Thad A. Davis
The Law Offices of Davis & Davis, LLC
I have practiced trust and estate law in the Birmingham, Alabama area for over twenty-two years. I primarily help people who are dealing with problems involving trusts and estates. That means I do will contests, trust contests, and all other litigation regarding trusts and estates. This also means that I help my clients with trusts and estates when the disputes aren't what most would think of as "full-blown" litigation. In those cases, I represent beneficiaries, trustees, and executors in figuring out solutions when the people involved can't agree.
Outside of litigation, I regularly represent clients in administering trusts and estates. I also help clients in drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and other documents to accomplish their estate planning.
Sometimes clients need help with a relative who can't take care of themselves. In those cases, I help my clients establish guardianships and/or conservatorships as needed.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call or e-mail to set up an appointment. I often do phone appointments for my clients' convenience!
The Alabama Bar requires the following statement: "No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers."
- University of Florida Levin College of Law
- LL.M. (2001) | Taxation
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- Honors: Graduate Editor, Florida Tax Review. John W. Thatcher full-tuition tax scholarship.
- University of Alabama School of Law
- J.D. (2000) | Law
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- Honors: Magna Cum Laude Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Advocate, National Moot Court Team.
- Activities: Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society. John W. Campbell Moot Court Board.
- Duke University
- B.A. (1992) | English & German
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- Honors: Cum Laude. Twentieth Century America freshman honors program.
- Member/Manager
- The Law Offices of Davis & Davis, LLC
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- Founded my current practice where we focus on probate, estate, trust, and related matters with an emphasis on litigation and administration.
- Associate
- Sirote & Permutt, P.C. (now Denton's Sirote)
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- As an attorney in the firm's estate planning department, I handled trust and estate planning, administration, litigation, and taxation issues.
- Undue Influence and Other Beneficiary Disputes, Continuing Legal Education, National Web Broadcast
- National Business Institute
- https://www.nbi-sems.com/ProductDetails/Undue-Influence-and-Other-Beneficiary-Disputes/Video-Webinar/92480ER_3737889
- AV Preeminent®
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Outstanding Faculty Award
- National Business Institute
- Awarded for continuing legal education speaking engagements.
- Clients’ Choice Award
- Avvo.com
- AV Preeminent®
- Martindale-Hubbell
- AV Preeminent®
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Alabama State Bar  # 0450T71D
- Member
- Current
- Alabama
- Alabama State Bar Association
- ID Number: 0450T71D
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Our contingency fee arrangements vary from traditional contingency fees where there are no fees owed unless we're successful to more "delayed hourly fees" where we only get paid at the end of the representation. Some cases are taken on a "hybrid" or "blended" basis where part of our payment is hourly and part is one a lowered contingency fee basis. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
If you have a legal issue and think you need our help, please contact me to see if we can reach a mutually agreeable fee arrangement.
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals
- Litigation regarding Nonprobate Assets (including deed and beneficiary contests)
- English: Spoken, Written
- German: Spoken, Written
- Q. Executor of a living will how long does he have to get it settled and can he stop siblings from getting information from
- A: I'm sorry that you're having an issue. I'm not sure I understand the question that you're asking so I'm going to answer as I understand it. I think you're asking how long does an executor of a will have to settle an estate and can the executor stop the other beneficiaries from getting information?
The answer to your question of how long an executor has to settle an estate in Alabama is, unfortunately, "it depends." A variety of factors can make it difficult for an executor to settle an estate. Litigation, disputes between the heirs, problems with real estate, and other situations can complicate estate administrations. However, an executor does ... Read More
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