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Maynard Nexsen

Private Wealth Law

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : Alabama

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Maynard Nexsen

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Maynard Nexsen is a full-service law firm with nearly 600 attorneys in 31 locations coast to coast, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nashville, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, DC. The Firm has a prominent Trusts & Estates planning practice, representing individuals and their families in all aspects of estate planning, business planning, charitable planning, and estate and trust administration. We also have an extensive fiduciary advisory and litigation practice. Our clients include business executives and owners, charitable organizations, professional fiduciaries, and individuals and families from all walks of life.

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Private Wealth Law - Alabama

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
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.
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Strengths

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  • Maynard Nexsen has deep expertise and offers creative planning ideas. They have a large team with years of expertise but also young attorneys continuing to build for the future.

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  • The Maynard team is highly skilled, very knowledgeable and smart across all estate planning areas.

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  • Maynard Nexsen is extremely well versed in the area of law. The team is very quick to respond.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart
    Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart

    Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart

    Cynthia Lamar-Hart acts for high net worth clients on estate planning and contentious and non-contentious fiduciary matters.

    • Cynthia is almost intimidatingly smart; she is so smart, but not in an arrogant way. She's eloquent and always has the most logical responses to any questions. I really think highly of her.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Cynthia is one of the leaders in Southeast estate tax planning. There isn't an issue that she hasn't seen or cannot solve. She can tackle anything, and she does it with a smile.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Jennifer Justice McEwen
    Jennifer Justice McEwen

    Jennifer Justice McEwen

    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.

    • Jennifer is the best. She is wicked smart but combines that with common sense: she presents a very realistic picture for clients.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Jennifer is an outstanding professional.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Jennifer is professional, knowledgeable, has great rapport with clients and understands the need to turn things around in a timely manner.

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    • Jennifer is an excellent attorney.

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  • Kirby Sevier
    Kirby Sevier

    Kirby Sevier

    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 an outstanding professional.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Kirby is an excellent attorney.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Kirby is one of those very knowledgeable attorneys who does a tremendous job for his clients.

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  • Nancy Hughes
    Nancy Hughes

    Nancy Hughes

    Nancy Hughes recently joined Maynard Nexsen as a shareholder as a result of the merger between Hughes & Scalise and Maynard Nexsen. Hughes is well known for her technical experience in advising high net worth clients on tax matters.

    • Nancy Hughes is absolutely excellent.

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  • Jessica Grover
    Jessica Grover

    Jessica Grover

    Jessica Grover has a strong reputation in Alabama for estate planning and administration, as well as fiduciary litigation.

    • Jessica is so responsive, proactive and brings expertise to all issues brought to her.

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