Xeris Gregory

Associate

Birmingham
T: 205.250.8319
F: 205.322.8007

As a member of the Advocacy Department, Xeris Gregory assists clients in a variety of business litigation matters.

Professional Biography

Xeris Gregory is a litigation associate in Baker Donelson's Birmingham office and is a member of the Advocacy Department. Xeris defends clients in complex litigation involving contracts, premises liability, and other mass torts.

Prior to law school, Xeris worked as a labor and employment paralegal, managing more than 150 cases, including several large class action suits.

Received temporary restraining order against local city and government officials for First Amendment retaliation claim.
Assisted in obtaining summary judgment in favor of private citizen in defamation lawsuit filed by municipality.
Successfully represented national hospitality and gaming corporation in contractual dispute, including bench trial.
Represented three non-profit organizations and co-authored amicus brief in support of including the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Represented a national restaurant chain in an unlawful detainer action.

Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers as a Rising Star (2021)
Recipient – Baker Donelson's 2021 Birmingham Office Pro Bono Award
Member – Birmingham Bar Association
Member – American Bar Association
Member – The Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Member – The Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA)
Member – Greater Birmingham Humane Society Young Professionals Board
Member – Birmingham Zoo Junior Board

"Department of Labor's Newly Proposed Joint Employer Rule Short on Details at the Moment, But Not Short on Potential Impact on Businesses and Franchisors " (March 2021)
Co-author – "Considering Parallel Investigations," International Association of Defense Counsel Presentation (February 2021)
"Common Ground: Holidays and Saying Goodbye to 2020," Diversity Matters Newsletter (First Quarter 2021)
Co-author – "What Hotels Wish You Knew About Event Contracts," DRI presentation (October 2020)
Author – "The Hospitality Industry in the Wake of COVID-19," The Voice, Volume 19, Issue 24 (June 2020)
Co-author – "Successfully Navigating the Legal Field in the Midst of COVID-19," Law Student Alert; republished on ABA's Before the Bar Blog (May 2020)
Co-author – "Alabama Malpractice Liability and Immunities During COVID-19 Pandemic" (April 24, 2020)
Co-author – "How will China's Belt and Road Initiative Change the World?," American Bar Association's Under Construction, Vol. 21 No. 2 (Winter 2019)
Author – "Ignorance is Not Bliss: Why More Than the Model Rules of Professional Conduct are Necessary for Competency in the Legal Profession," 42 The Journal of the Legal Profession 147, 243-260 (Spring 2018)