Memorials, 0314 ALBJ, 75 The Alabama Lawyer 130 (2014)
| Author | Nicholas Stallworth Hare, Sr., Vera Smith Hollingsworth, Oakley Webster Melton, Jr., Yetta G. Samford, Jr. |
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\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Nicholas Stallworth Hare, Sr. was born in Monroe County, Alabama on October 11,1911. His earthly life ended January 6, 2014. He lived a lot of life in between.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0He was the son of Circuit Judge Francis W. Hare and the grandson of Probate Judge Nicholas James Stallworth.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0He attended the public schools of Monroeville until the tenth grade and then transferred to Northwood School in Lake Placid, New York and graduated in 1930. He received his undergraduate degree, with honors, from Auburn University in 1332. He graduated from the Law School at the University of Alabama in 1935. He started his legal career with his cousin, Francis H. Hare, a well known trial lawyer.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0His legal career was varied. He represented Southern Airways and the State Docks. He served as Chief Trial Counsel for the Attorney General under MacDonald Gallion. He was a Special Assistant Attorney General under John Patterson and prosecuted loan sharks. Later, during President Ronald Reagan's administration, he served the federal government as an appointee to represent the United States in legal seminars with the People's Republic of China. He was a successful litigator having won a class action suit against BlueCross/BlueShield of Alabama for mishandling $321 million that should have been used to reduce premiums. He was a member of the law team that was successful in a lawsuit versus six international drug manufacturers for price fixing that resulted in a settlement of over $100 million and brought about the reduction of the price of Tetracycline from one dollar per pill to only six cents. He opened his Monroeville law office in 1950. He was later joined in his practice by Nicholas S. Hare, Jr. and his wife, Dawn Wiggins Hare.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0He made contributions to the legal system. During his term in the 1954 Alabama Legislature, he served as chairman of the Judiciary Advisory Committee and sponsored legislation which ultimately became the new Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0He held numerous patents, which covered a lifetime of inventions, ranging from an Electro-Static cotton picker to a two-cycle emission fire engine.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II and worked on The Manhattan Project.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Nick Hare was a special bon vivantto those who knew him. He welcomed the guests to his 30th birthday party with "Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!" For his 100th birthday celebration, the Monroe County Bar Association held a special ceremony for him. They also honored his 100 year old lawyer friend Miss Alice Lee. He was presented at this time a special award from the National Headquarters of the Kappa Alpha Order for being the oldest member. He was an initiate at Nu Chapter, Auburn University.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Nick Hare was a member of The First United Methodist Church of Monroeville. Dr. Thomas L. Butts, pastor emeritus, said:
"When he died, it was as if the doors of a great library had closed. He was universally loved and respected, and will long be remembered as a role model for integrity and the kind of inclusiveness that is so lacking in our world."
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0He is survived by a daughter, Bonnie Hare Shanahan, and a son, Nicholas Stallworth Hare, Jr. He had four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0The members of the bench and bar of the 35th Judicial Circuit mourn the loss of our learned friend and colleague.
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\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Vera Smith Hollingsworth
\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0\xA0Vera Smith Hollingsworth, a member of the Morgan, Cullman and Madison county bar associations, was born April 11,1953 and died August 13, 2013, following an automobile accident. Vera was 60 years young at the time of her death. She was survived by her daughters, Heather Mclngvale (Frank) and Cindy Hagemann, and four grandchildren, Effie Mae Hagemann, Stinnett Hagemann, Lawson Mclngvale and Holleigh...
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