There is a point in some careers when professional success begins to carry a second responsibility. Building the business is no longer the whole story. The question becomes what influence a person will have beyond it.
Nathan Harris appears to be reaching that point.
Harris founded the practice now known as Abogados Centro Legal in 2010. Fifteen years later, the Hoover, Alabama attorney leads a bilingual personal injury and immigration firm that has recovered more than $50 million for clients. He has earned national professional recognition and built a practice with a particular commitment to Hispanic and immigrant families.
Now his role within Alabama’s legal community is expanding.
A Steady Climb in Legal Leadership
Harris was elected Secretary of the Alabama Association for Justice for the 2026 to 2027 term after serving as the organization’s Treasurer from 2025 to 2026.
If his current leadership progression continues as planned, he is on track to become ALAJ President in 2030.
The path has developed alongside his work as a practicing attorney. Harris was admitted to practice in Alabama in 2010, followed by Tennessee in 2017 and Georgia in 2024.
His professional recognition has followed a similar progression.
In November 2025, Harris was re-selected to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Attorneys. He was previously named among The National Trial Lawyers 40 Under 40 in 2017 and Birmingham Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2024. Rising Stars recognized him from 2019 through 2024, followed by Super Lawyers recognition in 2025 and 2026.
Staying Close to the Work
Awards can make a career look tidy in retrospect. Building one rarely is.
Harris founded his firm in 2010, then rebuilt and renamed it five years later. Abogados Centro Legal emerged with a clearer focus on bilingual personal injury and immigration representation for Alabama’s Hispanic and immigrant communities.
That focus has remained central even as Harris’s professional responsibilities have widened.
“It’s an honor to be recognized once again among the nation’s leading trial lawyers,” Harris said. “This acknowledgment reflects our team’s commitment to standing up for those who might otherwise be overlooked, especially immigrant families who face cultural and systemic barriers in accessing justice.”
The statement reveals something about how Harris views professional advancement. Recognition is valuable, but he connects it directly to the clients his firm was created to serve.
Influence Beyond One Firm
Leadership within a professional association offers a different kind of platform. The work extends beyond managing cases, employees, and clients. It involves participating in conversations about the profession itself.
For Harris, that makes his progression within ALAJ a natural next chapter rather than a departure from his earlier work.
He remains a law firm founder, trial attorney, husband to Kacey Harris, and father of three children whom the couple homeschool. But the circle of responsibility is getting wider.
By 2030, if his current path continues, Harris could be leading a statewide legal association exactly two decades after beginning his practice.
It would be a fitting marker for a career that has grown steadily without losing sight of where it started.
Learn More
Learn more about E. Nathan Harris and Abogados Centro Legal at abogadoscentrolegal.com.