Chip Browder | Estate Planning

Law office of Browder & Welborn, LLC

Chip Browder | Law office of Browder & Welborn, LLC

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Firm Summary

Herbert E. “Chip” Browder is originally from south Alabama, and has been providing legal services to people in Tuscaloosa and throughout the state of Alabama for nearly 25 years. Chip also has an extensive business management background, having managed his family’s hardwood veneer business and timber investments for over ten years prior to entering law school.

His knowledge of closely-held businesses continues to provide beneficial for those who have ownership interests in businesses. With two degrees in accounting from the University of Alabama and a master’s of law degree in taxation from the New York University School of Law, Chip is well-equipped to handle even the most complex accounting and tax issues involved in accomplishing client goals. Chip has been an annual lecturer for the past several years on Estates and Trusts at the University of Alabama Law School’s Annual “Bridge the Gap” and “Will Drafting” Seminars for young lawyers in the state, and he is a frequent seminar speaker.

Bar Admissions:

Alabama (1991)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (1991)
U.S. Court of Federal Claims (1992)
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama (1992)
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama (1992)
U.S. Tax Court (1991)

Education:

New York University (L.L.M. in Taxation – 1992)
The University of Alabama School of Law (J.D. – 1991)
The University of Alabama (M.S. in Accounting – 1977)
The University of Alabama (B.S. in Accounting – 1975)

Honors:

Outstanding Third Year Editorial Board Member Award, and Senior Lead Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1990-1991
Richard S. Manley Local Government Law Award at the University of Alabama School of Law
Federal Tax Clinic Award at the University of Alabama
Prentice-Hall Federal Tax Award
Lead Counsel Rated Attorney in Estate Planning Law
Client Distinction Award from martindale.com

Activities:

American Bar Association (Closely-Held Businesses, Probate and Real Property, Urban, State, and Local Government Law, Taxation, and Trusts Sections)

Presentations:

Bridge the Gap Seminars at the University of Alabama School of Law (1998-2007)
Estate Planning and Probate Seminars at the University of Alabama School of Law (2008-2014)
“Use of LLCs in Asset Protection and Estate Planning” Presenter (Alabama Probate & Estate Planning Conference, Birmingham, AL, May 12, 2017)
“How to Use a LLC in Alabama to Protect Estate Assets” Presenter (Alabama Probate & Estate Planning Conference, Birmingham, AL, May 10, 2018)
“Taxation of LLCs – Top Attorney Mistakes” Presenter (Alabama Business Law Conference, Hoover, Alabama, October 26, 2018)
“Alabama Probate Law and Procedure: The Administration of Estates” Presenter (CLE Alabama, University of Alabama School of Law, November 2, 2018)
“Using LLCs to Purchase Real Estate” Presenter, and “Using LLCs in Asset Protection and Estate Planning” Presenter (NBI, Birmingham, Alabama, November 8, 2018)
“How to Use an LLC in Alabama to Protect Estate Assets” Presenter (Alabama Probate & Estate Planning Conference, Hoover, Alabama, May 9, 2019)