Thomas F. Tom Garth

Thomas F. Tom Garth

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

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Mobile, Alabama
51+ years experience
Phelps Dunbar LLP
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101 Dauphin Street, Suite 1000, Mobile, AL 36602
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Tom Garth practices in the areas of taxation, corporate and estate tax, estate planning, qualified retirement plan, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, foreign tax planning, securities, and health care. He has practiced before Probate Courts, State Courts, U. S. District Courts, and Tax Courts. Mr. Garth regularly represents clients in the formation of family limited partnerships, LLCs, grantor retained annuity trusts, grantor trusts and other leveraged estate planning opportunities. In addition, he regularly assists clients with estate tax return audits and handles large-scale IRS disputes. Mr. Garth has been a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel since 1989. Mr. Garth is the practice coordinator of the business group in the Mobile office. He was with Lyons, Pipes & Cook in Mobile before the firm joined Phelps Dunbar. He was an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1970-71, where he was stationed on the U.S.S. Lexington, CVT-16. Mr. Garth serves as the regional practice coordinator of Phelps Dunbar's business group. Tom Garth practices in the areas of taxation, corporate and estate tax, estate planning, qualified retirement plan, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, foreign tax planning, securities, and health care. He has practiced before Probate Courts, State Courts, U. S. District Courts, and Tax Courts. Mr. Garth regularly represents clients in the formation of family limited partnerships, LLCs, grantor retained annuity trusts, grantor trusts and other leveraged estate planning opportunities. In addition, he regularly assists clients with estate tax return audits and handles large-scale IRS disputes. Mr. Garth has been a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel since 1989. Mr. Navy from 1970-71, where he was stationed on the U.S.S. Lexington, CVT-16. Mr. Garth serves as the regional practice coordinator of Phelps Dunbar's business group.

Practice Areas

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Awards & Recognition

  • Lawyer of the Year: Tax Law, Mobile (2025)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Tax Law, Mobile (2015)
  • Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Mobile (2013)
  • Recognized: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Recognized: Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Recognized: Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Recognized: Tax Law
  • Recognized: Trusts and Estates
  • Special Focus: Corporate
  • Special Focus: Estate Planning
  • Special Focus: Income Tax
  • Special Focus: Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Giving
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Alabama Super Lawyers
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1993

Education

  • Samford University, J.D., graduated 1974
  • University of Virginia, BA, graduated 1970

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