Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Alabama Legal Team Since 1955
Since 1955, Blackburn Maloney & Schuppert has provided clients with tailored legal solutions addressing individual needs. Our practice spans sophisticated tax and estate planning, business formation, adoption, and comprehensive civil litigation representation. We prioritize client relationships, functioning as advisors, partners, and advocates while leveraging our team's collective expertise. Many clients represent second- and third-generation businesses and families we've supported through evolving legal landscapes. Our attorneys maintain deep familiarity with federal and state tax frameworks, agricultural regulations, and business succession planning.We serve Decatur, Alabama, North Alabama, and Southeast clients with localized expertise and regional compliance knowledge. Our multidisciplinary approach ensures clients receive integrated counsel across tax law, corporate governance, and estate administration. We emphasize proactive planning for business transitions, retirement strategies, and intergenerational wealth transfer. Our team includes licensed mediators specializing in alternative dispute resolution to minimize litigation costs. This enduring commitment to comprehensive legal stewardship has defined our practice for over six decades.
Services
Agricultural Law
Civil Litigation
Commercial Transactions
Wills & Trusts
Tax Planning
Details
- Year established: 1955
Highlights and features
- We offer 65+ years of combined legal experience in Alabama's regulatory environment
- Our team provides integrated tax, estate, and business succession planning
- We maintain specialized expertise in USDA compliance and agricultural regulations
- Our attorneys serve as licensed mediators for cost-effective dispute resolution
- We support multi-generational clients with tailored estate and business planning
Services
Agricultural Law
Our agricultural law practice addresses farm business entity formation, USDA compliance, and estate planning for farming operations. We assist with equipment leasing, land acquisition, and federal program compliance across Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee. Our attorneys represent clients in USDA administrative hearings and develop FSA-compliant farm operating plans.
Business Transactions
We provide business formation services for corporations, LLCs, and partnerships. Our attorneys prepare governance documents, handle contract negotiations, and advise on business succession planning. We maintain corporate minute books and assist with employment agreements for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Civil Litigation
Our civil litigation team handles contract disputes, business torts, and probate litigation. We represent clients in collection matters, enforcement of security interests, and non-compete agreement disputes. We also offer mediation services to resolve commercial conflicts efficiently.
Wills & Trusts
We create customized estate plans including wills, trusts, and advance directives. Our services address business succession, tax minimization, and guardianship arrangements. We help clients develop strategies for retirement planning and special needs trust establishment.
Tax Planning
As Alabama's oldest tax law firm, we provide federal and state tax planning for businesses and individuals. Our services include entity selection for tax optimization, estate tax return preparation, and compliance strategies for agricultural enterprises.
People
J. Gilmer Blackburn
Founding attorney with expertise in agricultural law and business succession planning. Active in community development initiatives throughout North Alabama.
Mark Daniel Maloney
Specializes in USDA compliance and federal farm program representation. Provides tax planning services for agricultural enterprises across the Southeast.
Lynn Belt Schuppert
Corporate law attorney focusing on business formation and governance documents. Advises on contract drafting and employment policy development.
Kenneth M. Schuppert, Jr.
Civil litigation specialist and licensed Alabama mediator. Handles business disputes and alternative dispute resolution for commercial clients.
Gay Blackburn Maloney
Estate planning attorney specializing in intergenerational wealth transfer strategies and trust administration for family-owned businesses.
Questions
What practice areas does Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert specialize in?
We focus on agricultural law, business transactions, civil litigation, estate planning, and federal/state tax law for individuals and businesses.
Do you handle USDA compliance matters for agricultural clients?
Yes, our attorneys represent clients in USDA program compliance, FSA hearings, and agricultural regulatory requirements across six Southeastern states.
Can you assist with business succession planning?
Our team provides comprehensive business succession strategies including entity restructuring, ownership transfers, and estate tax minimization.
Do you offer alternative dispute resolution services?
Yes, we provide mediation services through our licensed Alabama mediator for business and civil litigation matters.
What estate planning services do you offer?
We create customized wills, trusts, advance directives, and tax strategies to manage intergenerational wealth transfer and business succession.
