Atty. Ralph H. Yeilding
Ralph Yeilding is Chair of the firm's Trusts and Estates Practice Group. His primary areas of practice include estate and gift tax planning, estate and trust administration, IRS estate and gift tax audits and litigation, and state court probate and trust litigation.
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Ralph H. Yeilding is a trusts attorney based in Birmingham, Alabama, practicing at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Admitted to practice in Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association. Educated at University of Virginia (LL.B., 1984) and Davidson College (BA, 1979). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers, Estate Planning & Probate, 2009-2013 (2026). Serands clients in Birmingham, AL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Ralph Yeilding is Chair of the firm's Trusts and Estates Practice Group
- His primary areas of practice include estate and gift tax planning, estate and trust administration, IRS estate and gift tax audits and litigation, and state court probate and trust litigation
- Ralph regularly advises individuals and fiduciaries on a broad range of estate, trust and probate matters, including rendering advice concerning estate and gift tax planning, and drafting wills, trusts, family LLC's, limited partnerships and other family business entities
- In addition, Ralph has a very active practice handling a variety of estate and trust litigation matters
- Ralph is a Fellow in the American College of Probate and Trust Counsel and has been a frequent speaker at estate planning seminars for many years
- He is past President of and member of the Board of Directors of the Estate Planning Council of Birmingham
- He is listed in the Best Lawyers of America and also represents a number of private charitable foundations and serves as counsel to The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
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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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