Jennifer Justice McEwen

Estate, Trust & Business Planning

Fiduciary Advisory Services

Family Business

Business Advisory Services

Tax Law

Tax Planning for Individuals & Pass-Through Entities

Jennifer Justice McEwen is a corporate lawyer who focuses her practice on business planning, estate & trust planning, general counsel services, and tax planning. Her clients include closely-held businesses and their owners, as well as high-net-worth individuals and families. Jennifer facilitates planning strategies with her clients by counseling them on risk management and asset protection, succession and exit planning, and wealth preservation. She also assists clients with business formations and choice of entity issues. Jennifer also has experience managing strategic business transactions for her clients, including mergers and acquisitions.

Jennifer works closely with her clients to ensure that their estate and business plans mesh seamlessly and to help them realize their goals. Her exceptional skills have been recognized by Chambers and Partners and by Best Lawyers in America© in the area of Trusts & Estates. She has also been distinguished by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law for the Birmingham market. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

Jennifer is a member of Maynard Nexsen’s Board of Directors and is actively involved in the Firm’s Recruiting and Women’s Initiative committees. She serves as co-chair of Women Inspiring Success and Entrepreneurship (WISE), an external program series led by Maynard Nexsen’s Women’s Initiative.

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Birmingham Tax Forum

Estate Planning Council of Birmingham, Junior Board

United Way Professional Advisory Council

Wake Forest University

B.A.

2002 - 2006

University of Alabama School of Law

J.D., magna cum laude

2006 - 2009

New York University School of Law

LL.M., Taxation

2009 - 2010