If you need legal help with probate matters in Alabama, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Alabama attorneys handle cases involving estate administration, will contests, trust disputes, guardianship, and conservatorship proceedings, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

The statute of limitations for probate matters in Alabama is generally 6 years written, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Alabama's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Alabama State Bar sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on probate in Alabama bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The probate attorneys listed here practice throughout Alabama and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to probate law in Alabama for an in-depth look at Alabama's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Jared Dale Vaughn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jared Vaughn, Lawyer at Law
 612 S 4th St Gadsden AL 35901
(256) 547-4444
Birmingham School of Law (2006)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Animal & Dog Law Antitrust Law
Emily Hawk Mills - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cusimano, Roberts & Mills, LLC
 153 S 9th St Gadsden AL 35901
(256) 543-0400
University of Alabama School of Law (1999)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Divorce Estate Planning Nursing Home Abuse
Anne Wilson Guthrie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1308 Greensboro Ave Tuscaloosa AL 35401
(205) 349-2330
University of Alabama School of Law (1997)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Divorce Probate
Sheila Crumley Field - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sheila Field, Lawyer at Law
 11 East 13th Street ANNISTON AL 36201
(256) 239-8000
Birmingham School of Law(AL)
Alabama Bar
Active License
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Carmella Johnson Penn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carmella Johnson Penn
 P.O. Box 5252 Union Springs AL 36089
(334) 750-4141
Alabama, University of
Alabama Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Estate Planning
Anthony Lee Cicio Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cicio & Cicio, P.C.
 2153 14th Ave S Birmingham AL 35205
(205) 939-1327
Birmingham School of Law(AL)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Estate Planning Personal Injury
Catherine H Cooper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
North Alabama Law, LLC
 P. O. Box 2318 Huntsville AL 35804
(256) 384-8228
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Probate
John Finley Porter III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 123 East Laurel Street Scottsboro AL 35768
(256) 574-5156
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1975)
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Consumer Law
Derrick Blythe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Derrick Blythe Attorney at Law
 151 Alabama Street Alexander City AL 35010
(256) 234-4101
Auburn University
Alabama Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Divorce
William L. Gieske - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Will Gieske
 402 South Pine Street Florence AL 35630
(256) 516-9000
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (2016)
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Christine Hernandez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hernandez & Associates Law Office, LLC
 1850 Airport Blvd Mobile AL 36606
(251) 479-1477
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University (2002)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
James R Howison - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Stanton Law Office LLC
 807-C Shoney Drive Huntsville AL 35801
(256) 882-5673
Samford University (1999)
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Collections Foreclosure Defense
Adele Underwood - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Imani Global Law, LLC
 640 S. McDonough St Suite 3 Montgomery AL 36104
(334) 219-0099
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University (2014)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
James Guy Fullan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fullan and Fullan Lawyers at Law
 50 South Greeno Road Suite B Fairhope AL 36532
(205) 251-8596
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1985)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Christopher Kern - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 48 Mobile AL 36601
(251) 438-4357
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1981)
US District Court Northern District Alabama Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Family Law
Jason A. Katz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Bush Law Office, LLC
 3198 Parliament Circle, Suite 302 Montgomery AL 36116
(334) 263-7733
Birmingham School of Law (2020)
English
United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law DUI & DWI
Susan Michele Schaefer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cardea Law Group, LLC
 P.O. Box 681586 Prattville AL 36068
(334) 440-6261
Valparaiso University School of Law (1985)
English
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Accredited Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Probate
John F Brasfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John F. Brasfield, Lawyer at Law
 811 21st Avene Tuscaloosa AL 35401
(205) 523-0046
Birmingham School of Law (1992)
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Divorce
Sean Hampton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hampton Law Offices
 5901 Airport Blvd, Suite 206 Mobile AL 36608
(251) 767-7266
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (2001)
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Johnnie Franks Woodruff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Woodruff & McCaney Law Office
 1604 Mockingbird Court Ste G Florence AL 35630
(256) 349-5370
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University (2005)
11th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Terrie A. Sadberry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
 7124 Stone Drive Suite B Daphne AL 36526
(251) 517-8201
Birmingham School of Law (2008)
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law DUI & DWI
Thomas R. Finley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lyle Johnson Lawyers
 455 Pine Street Fairhope AL 36532
(251) 929-8992
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment Law Estate Planning
S. Mitchell Howie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of S. Mitch Howie
 100 SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET Huntsville AL 35801
(256) 533-2400
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (1975)
English
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Josh Pipkin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 116 S. Main Street, Suite 304 P.O. Box 310272 Enterprise AL 36331
(334) 348-1562
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (2006)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Brannan W. Reaves - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 105 Tallapoosa Street Suite 101 Montgomery AL 36104
(334) 264-9472
University of Alabama School of Law (2007)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Estate Planning
Anne Reilly Moses - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 300 Cahaba Park Circle, Suite 100 Birmingham AL 35242
(205) 967-0901
St. John s University School of Law (1975)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Jason Kirk Hagmaier - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Johnston Hagmaier LLP
 75 Saint Michael St. Mobile AL 36602
(251) 432-0738
University of Alabama School of Law (1994)
Alabama Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
Gary Stephen Wiggins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawyer at Law
 1490 Northbank Parkway Suite 238 Tuscaloosa AL 35406
(205) 764-1262
Samford University
11th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Janice Boyd Neal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jan Neal Law Firm, LLC
 207 N 4th St Opelika AL 36801
(334) 745-2779
Jones School of Law
Alabama Bar
Active License
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Blake Alan Payne - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Blake Alan Payne
 1816 3rd Ave S, Suite 101 Jasper AL 35501
(205) 221-4660
Birmingham School of Law(AL)
Alabama Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Jason Dwight Duke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Duke & Rudder Lawyers at Law LLC
 132-A East Peachtree Street Scottsboro AL 35768
(256) 999-0132
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
Tazewell T. Shepard IV - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sparkman, Shepard & Shepard, LLC
 303 Williams Avenue Southwest Suite 1411 Huntsville AL 35801
(256) 361-1489
Boston University School of Law (2013)
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Probate
Jason McCartha - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCartha Law Office, LLC
 100 Church St. SW Ste 125 Huntsville AL 35801
(256) 270-4233
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University (1993)
English
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Probate
Baxter Bishop - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vaughan, Poe, and Bishop LLC
 507 Church St Mobile AL 36602
(251) 432-8883
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
English
Alabama Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Municipal Law Probate
Jonathan David Townsend - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cockrell, Cockrell, Townsend & Ritchey, LLP
 1409 University Blvd. Tuscaloosa AL 35401
(205) 349-2009
Samford University (2011)
Alabama Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Entertainment & Sports Law
Ashley Marshall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cranford Marshall Legal, LLC
 210 E. Grubbs St. #3 Enterprise AL 36330
(334) 417-0399
University of Alabama School of Law (2000)
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Estate Planning
Christopher S Hamer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC
 1801 Fifth Avenue North Suite 400 Birmingham AL 35203
(205) 324-4400
University of Alabama School of Law (2011)
English
U.S. Tax Court Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
Natalie Gooch McCown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Natalie Gooch Ikemire, Lawyer at Law
 P.O. Box 193 Florence AL 35631
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (2013)
English
Alabama Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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