Ms. Lamar has practiced in the areas of Wills, Estates and Trusts and Fiduciary litigation since 1989. She regularly represents individuals in the estate planning process, as well as individual and corporate fiduciaries in the area of estate and trust administration. She also regulary represents individual and corporate fiduciaries or beneficiaries estate and trust litigation. Her estate planning practice focuses primarily on assisting clients with the thoughtful management of their wealth and appropriate planning for family members with special needs and circumstances, and includes sophisticated will and trust drafting; estate and gift tax planning; charitable planning; insurance and employee benefit planning; and a variety of wealth transfer techniques. Her estate administration practice is designed to help clients fulfill their testamentary and tax objectives, while strengthening family relationships. She regularly advises individual and corporate fiduciaries and has successfully represented corporate fiduciaries such as the Personal Trust Department of Regions Bank and First American Bank in numerous court proceedings.
Prior To Maynard Cooper:
Ms. Lamar served as a law clerk to Seybourn H. Lynne, Senior Judge of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Yale Law School
(J.D., 1988); Phi Eta Sigma Scholarship; American Association of University Women Fellowship; The Yale Law Journal, Senior Editor; The Yale Journal of International Law, Editor; Student Representatives, Chair
Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1985); summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa
The Best Lawyers in America® 2005-2011, Trust and Estates
Alabama Super Lawyers, 2009-2010, Trust & Estate Litigation
Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent Rating
Admitted to Practice:
Alabama
Professional Affiliations:
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
American Bar Association
National Association of Estate Planners
Alabama State Bar Association
Alabama Bar Institute
Estate Planning Council of Birmingham
Birmingham Bar Association
Civic Activities:
YWCA, Board of Directors, 2004 - Present, Junior Board Member, 1997 – 2004, Past President
Yale Law School Alumni Association, Class Secretary
Birmingham-Southern College, Planned Giving Advisory Council
