Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
2001 Park Place North
Birmingham, AL 35203
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Chuck is a 2003 Creighton University School of Law graduate with honors including Dean’s List, Moot Court Executive Board, semi-finalist in AAJ National Trial Competition, and selected for the Senior Seminar taught by Justice Clarence Thomas. In 1999, he graduated with a BA in English from Morehouse College. Chuck is an associate with Haskell Slaughter and practices general Civil Litigation in Securities, Defense, and Commercial. He clerked under Justice Bernard Harwood from 2003 to 2004.

Organizations Chuck is involved in include Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Recruiting Committee, Birmingham Inns of Court, UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center Young Professionals Board, Alabama Civil Justice Foundation Junior Board Member, National Bar Association Region XI Director and Board of Governors, the state bar’s Future of the Profession Committee, and the Alabama Lawyer’s Association. He was also involved in Birmingham Bar Association Future Leaders Forum and Magic City Bar Association.

The attorney who recommended Chuck said, “I first met Chuck in 2004 while playing for the Shysters, a flag football team in Montgomery, comprised of local lawyers and recent law school graduates. At the time, Chuck was clerking for Justice Harwood on the Alabama Supreme Court. As a mediocre flag football player, Chuck was not impressive on the football field. What did strike me and make an impression was his quiet reserve in light of being the son of the presiding judge of the 15th judicial circuit. Over the years, I have had occasion to serve with Chuck as an executive board member for the Alabama Lawyer’s Association (ALA), an organization for which I currently serve as president. As of the date of this letter, Chuck is the assistant secretary of the ALA and it is intended that he move up the ranks to one day become president. I am certain that he will excel in that role and the organization will thrive when he takes over the reins. Chuck has a certain presence. He does not speak often in forums or group settings, but when he does he speaks with a quiet force that is generally well received and most agree with his points. The issues that Chuck speaks out on a regular basis generally concern the development of younger lawyers and matters that concern the assistance and advancement of those less fortunate than most of society. Two of the most impressive things I have come to learn about Chuck are the way he has positively stepped out of the shadow of his father and also his commitment to serve. When others hesitate to volunteer to serve on a committee or undertake a task, Chuck will serve. When others hesitate to truly voice an opinion about ‘hot topics’ or seemingly controversial subjects, Chuck will lead the charge and facilitate discussion. Over the years, he has demonstrated a desire to diversify our profession and increase awareness of what is sometimes lacking in our profession: a clear and unified goal amongst lawyers to return to their communities and serve to effectuate societal change.”

In his own words, Chuck says, “The old adage is true: Life moves in cycles, and by definition, that cycle is circuitous. In twenty-four hours the earth rotates on its axis, making it appear that the sun rises in the morning, sets in the evening while the same is true for the moon. Most things in life are analogous to this in that most ‘evolution’ is a forward progress of smaller revolutions. I believe the same is true for the concept of the ‘servant leader.’ As one moves forward in life, the revolving evolution is that to lead you must serve but by serving you may also lead others to do the same. While not quite the teachings of Robert K. Greenleaf, this is my understanding and my take on the concept of the ‘servant-leader.’ From the moment I moved to Birmingham to practice, I joined the Magic City Bar Association and also the Birmingham Bar Association. My presence in both allowed people to experience what I had to offer, and that spawned into my membership in the Alabama Lawyers Association and also the UAB Minority Health and Research Center Disparities Board. Likewise, from my increased visibility in the legal community, I was tapped to be appointed to the Future of the Profession Committee for the Alabama State Bar. It is that appointment and my current service as the Region XI Director for the National Bar Association that I feel are my greatest contributions to the legal community. I, along with a choice few others, have been selected and tasked with promoting geographic diversity throughout the Alabama State Bar. I think it is important because while Alabama has many diverse lawyers in terms of race, gender, practice area, size of practice, location, experience and success level, so forth and so on, we intend to unify the various and diverse groups in order to chart a brighter course for those in the legal profession in Alabama. If you are not familiar, the National Bar Association is the largest and oldest association of black lawyers in the nation. Region XI is comprised of Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Somewhat similar to the future of the profession committee, it is my goal as Regional Director to unify lawyers in these states to strengthen the region as a whole. I intend on highlighting certain issues prevalent throughout the region and create a think tank or task force to address them. I believe that by having a unifying thread in the region, I can import successful programs and ideas from other states and cities into our local legal community. I believe that my biggest contribution to the community at large is my desire to see Birmingham grow and progress. I regularly participate in, and attend, organizations and meetings that further that goal. Since I moved to Birmingham, I have lived in a loft downtown. My building is comprised of multiple races, differing socioeconomic levels, and a vast array of professions and academics levels. We mostly all are of progressive thought and it is a rather homogeneous culture that exists in my building. My building is a microcosm of what I envision Birmingham could be. When I first moved to the city, I heard that yesteryear Birmingham was mentioned in the same vein as Chattanooga, Memphis, Charlotte, Savannah and other burgeoning cities. Unfortunately, it appears that those cities developed and Birmingham is still a land full of ‘maybe,’ ‘if,’ or ‘probably.’ While not a member of Operation New Birmingham or the Birmingham Business Alliance, I have attended numerous meetings where they discuss how to re-chart Birmingham’s path from a city solely known for the civil rights movement of old to a city robust with economic and social development that is attractive for persons outside the state of Alabama to move to. I believe that the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum is a program that can bring out the intangibles I may (or may not) possess for me to effectuate change on a local and statewide level. I further believe that those persons selected for participation in each year’s forum will be instrumental in shaping a new day in Alabama, and I very much would like to be a part of the process.”