Paul Burkett

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 & Social Organization industry
February 2001 – April 2004 (3 years 3 months)
General Counsel & Legal Service Provision for Quasi-State Agency (non-profit) handling operational and legal questions under contract with the Alabama Department of Senior Services and the Federal Senior Programs under the Older American's Act of 1965.

Associate Attorney
Azar & Azar, Attorneys at Law
November 1999 – January 2001 (1 year 3 months)
City & Municipal Appeals Counsel / Attorney for the City of Montgomery

Education:
Faulkner University
J.D., Thomas Goode Jones School of Law 1991 – 1994
Activities and Societies: 1st Year Class Senator, Sigma Delta Kappa
Admitted to Alabama State Bar April 29th, 1994; Admitted to United States District Court for the Middle District of AL

Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University

J.D. | Juris Doctorate - Law

1991 - 1994

Auburn University at Montgomery

B.S. | Business Administration - Real Estate/Finance Emphasis

1981 - 1987

Real Estate Transactions Attorney

Azar, Azar & Moore, LLC

2004 - 2015

REAL ESTATE, COMMERCIAL TITLE, PROBATE and BUSINESS LAW Real Estate Title & Closings, Real Estate Transactions, Sales of Businesses, Corporate Formation & Transactions, Contract Negotiation and ancillary areas concerning your Business, including Lease Negotiation and Representation, Limited Liability Company formation, Durable Power of Attorney, Advanced Directives, Real Estate problems, Probate of Estates

General Counsel and Legal Service Provider

Central Alabama Aging Consortium

2001 - 2004

General Counsel and Legal Service Provision for Quasi-State Agency (non-profit) handling operational and legal questions under contract with the Alabama Department of Senior Services and the Federal Senior Programs under the Older American's Act of 1965.

How to Protect Assets with a Limited Liability Company, Monthly Meeting, Hodges Real Estate Dexter Avenue, Mgm, AL

2019

Real Estate Investor Group, Montgomery 19

Management of rental property which creates risks and liability. Identifying activity from which liability may arise and using an entity to shield unrelated assets via an LLC.

Real Property Management

National College of Appraisal and Property Management

1989

Member Recruitment | Real Property and Probate section

Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program

2010

Section Chair

Alabama State Bar Association

1994 - Current

AREC Alabama Real Estate Commission

Associate Broker

1988 - Current

Alabama

Alabama State Bar Association

ID Number: ASB

Since 1994

• Does Not Currently Practice Law
• Not Currently Accepting Clients

Q. What can I do if my property was foreclosed, I’m in the redemption period but the new owner is refusing to take payment

July 11, 2024

A: You should hire an experienced Alabama attorney to navigate the process. I do not regularly handle these matters but have done so in the past.

The code of Alabama states as follows as to your comments:

"SECTION 6-5-252 DEMAND FOR STATEMENT OF DEBT AND LAWFUL CHARGES BY PERSON ENTITLED TO REDEEM.

Anyone desiring and entitled to redeem may make written demand of the purchaser or his or her transferees for a statement in writing of the debt and all lawful charges claimed by him or her, and the purchaser or their transferees shall, within 10 days after the written demand, furnish the person making the demand with a written, itemized statement of all lawful charges claimed by him or her. The redeeming party must then tender all lawful charges to the purchaser or his or her transferee. If the purchaser or his or her transferee fails to furnish a written, itemized statement of all lawful charges within 10 days after demand, he or she shall forfeit all claims or right to compensation for improvements, and the party so entitled to redeem may, on the expiration of the 10 days, file his or her complaint without a tender to enforce his or her rights under this article and file a lis pendens with the probate court.

Tender or suit shall be made or filed within 180 days from foreclosure for residential property on which a homestead exemption was claimed in the tax year during which the foreclosure occurred, or within one year from foreclosure for all other property.

(Acts 1988, No. 88-441, p. 647, §6; Act 2015-79, §1.)"

Again, I do not handle these matters but, you should hire an experienced Alabama attorney to navigate the process.

Praying the best. Paulb ... Read More

Q. Can I bury my husband's ashes on my land? Hueytown, Al.

April 29, 2024

A: This is an answer to supplement the general question and not a specific solution to your matter. Good thoughts here and also, I would add that depending on whether the location of the remains is deemed a cemetery makes a difference because in Alabama there is a code section which gives right of access to cemeteries. The Code of Alabama establishes certain rights in law as "Right of access to cemetery on privately owned or leased property." As with any situation you should hire a lawyer if you are in doubt about a situation.

Q. My brother sold family land to me and I haven’t gotten it put in my name. He filed bankruptcy without telling me.

April 1, 2024

A: This is not legal advice as to this specific question or case you have submitted but information I believe is relevant to your question. That said you should hire a lawyer to navigate all the possibilities before you. In general, these types of cases can involve many documents a lawyer will want to view. He will need all documentation involved, including filed land records and bankruptcy filings and the payment information and any emails or writings which may have been involved to review. Depending on the value of the real estate, you would need to decide whether the cost to investigate the status by an attorney is economically feasible based on the possible property value or recovery. Also, I suggest you weigh up all costs and to hire a lawyer help you make the decision in moving forward. Dont wait any longer to get advice. Time is of the essence. ... Read More