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My practice is a transactional practice encompassing public and privately-held companies, with services from formation to acqusition by a purchaser or liquidation.  Services include employment agreements, customer contracts, executive compensation planning, mergers and acquistitions and the like.   I also do a lot of individual work, including estate planning, asset protection planning, prenuptial agreements, trust planning, estate administration, trust administration, trust modification, probate litigation and representation before the IRS and Alabama Department of Revenue.   Services for non-profit corporations and trusts include formation and obtaining tax-exempt status from the IRS.

Joseph Somma is a Family Law attorney practicing for the last 16 years out of Birmingham Alabama. In addition to family law, Mr. Somma also provides help to clients with real estate & probate matters. Before entering the legal field Mr. Somma studied political science at the University of Mississippi and then attended Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law where he obtained his Juris Doctor.. Mr. Somma’s philosophy is to provide caring, compassionate, and knowledgeable services for clients, while truly listening to the needs of his clients. Joseph has the unique approach prefering to have a smaller number of clients who use him for all their legal needs and who feel comfortable and confident in his representation.. When he is not practicing law Mr. Somma enjoys woodworking, his dogs, home improvement, spending time with friends and enjoying classic car collecting and restoration.

I enjoy geting to know my clients and their family and trying to help them get a great result in their case.  I am fairly picky about which cases I accept.  I fight hard but fairly for my clients.  If I am not working, I am doing something with my family or am at my farm hopefully hunting or fishing.

Having practiced with midsize and larger law firms to begin my career, I have obtained vast experience in the tax and business areas, including business litigation in my more than thirty years of practicing law, previously licensed in Kentucky and Louisiana before settling down in Alabama.. Before practicing law, I obtained my CPA certificate, successfully passing the CPA exam while attending Tulane Law School. After practicing in New Orleans for two years, I then obtained a Masters of Law (LL.M.) degree in Taxation from the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida.. I have successfully passed bar examinations in the states of Louisiana, Kentucky and Alabama, where i am presently licensed and practicing, and have called home for more than twenty-five years. (I do not practice in Louisiana or Kentucky, and have not practiced in years there. For several years after moving to Alabama, I maintained all three licenses, even though I did not practice there, and then decided not to continue those licenses, so please consider me for Alabama legal representation only.). I have been fortunate to be able to teach budding lawyers Income and Estate Tax Law in law school for sixteen years, as well as business law at the university level for a number of years as well.. I have often been found teaching seminars to attorneys, certified public accountants and others, and enjoy those endeavors. But nothing compares to me being able to join forces with my clients and helping them in their business, with their taxes, their estate planning, asset protection, or other legal need. Being a solution finder to their issues is a special thing that gives me pride.. As a sole practitioner, I often can pass cost-savings to clients who expect "big firm" quality representation, but need to be efficient with their legal fee expenses as well. In addition, I am affiliated with a larger firm in an "of counsel" relationship such that in the event that more resources are needed, I have those readily available.

Anne received her B.A. from Barnard College and her Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law.  She is admitted to practice in New York and Alabama and is engaged in estate and business planning, probate, and elder law planning.  She is certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She is Co-founder of the Elder Law Services Committees of the Birmingham Bar Association and the Alabama State Bar; past president of the Birmingham Bar Association Women Lawyer’s Section.  She is past president of Alabama Women in Business, Estate Planning Council of Birmingham, and SOS Foundation, and serves on the Advisory Council of Positive Maturity.. Anne has been selected as a Super Lawyer for the years 2010 - 2015 and as one of the Best Lawyers in America by Consumer GuideSM.  She is the author of “Planning Ideas to Manage the Maze of Medicaid Eligibility” published in the February, 2013 edition of Estate Planning Magazine.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.