Cottondale Estate Planning Lawyers

The Attorneys at Cloud Willis & Ellis provide large firm legal service with the small firm feel. For more than a decade, Cloud Willis & Ellis has supported the business and real estate community both in Alabama and abroad. The success of our clients as well as our firm is largely attributed to our commitment to our core principles. At Cloud Willis & Ellis, we analyze our clients’ legal issues using an add-value approach with an eye fixed on results. We are deeply committed to customer service and dedicated to serving the business, commerce and real estate communities. From structuring...

MARK E. GUALANO, LLC is conveniently located in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Our office focuses primarily on Real Estate Transactions and Refinances for Residential and Commercial Properties. We are licensed to close in the entire state of Alabama, but we focus on the surrounding neighborhoods of the Birmingham area: Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Hoover, etc. Our services include title exams and title insurance through our sister company, VESTAVIA TITLE, LLC.

Law practice focused on individual and corporate client representation, litigation, arbitration and mediation in the areas of Labor & Employment, Corporate Contract Defense, Probate, Estates, Workers Compensation, and Unemployment Compensation. Research, write and prepare for filing all state and federal pleadings, motions, trial briefs, and suggested judicial orders to include Complaints, Responses to Summary Judgment with applicable Exhibits, Pre-Trial Orders, Motions in Limine, and Appellate Court motions with supporting briefs. Write and file EEOC form 5 charges and response statements filed under Title VII. Conduct and defend depositions representing the legal positions for both Plaintiff and...

Jacy graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Criminal Justice. After enlisting as a paralegal in the Air National Guard, she earned her law degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law. Upon earning Top Graduate of her class at Air Force Officer Training School, Jacy commissioned as a Judge Advocate (JAG) in the Air National Guard. At the Air Force Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course, she won the “Excellence in Advocacy Competition” for demonstrating the greatest skill and ability as a trial lawyer among all students. At our firm, she represents clients in several...

I am a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. I was awarded honors as a law student. You may consider coming to see me about your legal matter. I I have represented many clients. I have represented many people in bankruptcy, Chapter 7 and 13. I regard the bankruptcy process as providing the person or family with a second chance. It's called a fresh start. Also, I prepare many deeds and wills. I am a person with whom you can have a frank and complete discussion. You life...

Law practice located in Suite 620 Frank Nelson Building 205 North 20th Street Birmingham, Alabama 35203-4302, Telephone (205) 328-3331, since 1985.

Susan Michele Schaefer has over 30 years of professional experience. She began her career as a trial attorney before establishing a decades-long career at the Social Security Administration (SSA). She is also accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Practice areas include Social Security disability, VA disability, bankruptcy, and wills and estates.

She has a wealth of knowledge about disability from extensive field experience at the Disability Determination Services, and at the Office of Hearings Operations as a Hearing Office Director, Supervisory Attorney, and Senior Attorney, and at Social Security National Headquarters as Deputy Director, Branch Chief. Ms. Schaefer know...

Experience: Real Estate-Probate-Business Transactions Attorney Of Counsel Argo|Hughes|Alfreds, LLC January 2016 – Present REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENTS, COMMERCIAL, TITLE Real Estate Title & Closings, Real Estate Transactions, Sale of Business, Contract Review, Lease Negotiation and Representation, Durable Power of Attorney, Real Estate Contracts Real Estate-Probate-Business Transactions Attorney Azar & Azar, LLC, Attorneys at Law May 2004 – December 2015 Real Estate Title & Closings, Real Estate Transactions, Sales of Businesses, Contracts and ancillary areas concerning Business, including Lease Negotiation, Durable Power of Attorney, Advanced Health Directives, Real Estate problems, Probate of Estates General Counsel / Legal Service Provider Central Alabama Aging Consortium Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Civic &...

Mrs. O'Mailia attended Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina and graduated with a degree in Business Administration and Law in 2001. Following graduation, she moved to Montgomery, Alabama and began a career in the legal field.

In 2015, Mrs. O'Mailia graduated from Birmingham School of Law at the top of her class. During law school, she was awarded the Service to Women Award by the Birmingham Bar Association, presented by the Honorable Justice Julie Palmer. She also completed a clerkship with Legal Services Alabama which is located at the One Place Family Justice Center in Montgomery, Alabama. During this clerkship,...

Emily received her JD from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1989. Upon graduation, she clerked with the Honorable Sue Bell Cobb, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals for one year before joining this practice in Gadsden. She has been extremely involved in community service and with the American Association for Justice and Alabama Association for Justice.

Greg Robinson is a native of Alabama. He earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Rice University. Prior to practicing law, he worked as a strategy consultant in the financial industry and is also experienced in operations management, sales, and six sigma data analytics. Moreover, Attorney Robinson possesses a strong understanding of small business and estate planning law and is immensely experienced in creating dispute resolutions leveraging data analytics. Greg is also a former Army Officer who served his county as a member of the 1st...

I have been practicing law since 2018 and have a general practice with an emphasis on estate planning, divorce, and probate law, including guardianship, and deeds. I am also a certified Guardian Ad Litem and handle court appointed juvenile cases. I received my Bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama, and Juris Doctorate from Birmingham School of Law. I am a member of the American Bar Association, Alabama State Bar, and the Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association. I volunteer with the Huntsville Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program. I am a member of the Elder Law, Real Property, and...

Raley L. Wiggins received his Bachelor’s degree from Birmingham-Southern College with a major in music. After spending some time in the music industry, he worked with an Alabama-based insurance company before going back to school. In 2010, he received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law. Before transferring to the University of Alabama School of Law, Raley was ranked in the top five percent of his class at Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, where he was also selected for grade-on status by the Jones Law Review, and awarded the Walter...

My civil practice focuses on insurance, business, and professional liability defense. I have significant experience in personal and commercial automobile defense, premises liability defense, construction defect litigation, and insurance coverage matters. I have also represented numerous insurance companies against claims of bad faith, fraud, and other extra-contractual actions. I represent a variety of businesses, ranging from small, family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies, in all aspects of litigation. I also represent a wide range of professionals (pharmacists, nurses, teachers, etc.) before many of Alabama's governing administrative agencies on licensing and certification matters. My transactional practice concentrates on...

I am from Knoxville, TN and moved to Birmingham to attend Cumberland School of Law, Samford University. I began clerking with Massey, Stotser & Nichols, P.C. during law school and began practicing law upon graduation in 2004.

I help adult children and parents protect the future of their loved ones.