Nuru Witherspoon was born in East Saint Louis, Illinois and raised in College Park, Georgia. Kelley|Witherspoon (K|W) co-founder Nuru Witherspoon is one of the nation’s most respected lawyers.
His practice covers a broad range of law with an emphasis on catastrophic personal injuries, wrongful death cases and complex litigation. KW’s cases have been covered by numerous media outlets including but not limited to CNN, NBC, ABC, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, Associated Press, and MSNBC.
Nuru Witherspoon has handled million dollar cases throughout the nation including but not limited to Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. Nuru Witherspoon has also handled international matters in Haiti, Trinidad & Tobago, and St. Maarten. These legal matters have allowed K|W to assist in the recovery of multi-millions in verdicts and settlements for K|W clients against some of the largest corporations in the world.
Education & Professional Background
- Central High School – Phoenix, Arizona
- Paul Quinn College – Dallas, Texas
- University of Mississippi School of Law – Oxford, Mississippi
- Admitted to Practice: Texas and Illinois
- Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
- The Colom Law firm – Columbus, Mississippi
- The Federal Trade Commission – Atlanta, Georgia
- U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi
- American Bar Association
- Trial Lawyers Association
- Super Lawyer Rising Star
- NAACP
- United Negro College Fund Outstanding Alumnus Award
- Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
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