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Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC

United States 2025

Overview

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Since 1987, Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC has been known for its professional excellence, high ethical standards, and practical experience.

Our desire is to provide each client with appropriate, valued counsel in each of our chosen practice areas. A commitment to education includes online and printed publications, questionnaires, evaluations, audits and helpful seminars. Ongoing learning is in keeping with the values we hold with our clients and community.

At the center of our practice is the unique relationship we build with each client -- a relationship focused on meeting individual needs. We offer practical solutions from our combined knowledge and experience. We desire to serve as a faithful guide with respect to each client's matters and concerns.

As our firm remains current with the latest technological developments, we are also securely rooted in the principles of excellence, integrity, faithfulness, and respect -- a foundation of our values that is the core of our partnership with each client. We are ready to put our world of experience to work for you.

Rankings

Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC is metro ranked in 19 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

Birmingham
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for DUI / DWI Defense

Rankings

Regional Rankings

Birmingham
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Construction Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for DUI / DWI Defense
Tier 1 for Family Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 2 for Tax Law
Tier 3 for Corporate Law
Tier 3 for Insurance Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 3 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 3 for Mediation
Tier 3 for Nonprofit / Charities Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Mediation
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC has 14 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

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Main Location

Birmingham, AL
Synovus Center, Suite 400
800 Shades Creek Parkway
P.O. Box 530910
Birmingham, AL 35253-0910
United States
205-870-0555 Call our Birmingham, AL location at 205-870-0555 Get Directions Get directions to our Birmingham, AL location

Management and Personnel

Managing Partner
Phillip D. Corley, Jr.

Contacts

Taxation, Probate, Trusts and Estates
Glenn E. Estess, Jr. 205-870-0555
Real Estate Law and Commercial Transactions
Michael J. Brandt 205-870-0555
Pre-Litigation Dispute Resolution
William A. Ratliff 205-870-0555
Mergers and Acquisitions
R. Dale Wallace, Jr. 205-870-0555
Labor and Employment, Employee Relations, and Drug
Michael L. Jackson 205-870-0555
Insurance Law and Commercial Litigation
Cecil H. Macoy, Jr. 205-870-0555
Environmental and Natural Resources
Albert L. Jordan 205-870-0555
E-Commerce and Cyberlaw
William B. Stewart 205-870-0555
Corporations and Business Organizations
J. Birch Bowdre 205-870-0555
Constitutional, Election Law, and Local Government
Albert L. Jordan 205-870-0555
Church Law, Religious and Non-Profit Organizations
Glenn E. Estess, Jr. 205-870-0555
Bankruptcy, Workouts, and Creditor Rights
William A. Ratliff 205-874-0306
Alternative Dispute Resolution
William A. Ratliff 205-870-0555
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