With decades of estate law experience, Melanie B. Holliman and John R. Holliman can advise you regarding the legal tools that will best serve your needs.

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AWARDS (2016-2021)

Ten Best Customer Satisfaction – Elder Law DivisionAmerican Institute of Legal Counsel             2019
Top Attorneys in BirminghamBirmingham Bar Association & Birmingham Magazine            2019
Top Flight AttorneyB-Metro Magazine            2019
Top Elder Law AttorneyBirmingham Magazine            2018
Top Trust AttorneyBirmingham Magazine            2017
10 Best Elder Law AttorneysAmerican Institute of Legal Counsel            2017
Top Elder Law AttorneyBirmingham Magazine           2016
Top Trust AttorneyBirmingham Magazine           2016

AWARDS (2016-2021)

2023 People’s Choice for Best Attorney in Jackson County 2024
Ten Best Customer Satisfaction – Elder Law DivisionAmerican Institute of Legal Counsel2019
Top Attorneys in BirminghamBirmingham Bar Association and Birmingham Magazine2019
Top Flight AttorneyB-Metro Magazine2019
Top 100 – Wills, Estates, Trusts & ProbateThe National Advocates2019
Women Attorneys to WatchB-Metro Magazine2018
Top Elder Law AttorneyBirmingham Magazine2018
Top Flight AttorneyB-Metro Magazine2018
Attorneys to Watch in 2018

 

 

Attorney At Law Magazine – North Alabama edition2018
Top Women AttorneysB-Metro Magazine2017
Top Lawyer: Stars of the BarB-Metro Magazine2017
Top Probate AttorneyBirmingham Magazine2017
Top Elder Law AttorneyBirmingham Magazine2017
10 Best Elder Law AttorneysAmerican Institute of Legal Counsel2017
Top Elder Law AttorneyBirmingham Magazine2016
Top Trust AttorneyBirmingham Magazine2016
Top Lawyer:  Stars of the BarB-Metro Magazine2016

 

Representative Articles

  • 2019 Special Needs Trusts: What You Need to Know to Help Your Clients and Avoid Client Complaints
    Article in The Alabama Lawyer, September 2019 issue, Vol. 80. No 5. Overview of government benefits and the importance of special needs trusts. Emphasis on malpractice issues in cases where special needs trust options were not presented to clients.

Representative Lectures

Melanie speaks frequently to local groups and to attorneys for CLE conferences. The following is a sample of the presentations she has given:

  • 2021 Using Settlement Trusts
    CLE Alabama
  • 2020 Basic Government Benefits and Planning Tools for GALs and Probate Attorneys
    CLE Alabama
  • 2019 The “New POMS” Common Special Needs Trust Administration Issues and Ethical Considerations
    CLE Alabama
  • 2019 Alabama Medicaid Notice Statute – Alabama Act 2019-489
    Alabama Probate Judges Conference
  • 2019 Alabama Medicaid’s New Probate Notice Law and Update on Social Security POMS
    CLE Alabama
Shannon Brubaker – Paralegal

Complex Trusts

Alabama and Tennessee Estate and Trust Attorneys

Complex Trusts

If your deceased loved one owned assets through a well-drafted, properly funded living trust, it is likely that probate can be avoided.

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