Atty. Brian T. Williams
Brian Williams’ practice includes estate planning, estate and trust litigation, estate and trust administration, federal and state tax, and corporate and business transactions and issues. He practiced for 6 years as an in house counsel for a publicly traded corporation before entering private practice with his present firm in 1986.
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Brian T. Williams is a trusts, employment, tax, and tax litigation attorney based in Birmingham, Alabama, practicing at Dominick Feld Hyde PC. Admitted to practice in Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association. Educated at The University of Alabama (LL.M, 1985) and Samford University (J.D., 1979). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Trusts and Estates (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation and Controversy - Tax (2026). Serands clients in Birmingham, AL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Brian Williams’ practice includes estate planning, estate and trust litigation, estate and trust administration, federal and state tax, and corporate and business transactions and issues
- He practiced for 6 years as an in house counsel for a publicly traded corporation before entering private practice with his present firm in 1986
- Brian graduated cum laude from the University of Alabama in 1976, B.S. degree/accounting major
- He obtained his J.D. degree in 1979 from Cumberland School of Law and his LL.M. in Taxation (with honors) from the University of Alabama in 1985
- He was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1979 and also has been admitted to practice in the U. S. District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama, the U. S. Tax Court, and the Fifth and Eleventh U.S
- Circuit Courts of Appeals HONORS “Litigation - Trusts & Estates” Lawyer of the Year - Best Lawyers’ 2014 Birmingham “Tax Law” Lawyer of the Year - Best Lawyers’ 2013 Birmingham “Litigation & Controversy – Tax” Lawyer of the Year - Best Lawyers’ 2012 Birmingham “Alabama Top 50” in Super Lawyers Alabama, 2011 edition Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, elected 1998 Peer review rated Preeminent AV by Martindale-Hubbell Listed in: Best Lawyers in America since 2001 (2014 practice areas: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Litigation & Controversy - Tax, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates) Super Lawyers since 2008 (Estate and Trust Litigation) Birmingham Magazine as one of Birmingham’s “Top Attorneys” (Trusts and Estates) MEMBERSHIPS Alabama Law Institute (currently serving on its Standing Trust Committee) Estate Planning Council of Birmingham (former Director) American, Alabama and Birmingham Bar Associations American Bar Association Section of Taxation Tax Section of the Alabama Bar Association (former Chairman) Former President and Director of the Federal Tax Clinic (President in 2006) Instructor for the Southern Trust School (teaching Estate Planning) Birmingham Estate Planning Study Group (serves as moderator)
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Brian T. Williams is one of 104,172 trusts attorneys indexed nationally. Browse trusts attorneys in Alabama →
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Practicing law in Alabama. Legal matters in Alabama are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Birmingham are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Alabama state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Alabama brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Alabama courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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