Employment History:
Director, Trustee, Birmingham Museum of Art; Visiting Research Assistant, University of Muenster, Germany

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Why He is an Expert:
His ability to assist in achieving clients’ objectives – without bending the rules – is bar none. Aside from his 40 years of experience in law – including practice in the legal department of a large energy firm – Mr. Haskell has also served in a director role for the banking, real estate and medical device industries.

Best Advice:
“Try to be accommodating to your clients without bending the rules of the game too far. Try and find ways to help your clients attain their objectives as opposed to telling them the reasons why they can’t.”

Passionate about:
“Providing individual freedom of choice in economic, political, social and religious areas. Personal freedom for individuals is far superior to collective action.”

Biography Excerpt:
Wyatt Rushton Haskell is a founding partner of Haskell, Slaughter, Young & Rediker, LLC. Through hundreds of cases, he has defended a variety of clients, including local governments, city and county school boards, industrial development boards, utility boards and more, in the state of Alabama. Since founding Haskell Slaughter in 1979 to help government issuers and underwriters address public finance business, the company has evolved to become the premier public finance and local government law practice in Alabama.

     

Cambridge Who's Who: What has been the most difficult obstacle you’ve faced in fulfilling those goals?  
WYATT RUSHTON HASKELL ESQ.:  Conceptually, being a newcomer in a field that has historically relied on established relations.

What do you mean, 'newcomer?'
We started in a new firm in an area where people tend to use the firm they have established relationships with.

If you could have lunch with anyone – dead or alive – who would it be?
Probably Abraham Lincoln, because he was a person of such extraordinary character and influence. Living, I would probably have to have lunch with Meryl Streep. She came to New Haven, Connecticut right after I had left, so I had just missed her. She’s just such a remarkable artist. In terms of her talents and abilities, she’s just over the top.