Top best Tax Lawyers Near me in ZIP 36602

Tom Garth practices in the areas of taxation, corporate and estate tax, estate planning, qualified retirement plan, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, foreign tax planning, securities, and health care. He has practiced before Probate Courts, State Courts, U. S. District Courts, and Tax Courts. Mr. Garth regularly represents clients in the formation of family limited partnerships, LLCs, grantor retained annuity trusts, grantor trusts and other leveraged estate planning opportunities. In addition, he regularly assists clients with estate tax return audits and handles large-scale IRS disputes. Mr. Garth has been a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel since 1989. Mr. Garth is the practice coordinator of the business group in the Mobile office. He was with Lyons, Pipes & Cook in Mobile before the firm joined Phelps Dunbar. He was an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1970-71, where he was stationed on the U.S.S. Lexington, CVT-16. Mr. Garth serves as the regional practice coordinator of Phelps Dunbar's business group.

Todd Denison represents individuals and business entities in the areas of business transactions and operations, partnership and corporate taxation, real and personal property transactions, trust and estates (including sophisticated estate planning), charitable organizations (formation and operations), employee stock ownership plans and other qualified retirement plans, international transactions and taxation, tax controversies with the IRS, and elder law. Mr. Denison’s clients include a regional engineering firm, national advertising agency, regional construction firm, regional stone and interior design firm and numerous family-owned businesses operating locally, regionally and internationally. Mr. Denison was with Lyons, Pipes & Cook in Mobile before the firm joined Phelps Dunbar. Mr. Denison served in the U. S. Army from 1986-1990, attaining the rank of Captain and was posted in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Sumpter McGowin practices in the area of business and transactions with a focus on taxation, corporate law, healthcare, and estate planning. He is experienced in advising companies and their principals at all points of the business life cycle from formation of entities and negotiation of organizational documents among principals to the acquisition and disposition of whole companies.  He frequently advises physicians and other healthcare entities with respect to matters unique to the life of those businesses such as physician employment agreements, practice organization and capital structure, joint ventures, regulatory compliance, and tax planning, and frequently consults with families and individuals with respect to their estate planning.. Prior to joining Phelps Dunbar, Mr. McGowin  practiced corporate and transactional law as well as healthcare law in Tennessee.

Meegan Colclough practices in the area of business law with an emphasis in taxation matters. Ms. Colclough advises clients in the areas of corporate law and taxation, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOPs”) and other qualified retirement plans, estate and business succession planning, and tax controversy matters with the IRS, state and municipal agencies. Ms. Colclough was with Lyons, Pipes & Cook, (LPC) in Mobile before the firm joined Phelps Dunbar.

Britten Steiner practices primarily in the areas of probate and estate planning, business and tax planning, and trusts and estates. She also handles corporate transactions, family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, corporate tax matters, charitable foundations and assists in the preparation of fiduciary estate tax returns. Ms. Steiner was with Lyons, Pipes & Cook in Mobile before the firm joined Phelps Dunbar.

Bradley Sanders practices in the area of business focusing on the areas of business, corporate, and real estate law, as well as general litigation involving contractual, commercial and corporate disputes. In his practice, he regularly represents both private companies and individuals in a multitude of settings. Mr. Sanders served as an intern with the National Economic Council of the Executive Office of the President of the U.S. under President George W. Bush and Director Lawrence B. Lindsey.

After a number of years working in and running a bank trust department, I decided to use my knowledge to help individuals and families stay out of court and out of conflict.  We are a small, boutique estate planning firm and make a point of getting to know our clients and their familes.  Let us help you.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.

Experienced Tax attorney serving clients in Mobile and surrounding areas.