{{short description|American lawyer}} {{Infobox person |name = Alexander Shunnarah |image = Alexander Shunnarah 2024-7557.jpg |caption = Shunnarah in 2024 |birth_name = Omar Alexander Shunnarah |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|21}} |birth_place = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |occupation = [[Personal injury]] lawyer |years_active = 2001–present |education = [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]),[[Birmingham School of Law]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |website = {{URL|shunnarah.com|Official website}} }}
'''Alexander Shunnarah''' is a [[personal injury lawyer]] from [[Alabama]], [[United States]]. He is the founder, president,<ref name=dothan/> and CEO<ref name=speak>{{cite news|url=https://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2018/03/alexander_shunnarah_to_speak_a.html|first=William|last=Thornton|title=Alexander Shunnarah to speak at 2 national conferences|date=March 7, 2018| accessdate=August 28, 2018|newspaper=[[The Birmingham News]]}}</ref> of Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, which operates in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.<ref name=dothan>{{cite news|url=https://www.dothaneagle.com/townnews/law/answer-man-who-is-alexander-shunnarah-where-is-he-from/article_548da234-af51-11e5-82a2-9b708e928348.html|title=Answer Man: Who is Alexander Shunnarah?|date=January 3, 2016|accessdate=August 28, 2018|newspaper=[[Dothan Eagle]]}}</ref> Shunnarah has built a reputation also for his marketing campaign consisting of television and social media ads and especially [[billboard]]s, said to be ubiquitous across Alabama. He has gone viral thanks to [[Brain rot|brainrot]] memes posted by his official accounts. <ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Birmingham Magazine]]|accessdate=August 28, 2018|title=Alexander Shunnarah legal empire built on thousands of billboards, TV spots |date=May 17, 2015|first=Kent|last=Faulk|url=https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/05/alexander_shunnarah_introduces.html}}</ref>
==Biography== Alexander Shunnarah was born in Birmingham, Alabama and attended [[John Carroll Catholic High School (Birmingham, Alabama)|John Carroll Catholic High School]]. He attended [[Samford University]] but transferred to [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]]; he graduated with a B.S. in political science and sociology in 1991. In 1995 he received his [[Juris Doctor|Juris Doctor (J.D.)]] degree from [[Birmingham School of Law]] and after working in Birmingham, he established his own law firm in 2001.<ref name=dothan/>
Shunnarah's company started with one legal assistant and marketing that consisted of "handing out business cards to family and friends and fellow church members". By 2014 his firm, headquartered in Birmingham, covered North Alabama and in January 2014 had started Alexander Shunnarah & Associates, which covered the Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi coastal areas.<ref name=master/> In 2016 he opened a new corporate headquarters in Birmingham, employing 60 attorneys.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Birmingham Magazine]]|url=https://www.al.com/bhammag/index.ssf/2016/02/alexander_shunnarah_opening_ne.html|date=February 9, 2018|title=Alexander Shunnarah opening new corporate headquarters in Birmingham|accessdate=August 28, 2018}}</ref>
== Advertising campaign == Shunnarah is well known for the ubiquity of his billboards. He refused to disclose how much he spends on advertising,<ref name="dothan" /> but did make a video poking fun at his "unparalleled billboard empire across the state and the [southeast]"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/watch-billboard-king-alexander-shunnarah-sheds-tear-at-the-sight-of-unused-billboards/ |website=Yellowhammer News|first=Sean|last=Ross|title=WATCH: 'Billboard King' Alexander Shunnarah sheds tear at the sight of unused billboards|date=August 19, 2018 |accessdate=August 28, 2018}}</ref> and has spoken on national conferences about his marketing campaigns.<ref name="speak" /> In 2016, he was named "Master of Marketing" by ''The National Trial Lawyer Magazine''. At that time, he and his slogan "Let Me Be Your Attorney" were found "on more than 2,000 billboards and thousands of TV commercials and other ads".<ref name="master">{{cite news|url=https://www.al.com/bhammag/index.ssf/2016/03/alexander_shunnarah_emerging_a.html|newspaper=[[Birmingham Magazine]]|accessdate=August 28, 2018|date=March 4, 2016|title=Alexander Shunnarah emerges as 'the master of marketing' among trial attorneys}}</ref>
Shunnarah's advertisements have become an [[internet meme]] in recent years, which he finds humorous, stating that his team has also started to create their own memes about him on his official accounts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Connell |first=Lindsey |date=2019-03-22 |title=Alexander Shunnarah shares the story behind his success in Alabama |url=https://www.waff.com/2019/03/21/alexander-shunnarah-shares-story-behind-his-success-alabama/ |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.waff.com |language=en}}</ref>
Shunnarah has stated that his company spends "over $1 million a month on advertising."<ref name=":0" />
== Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys P.C. == Shunnarah opened Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys P.C. in 2001. Over the past 20 years, Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys has grown exponentially, serving over 50,000 clients in over nine states and recovering over $800 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-16 |title=Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys has national expansion |url=https://thehomewoodstar.com/api/content/de43e602-868b-11eb-91b8-1244d5f7c7c6/ |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=thehomewoodstar.com |language=en-us}}</ref> As of 2025, Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys has offices or lawyers in over 20 states.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations |url=https://shunnarah.com/locations/ |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys |language=en-US}}</ref>
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