James Robert Turnipseed Mobile, Alabama,
| Partner | |
| phone | 251-405-1300 (Office) 251-405-1311 (Direct) |
| fax | 251-432-6843 |
| jrt@ajlaw.com | |
Robert joined the firm as a partner in 2011. Robert is a 1993 graduate of Auburn University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with a concentration in Technical and Professional Communication. He received his law degree in 1996 from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, and thereafter received an L.L.M. in Taxation from the University of Alabama School of Law, graduating with High Honors. He served as a law clerk for Justice Reneau Almon of the Alabama Supreme Court in 1996, and has been in private practice since 1997.
Robert’s practice focuses primarily in the areas of trusts and estates, business succession planning, business transactions, bankruptcy, tax planning and probate. He is currently a Vice-Chair for the Closely Held Business Committee of the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association, and has been a speaker or panel participant both locally and nationally on a variety of tax and business planning topics. Robert is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Mobile and is a current member and past vice chair of the Probate Section of the Mobile Bar Association. Robert is also a member of Class 6 of the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum (2009) and was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Alabama Super Lawyers in 2011.
Robert is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Mississippi and Alabama, as well as the Fifth and Eleventh U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
- Areas of Practice:
- Tax
- Estate Planning and Trusts
- Bankruptcy
- Business Transactions
- Probate Administration
- Commercial Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Alabama, 1996
- Mississippi, 1997
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 1997
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 1997
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 1997
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Alabama, 1997
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama, 1997
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Alabama, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1997
- Education:
- The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama,
2006
L.L.M.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Tax - Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
J.D.
Honors: Dean's List (All Semester)
Law Journal: American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Student Materials Editor, 1994 - 1996 - Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama,
1993
B.A.
Honors: Order of Omega (1992)
Major: English
- Published Works:
- Deposition Preparation and Defense for the Young Lawyer (With Kyle A. Lansberry), For the Defense, Defense Research Institute, Volume 42, No.1, January, 2000; republished in Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Vol. 14, Nos. 42 and 43, August 21, 28, 2000, and 24 American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Fall, 2000,
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue Services V.Schleir: Taxability of ADEA Damage Awards, 19 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 704, 1996
- Business Succession Planning: Do You Know Who is Next in Line?, The Business View, Mobile Chamber of Commerce, March, 2010
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Speaker, Paralegal Training Seminar, Sterling Education Services, 2004
- Speaker, Landlord-Tenant Law: The Effect of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 on Landlords & Tenants, National Business Institute, January 23, 2007
- Speaker, Drafting and Enforcing Commercial Leases, Sterling Education Services, November 27, 2001
- Speaker, Limited Liability Companies- Trends and Developments, National Business Institue, December 11, 2007
- Speaker, Entity Formalities Governance and Dissolution, American Bar Association, Closely Held Business Committee, January 18, 2007
- Speaker, Landlord-Tenant Law in Alabama, Sterling Education Services, July 8, 2008
- Speaker/Moderator, Practical, Psychological and Ethical Issues in Representing the Family Business, American Bar Association, Closely Held Business Committee, January 21, 2011
- Moderator, Non-Tax Issues in Business Succession Planning, American Bar Association Fall Meeting, Closely Held Business Committee, October 21, 2011
- Honors and Awards:
- Rising Star, Alabama Super Lawyers, 2011
- Member, Class 6 of the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum , 2009
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association, Taxation and Real Property/Probate Sections, Member
- Closely Held Businesses Committee, ABA Tax Section, 2005 - Present
- Vice Chair
- Alabama Bar Association, Member, 1996 - Present
- Mobile Bar Association, Member
- Vice Chair of the Probate Section
- Estate Planning Council of Mobile, Inc., 2009 - Present
- Member
- Mississippi Bar Association, Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Alabama Supreme Court, Justice Reneau Almon, Law Clerk, 1996 - 1997
- Burr & Forman, Attorney/Partner, 1997 - 2011
- Pro Bono Activities:
- General Counsel, Victory Health Partners, 2010 - 2011
- Past Member, Board of Trustees, St. Luke's Episcopal School, 2003 - 2009
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Delta Theta
