Private Wealth Law

Maynard Nexsen has a strong estate planning and private wealth group. The firm handles complex wills and trusts, and offers tax planning services for businesses and charitable organisations. Its team members are based in Huntsville, Mobile and Birmingham.

"Maynard Nexsen have seen it all. They are adept, capable and technical when it comes to sophisticated estate planning matters."

"The private wealth work we have done with the firm is very complex. The team at Maynard Nexsen has done a great job of laying out the pros and cons of strategies and walking clients through the matter hand in hand."

"They have always been responsive, provided clear communication on timing, and met deadlines."

Cynthia Lamar-Hart acts for high net worth clients on estate planning and contentious and non-contentious fiduciary matters. "Cynthia is a great communicator and can explain things in a very down-to-earth way. She creates good camaraderie between all the advisers on a matter, from lawyers to appraisers." "Ms Lamar-Hart is one of my key trusted outside lawyers. She understands my business and has a true appreciation for the internal corporate interests that I must balance." "Cynthia is our go-to for difficult questions. She can think through the most complex issues and come out with a concise and precise plan to solve an issue like no one else can."

Jennifer McEwen has a strong corporate background and is widely recognised for her tax, trust and estate planning expertise. She advises high net worth individuals, including business owners, on a multitude of strategic advisory issues. "A big part of Jennifer's expertise is business succession planning. She makes sure the asset gets where it is supposed to go so that the business will run in the next generation." "Jennifer McEwen handles incredibly complex matters for her clients but finds a way to simplify for them. She can handle estate planning and corporate matters and has the trust of her clients and advisers in the industry." "Jennifer McEwen is progressive in her thinking: she is not afraid to think outside the box, but also knows where her limits are and when to pull in assistance."

Kirby Sevier has over three decades of experience advising high net worth clients on trust and estate planning and administration, and complex tax issues. He also has extensive expertise in charitable and employee benefit planning matters. "Kirby is one of the best attorneys in this area and has a great demeanour with clients."

Jessica Grover has an emerging reputation in Alabama for estate planning and administration, as well as fiduciary litigation. "Jessica Groveris so responsive and very proactive in keeping us involved. She is never late, always thorough and very detail-oriented."