Background
Adcox, C. Barton was born on December 15, 1955 in Jasper, Alabama, United States.
Adcox, C. Barton was born on December 15, 1955 in Jasper, Alabama, United States.
University of Alabama (Bachelor of Science, 1978. Juris Doctor, 1981); Emory University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1982).
Worked at Phelps, Jenkins, Gibson & Fowler, Limited liability partnership (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) specializing in General Business, Tax and Corporate Matters, including Banking, Business Formation, Bonds and Tax-exempt Financing, Securities, Estate Planning and Administration, Trusts, Sales and Acquisitions of Businesses, Business Financing, Real Estate Development, Condominium Law, Commercial Transactions, Health Care Law, Employer Benefits and Retirement Plans, Creditor Rights, Environmental Law, Trademark and Copyright, Labor/Employment, and Tax Procedure and Litigation. General Litigation, Employment Discrimination Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Products Liability, Workers" Compensation, School Law, Family Law, Real Estate Law, Condemnation Proceedings, Local Government Law, and Business, Tax, and Corporate Related Litigation Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Alabama.
1982, United States.
Tax Court. Member, Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority Board of Directors, 1993. Treasurer, 1997. Member, City of Tuscaloosa Industrial Development Board.
Vice-President, 1997. Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Sections on: Taxation.
Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law).
The firm was officially organized in 1968 by senior partner Sam M. Phelps as a successor to the Mize, Spiro & Phelps firm that was founded in 1940. As one of the largest and oldest firms in West Alabama, the Phelps firm has established a well-balanced mix between the attorneys in the firm who practice mainly in litigation and those engaged primarily in business, tax and corporate law.
Member, Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority Board of Directors, 1993. Treasurer, 1997. Member, City of Tuscaloosa Industrial Development Board. Vice-President, 1997.
Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Sections on: Taxation.
Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law).