Background
Segrest, Jere C. was born on March 28, 1938 in Dothan, Alabama, United States.
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Jere C. Segrest
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University of Alabama (Bachelor of Science, 1960. Bachelor of Laws, 1962).
Career
Worked at Hardwick, Hause & Segrest (Dothan, Alabama) specializing in General Practice in all Courts. Personal Injury, Insurance Litigation, Trials and Appeals, Commercial Banking and Probate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1962, Alabama.
1963, United States.
District Court, Middle District of Alabama. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1962-1963.
Houston County Attorney, 1963-1970.
1971-1978. Member: Houston County (President, 1968-1969) and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 20th Judicial Circuit, 1979-1982).
Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys. National Council of School Attorneys.
The firm traces its early beginning to 1933 when William Guy Hardwick established his law practice in Dothan, Alabama, after graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law.
In 1952, William G. Hause graduated from the University of Alabama and joined his uncle in Dothan. In July, 1963, Jere C. Segrest joined West.G. Hardwick in the general practice of law in Dothan, Alabama, where Hardwick was associated with William G. Hause. The firm, Hardwick, Hause & Segrest, was established on July 1, 1967, by West.G. Hardwick, William G. Hause and Jere C. Segrest.
The firm has a general federal and state litigation practice at the trial and appellate levels in Alabama.
All present members of the firm have been appellate court law clerks. The firm engages in a diverse civil practice representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants in personal injury actions and insurance defense.
The firm also handles complex domestic matters. In addition, the firm provides a wide variety of legal services to governmental entities, including school boards and state colleges, individuals and corporations in civil matters.
The firm adheres to the highest ethical standards in representing its clients.
Jere C. Segrest served on the Alabama Board of Bar Commissioners from 1979-1982.
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Membership
Member: Houston County (President, 1968-1969) and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 20th Judicial Circuit, 1979-1982). Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys.
National Council of School Attorneys.
