Top Rated Estate Planning & Probate Attorney in Memphis, TN

The founder of Parham Estate Law, Michael R. Parham focuses his practice exclusively on estate planning and administration. From the firm's office in Memphis, Tennessee, he represents clients throughout the greater metropolitan area and other parts of the state. Admitted to practice before all Tennessee state courts since 1989, Mr. Parham is also admitted to practice in Mississippi and Arkansas. He has been certified as a specialist in estate planning through the state's Commission on Continuing Legal Education.

Mr. Parham has extensive experience in preparing and reviewing a variety of estate planning documents, including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, financial and health care powers of attorney, and advance medical directives. He tailors each plan in accordance with the client's needs and objectives, often with a view toward minimizing estate tax exposure and avoiding what can sometimes be a lengthy and expensive probate process. Mr. Parham also works with entrepreneurs on their business succession plans in the event of retirement, incapacity or death, and he establishes charitable giving programs for those clients who wish to leave a legacy.

In his estate administration practice, Mr. Parham works with the decedent's surviving family members and other beneficiaries in order to ensure that the assets governed by the will and/or trusts are distributed in a timely fashion. The high quality of his work in all his endeavors has earned him the recognition of his colleagues, including an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell. A graduate of Lipscomb University, Mr. Parham holds a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School and an LL.M. in estate planning from the University of Miami School of Law. He is a fellow in The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

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