Judge James P. Naftel

Jefferson County Probate Court

Judge Naftel received his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Mississippi, and his J.D., magna cum laude, from The University of Alabama School of Law. His practice concentrates in the areas of Estate planning (advice, planning, drafting and implementation of wills and trusts); probate (estate administration, guardianship, conservatorship); estate administration; and estate litigation. Mr. Naftel is a member of the American Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trusts Section), the Alabama State Bar Association, the Estate Planning Council of Birmingham, and the Birmingham Bar Association.