5 filings

    *Responses to Wells' Notices and regulatory requests made by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the Securities Exchange Commission and the Alabama Securities Commission

    *Responses to regulatory and investigative requests relating to suspicious activity reports

    *Arbitration, regulatory proceedings, and state and federal court litigation involving:

  •   Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code
  •   Direct and derivative actions brought by or against limited liability companies 
  •   State and federal securities law and regulation
  •   State and federal banking law and regulation
  •   Anti-money laundering rules and regulation
  •   The privacy provisions of Gramm-Leach-Bliley
  •   Fair Credit Reporting Act
  •   Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
  •   Truth in Lending Act 
  •   Accounting Malpractice
  •   Form U4 expungement
  •   Contracts

Ms. Brennan is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

    • Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) 
    • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners  
    • Alabama State Bar, Judicial Liaison Committiee (2007-2008, 2008-2009); Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (2007-2008, 2008-2009); Leadership Forum (2007-2008); Leadership Forum Selections Committee (2008-2009)
    • Birmingham Bar Association, Fee Dispute Resolution Committee (2005-2006)
    • American Bar Association
    • Birmingham Inns of Court

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

  • Ms. Brennan currently is or previously has been involved in the following community organizations:
    • Hand in Paw        
    • Alabama Ballet
    • Patron Birmingham Museum of Art
    • Junior Patron Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Benefactors Society 
    • Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Prior Employment

PolyGram Holding, Inc./Mercury Records, New York, New York

Education

  • Tulane Law School, J.D., 2001, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, Associate Executive Editor.
  • Hofstra University, B.A., 1995, Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society; Provost’s List.

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, 2001

Court Admissions

  • Alabama Supreme Court,
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama,
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama,
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama,
  • United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit,