Jennifer K. Wales

Jennifer K. Wales is a shareholder and partner practicing family law and probate matters in Birmingham, Alabama. Her work includes divorce, domestic relations, child custody, child support, wills, and estate administration. She assists clients dealing with important family changes and questions about how an estate should be handled. Her practice brings together matters that often require careful documentation, an understanding of legal procedures, and attention to the needs of the people involved.

Jennifer graduated from Huntingdon College in 2001. She earned her J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 2004 with a Certificate in International Law. During law school, she attended programs in Vienna, Budapest, Prague, and Dublin. She then completed an LL.M. in international trade, regulation, and European Union law at Trinity College Dublin in 2005. That academic background adds an international perspective to her legal training.

Jennifer returned to Birmingham after completing her graduate studies and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2006. She joined her present practice as of counsel in January 2007 and later became a shareholder and partner. Her experience covers divorce and related family disputes as well as probate, wills, and estate administration. These different matters call for reviewing family circumstances, legal obligations, and the documents that govern important personal decisions.

Jennifer K. Wales is a member of the Alabama State Bar, Birmingham Bar Association, and American Bar Association. She also contributed a chapter addressing European Contract Law and the international trade principle of lex mercatoria to a textbook first published in 2006. Her legal writing and advanced study complement a Birmingham practice focused on family and estate issues. She helps clients understand the procedures and choices involved in these significant legal matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Beddow, Erben, Bowen & Wales, PA
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member, Birmingham Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Alabama

Education

• Trinity College Dublin
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• Loyola University New Orleans, School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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