Ralph H. Yeilding

Ralph H. Yeilding

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Awarded Practice Areas
Trusts and Estates
Awarded Practice Areas
Trusts and Estates
Ralph H. Yeilding
Ralph H. Yeilding
Birmingham, AL
Works at
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

301 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

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.

Works at
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

301 Best Lawyers awards

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • University of Virginia, LL.B., graduated 1984
  • Davidson College, BA, graduated 1979

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association

Affiliations

  • Alabama State Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American College of Probate and Trust, Counsel - Fellow
  • Birmingham Bar Association - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Trusts and Estates
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Trusts and Estates, Birmingham (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers, Estate Planning & Probate, 2009-2013
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow

Case History

Cases
  • Other Court Admissions
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama

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