Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney in Birmingham, AL

Honors/Awards:

• Chosen to be a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2019
• Achieved highest Peer Review rating by Martindale Hubbell, AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale - Hubbell, 2020
• Chosen as a Top Lawyer in Birmingham by B Metro Magazine, Top Lawyer - Stars of the Bar, B Metro Magazine, 2020
• Achieved highest Peer Review rating by Martindale Hubbell, AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale - Hubbell, 2019
• Best Paper in Limited Liability Companies & Other Closely Held Entities, The University of Alabama School of Law, 1997
• Chosen as a Top Lawyer in Birmingham by B Metro Magzine, Top Lawyer - Stars of the Bar, B Metro Magazine, 2019
• Who's Who in American Law, 2001
• Top Lawyer - Commercial Real Estate, Birmingham Magazine, 2014
• Best for M & A Advisory - Alabama, Acquistion International, 2014
• Top Lawyer - Stars of the Bar, B Metro Magazine, 2016
• AV Peer Review Rating , Martindale - Hubbell, 2017
• Top Lawyer - Stars of the Bar, B Metro Magazine, 2018
• Top Lawyer - Commercial Real Estate, Birmingham Magazine, 2016
• Best Paper in State & Local Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1999
• Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, 2007
• AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale - Hubbell, 2014
• AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2015
• Top Lawyer - Tax, Birmingham Magazine, 2016
• Top Lawyer - Tax, Birmingham Magazine, 2015
• Top Lawyer - Commercial Real Estate, Birmingham Magazine, 2018
• Best Paper in Antitrust, The University of Alabama School of Law, 1997
• Balch & Bingham Corporate Law Award, The University of Alabama School of Law, 1998
• Top Lawyer - Tax, Birmingham Magazine, 2014
• Groundbreaker Award - Legal, Birmingham Magazine, 2013
• Top Lawyer - Commercial Real Estate, Birmingham Magazine, 2015
• AV Peer Review Rating , Martindale - Hubbell, 2016
• Top Lawyer - Stars of the Bar, B Metro Magazine, 2017
• AV Peer Review Rating , Martindale - Hubbell, 2018

Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Bar Association - Member of Business Law; Tax; and Real Property, Trust and Probate Sections.  Member of Business Law Section Committee on LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities; Tax Section Committee on Partnerships; and Tax Section Task Force on the Simplification of Subchapter K.  Member of Real Property, Trust and Probate Section's Real Estate Transactions Committee.
• Birmingham Business Alliance - Finance & Taxation Committee
• Alabama State Bar - Member of Business Law Section (Member of Standing Committee on Legislation); Tax Section (Former Chairman of IRS Liaison Committee); and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections.  
• Birmingham Tax Forum - Member
• Samford University Brock School of Business - Entrepreneur Roundtable
• Birmingham Bar Association - Member of Business Law Section, Executive Board (2014 - 2018), Chairman (2018), Chair Elect (2017), Treasurer (2014 - 2016)
• Birmingham Venture Club - Member

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Downtown Rotary Club, Member
• Coastal Conservation Association - Birmingham Board Member, State Board Member (President - 2013, Chairman - 2014), National Executive Board (2014)
• Central Alabama Women's Business Center - Board Member
• Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center - Advisory Board (2017 - 2018); Young Leadership Board (2009 - 2016, President - 2014, Vice President - 2013, Treasurer - 2012)
• Greater Alabama Council of Boy Scouts - Board Member, Finance Committee, and Endowment Committee
• Fresh Water Land Trust - Young Leadership Board (2009 - 2016)

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Graduate of Alabama Leadership Initiative, 2010
• Graduate of Leadership Birmingham, 2016

Educational Background:

• LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law, 2000
• B.S., Management, Auburn University, 1993
• J.D., The University of Alabama School of Law, 1998