Spence Morano

Spence Morano is a Birmingham shareholder and commercial attorney whose practice focuses on dental and health care business transactions and contracts. He advises clients on forming businesses, buying or selling medical practices, and resolving shareholder disagreements. His work also covers commercial leases, real estate purchase agreements, and litigation involving contracts. He represents business owners in matters where ownership, property commitments, and operational needs must be addressed together.

Spence earned a B.A. from the University of Alabama in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2001. His education supports contract interpretation, the structure of business transactions, and court advocacy. Through his commercial practice, he applies that legal foundation to agreements among business partners and to professional practice transitions. Those transactions can involve both the legal rights and the financial responsibilities of the parties.

Spence has more than 24 years of experience involving business torts, employment issues, and general liability claims. He represents clients before the Alabama Supreme Court and Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. His experience includes a confidential multimillion-dollar contract settlement for a coal producer and royalty owner, along with contracts prepared for dental and medical students and graduates. He has also closed transactions involving new and existing medical and dental offices.

Spence Morano belongs to the Alabama State Bar and Birmingham Bar Association. His practice combines transactional work with litigation experience, including disputes involving insurers and liability claims. For business clients, this means advice on setting up operations and negotiating agreements as well as representation when those relationships become contested. His work is particularly focused on the practical legal issues that arise as professional practices grow, change ownership, or resolve disagreements.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Leak, Douglas & Morano, P.C.
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member, Birmingham Bar Association

Licensed State

• Alabama

Education

• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Alabama
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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