Family Law

• Adoption
• Guardianship
  Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert’s attorneys provide professional expertise in the often sensitive area of guardianships and conservatorships. They can assist in creating guardianship / conservatorship of children or adults unable to care for themselves and helping resolve disputes regarding guardianship rights. In addition, the firm assists clients at early stages in an attempt to avoid the necessities of conservatorship.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Kenneth M. Schuppert, Jr., a member of Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert, principally practices in the areas of business and corporate law, real estate, probate, and litigation. Mr. Schuppert works with small to large businesses, providing personal and business planning and counseling. He also provides guidance with tax and succession planning and financial and asset management. Mr. Schuppert is an Alabama licensed mediator.
• Business Formation
  Since 1955, the attorneys of Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert have provided their clients with legal solutions tailored to the individual situation or need. Whether it is sophisticated tax and estate planning, business formation and governance, adoption of children, or almost anything in between, we strive to provide the highest quality legal representation.
• Business Disputes
  Gay Blackburn Maloney, a member of Blackburn Maloney and Schuppert, provides legal services focused primarily in the areas of estate planning, probate and estate administration, and business law. Her clients include individuals, family-owned businesses, charitable foundations, and tax-exempt organizations.
• Business Transactions
  The team of attorneys at Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert use their combined experience in other areas of the law, including business/corporate, creditor’s rights, collections, commercial transactions, probate and real estate to successfully represent businesses and individuals involved in civil litigation.
• Limited Liability Companies

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
• Non-compete Agreement

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert’s attorneys are not only experts in the area of real estate law, they are experts in the areas of agricultural, business and tax law, ensuring that their clients can receive legal consultation and services for all real estate-related matters. Kenneth M. Schuppert, Jr. has been an approved attorney for the Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company / Old Republic Title Insurance Company for more than 34 years.
• Real Estate Transactions
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  In the early 2000s, Steven C. Sasser joined the firm to supplement existing services offered and expand the services to include adoptions, landlord-tenant law, and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, thus allowing the firm to offer more complete services to its clients.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  The agricultural clients of Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert have unique legal needs which extend beyond other businesses. In addition to tax, employee law and general business legal services, the farmers, owners of farming operations and other agricultural-related clients which Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert represents also need help with fulfilling government regulatory requirements. Additionally, the firm’s attorneys assist farmers with estate planning, business succession planning and estate administration.
• Wills
  From simple wills and trusts to sophisticated and complex estate and trust planning, the attorneys of Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert take into account the goals of the family or business, federal and state tax laws, and the specific needs of the client. The firm’s attorneys represent individuals, business owners, family-owned businesses, corporations, limited liability entities, and limited partnerships, among others.
• Trusts
  As part of her estate planning, probate, and estate administration practice, Mrs. Maloney assists families and individuals in planning for their current needs and future goals. Her individualized approach to estate planning takes into consideration tax laws and the unique objectives of each client, including the establishment of special needs trusts for families with children or adults with disabilities. Mrs. Maloney also provides legal services to family-owned businesses, providing guidance for their current legal needs and assisting families in planning for the succession of business ownership through multiple generations.
• Power of Attorney
• Probate
  Having an extensive knowledge of the probate process, the attorneys of Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert offer all manner of probate services, including administration of wills and trusts and assistance with the settlement of estates. The attorneys help alleviate the stress often involved in estate and probate administration by assisting clients with the legal issues surrounding a death or incapacity of a family member, business owner or employee.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
• Tax Law
  As one of the oldest law firms practicing tax law in Alabama, Blackburn, Maloney and Schuppert has a long history of proven experience in assisting clients with all areas of federal and state taxation. In addition to providing business and individual tax law services, the firm also offers specialized tax services to farms, farming operations and other agricultural-related businesses.