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Sarah S. Johnston is Shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation section in Birmingham, Alabama. Since 2004, she has represented clients in estate and tax planning, trust and estate administration, trust and estate litigation, wealth preservation, and business succession planning. Sarah also regularly advises clients with estate planning for retirement.
Designated as an Accredited Estate Planner (AEP®) by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, Sarah drafts wills, trusts, prenuptial agreements, and a wide array of documents to assist with planning for estate taxes, wealth transfer, blended families, special needs, and incapacity. Additionally, she assists with pro ami settlements for individuals with special needs.
After the death of a loved one, Sarah advises and represents fiduciaries, individual and corporate, and beneficiaries in estate and trust administrations. When disputes arise, she represents clients in probate court and provides litigation support for estate and trust matters in circuit court. As part of her probate practice, Sarah assists with establishing guardianships and conservatorships.
Mr. Bostick is a member of the Trusts and Estates Practice Group in the Birmingham office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Mr. Bostick received his B.S. from Auburn University, his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law and his LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Bostick is a member of the Alabama Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association and the Estate Planning Council of Birmingham. His practice primarily involves estate and trust planning and administration, business succession planning and taxation.
Peter's practice focuses on trust and estate litigation matters, with particular emphasis on will contests, estate and trust administration matters, joint account or joint ownership of property disputes, power of attorney litigation, and general representation of fiduciaries (including trust institutions or corporate trustees), and beneficiaries of estates and trusts. Additionally, Peter routinely handles adversarial and non-adversarial guardianship and conservatorship matters, and has been appointed to mediate various trust and estate administration disputes.
Roman was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He attended undergraduate, graduate and law school at the University of Alabama. He practiced law in Tuscaloosa for a couple of years then practiced with the Montgomery, Alabama firm of Beasley Allen for 17 years. As a lawyer, Roman had a multi-jurisdictional practice and was licensed to practice law in 8 states and over 35 federal jurisdictions. He has represented individuals, businesses, insurance companies and state governments. In January of 2017, Roman was appointed as a trial judge in Montgomery County. In June of 2018 he became the General Counsel of the Alabama State Bar. He is married to Caroline Thames Shaul and has three daughters, Anne Kingsley (14), Isabel (13) and Thompson (6).
Adrianne Thompson is an attorney in the Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation practice group of Dentons Sirote PC in their Tuscaloosa office. She is a graduate of Cumberland School of Law and previously worked in trust administration prior to joining the firm in 2022. Her practice includes assisting families and individuals with structuring tax-efficient estate and business succession plans, planning with marital agreements, and advising on all aspects of estate and trust administration. She regularly advises clients on closely held business entity formation and restructuring as well as assisting individuals and organizations with the planning and structuring of charitable gifts.
