PRACTICE AREAS
- Asset Protection
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Estate Tax Planning
- Gift Tax Planning
- Guardianship / Conservatorship
- Life Care Planning
- Long-term Care Planning
- Medicaid Planning /Applications
- Special Needs Planning
- Social Security Disability Review
- Trust and Estate Administration
- Trusts and Wills
- Veterans Benefits Planning and Application
JOB HISTORY
2015 - Formed Bradford & Holliman LLC and became a partner
2009 to 2015 - Sole Practitioner at Melanie Bradford LLC
2014 to Present - Executive Director for Alabama Family Trust, a non-profit administering special needs trusts.
2014 - Board Member for Alabama Family Trust
2012 to 2014 - Advisory Board Member for Alabama Family Trust
2009 to 2014 - Sole Practitioner at
Melanie Bradford LLC
2008 to 2014 - Adjunct Professor
Northeast Alabama State Community College
2005 to 2009 - Associate Attorney at Paulk Law Firm PC, Scottsboro, AL
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor of Law, cum laude 2005
Samford University
Cumberland School of Law
Member, Cumberland Law Review
Nominated to Membership, Curia Honoris
Bachelor of Arts, 1995
Magna cum Laude
Political Science and History
Athens State University
Melanie B. Holliman (formerly Melanie B. Bradford) enjoys solving problems for people and helping them reach their goals during her twelve years of legal experience in Alabama and Tennessee. She listens, learns your circumstances, helps you plan, and find solutions tailored to your specific situation. These solutions become a course of action that produces a brighter tomorrow for you and your loved ones.
Melanie has become especially knowledgeable in the field of special needs planning and has set up numerous special needs trusts throughout Alabama, in addition to providing advice to clients, attorneys, and other professionals on establishing special needs trusts and properly administering them. As a result, Melanie is a frequent guest speaker at local events.
Please visit the Events page to see what free law seminars and workshops are planned for the near future.
With offices in Pelham and Scottsboro, Melanie B. Holliman serves Jefferson, Shelby, Jackson, Madison, Marshall and DeKalb Counties.
AWARDS
Ten Best Customer Satisfaction – Elder Law Division | American Institute of Legal Counsel | 2019 |
Top Attorneys in Birmingham | Birmingham Bar Association and Birmingham Magazine | 2019 |
Top Flight Attorney | B-Metro Magazine | 2019 |
Top 100 – Wills, Estates, Trusts & Probate | The National Advocates | 2019 |
Women Attorneys to Watch | B-Metro Magazine | 2018 |
Top Elder Law Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2018 |
Top Flight Attorney | B-Metro Magazine | 2018 |
Attorneys to Watch in 2018
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Attorney At Law Magazine – North Alabama edition | 2018 |
Top Women Attorneys | B-Metro Magazine | 2017 |
Top Lawyer: Stars of the Bar | B-Metro Magazine | 2017 |
Top Probate Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2017 |
Top Elder Law Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2017 |
10 Best Elder Law Attorneys | American Institute of Legal Counsel | 2017 |
Top Elder Law Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2016 |
Top Trust Attorney | Birmingham Magazine | 2016 |
Top Lawyer: Stars of the Bar | B-Metro Magazine | 2016 |
Let me help you solve problems, protect your nest egg, and care for your disabled or elderly loved ones.
Call me at 205-663-0281 or connect with me by email for a free initial consultation in person, by phone, or by video conference.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Alabama Bar Association
2005 to Present - Member
Elder Law Section:
2011 to 2012 - Board Member
2010 to 2011 – President
2009 to 2010 – Vice President
2008 to 2009 – Secretary
Tennessee Bar Association
2014 to Present - Member
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member Since 2009
2014 – Served on Planning Committee for
National Annual Elder Law Conference
2012 to Present – Planning Committee for
Alabama Annual Elder Law Conference
CLE Alabama
Planning Committee for annual Elder Law Conferences (2012-present)
Alabama Family Trust
Executive Director/Board Member since 2014
National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
Elder Counsel
Wealth Counsel
American Bar Association
COURT ADMITTANCE
All Alabama Courts
All Tennessee Courts
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court,
Northern District of Alabama