C. Murray Saylor, Jr.

Murray Saylor, Jr. is a founding partner of The Saylor Law Firm, LLP, an award-winning boutique law office in the heart of Midtown Atlanta that specializes in wills, trusts, estates, tax, and business law. As a dually-licensed attorney and certified public accountant (CPA), Mr. Saylor is well-versed in the complementary disciplines of law and finance, making him especially suited to advise his clients in the areas in which they overlap, such as when considering the legal implications of a financial decision, and vice versa. Murray has also achieved the designations of Accredited Estate Planner and Personal Financial Specialist.

One of his principal practice areas is estate planning, in which he carefully evaluates a client’s wishes concerning their end-of-life care and disposition of their assets following their death, and creates or amends documents to memorialize the client’s desires. To this end, Mr. Saylor prepares and reviews wills, health care and financial powers of attorney, and advance health care directives. Murray also formulates and analyzes different types of trust documents, including charitable trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, and living trusts.

Mr. Saylor also practices estate administration and probate law, in which he represents both heirs and fiduciaries in such matters as estate and trust disputes, will contests, and navigating the probate process. He handles many probate controversies through the court system, and also utilizes mediation or arbitration when so directed by the court.

Additionally, Mr. Saylor advises his clients regarding tax and asset protection planning. He aids in the preparation of tax returns for individuals, businesses, and estates and trusts, which allows him to incorporate his probate and tax training and experience. Murray also assists individuals and businesses that are being audited by the Internal Revenue Service.

Mr. Saylor practices business law, advising corporations on such issues as the choice of a legal entity for a new venture, the preparation of buy-sell and corporate governance documents, and the provision of advice and counsel regarding contracts, executive compensation, stock options and other employee benefits, succession plans, and mergers and acquisitions.

Highly respected by his fellow attorneys, Mr. Saylor has received an AV Preeminent peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer rating for ethical standards and professional excellence. He has also earned a 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. He has been named as a Georgia Super Lawyer in Estate Planning & Probate for the years 2005-2010 and 2021-2024., and a Five Star Wealth Manager by Five Star Professional for 2009, 2012-2013 and 2020-2023. He has also appeared in Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite for eight years, most recently in 2019, in The Best Lawyers in Georgia, Taxes, Estates & Trusts category.

He possesses a Bachelor of Science in economics and a Master of Science in accounting from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and he is a certified public accountant. Admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and Georgia, Mr. Saylor is also admitted to practice before several federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

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