M. Courtney Williams
Shareholder
Phone
(334) 241-8054
Courtney.Williams@chlaw.com
Courtney Williams currently serves as the Managing Director of the firm. His law practice involves advising companies and their owners on all aspects of their business, including employee benefits, succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, securities, as well as federal, state and local tax matters.
Courtney advises clients with regard to planning, formation, operation and termination of companies, including mergers and acquisitions, as well as tax and securities issues. He also represents clients with respect to federal, state and local tax matters and advises clients regarding proposed Alabama tax legislation.
Courtney regularly represents clients in connection with the formation, operation and termination of employee benefit plans. In addition to the design and drafting of these plans, he handles compliance matters involving the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor.
Education
LL.M., Taxation, New York University, 1999
J.D., summa cum laude, The University of Alabama School of Law, 1997
B.S.B.A., Accounting, cum laude, Auburn University, 1994
Bar Admissions
Alabama, 1997
Judicial Clerkship
Law Clerk to the Honorable Alex T. Howard, United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Honors and Awards
The Best Lawyers in America – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
Best Lawyers – Montgomery Tax Litigation & Controversy Lawyer of the Year, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022
Best Lawyers – Montgomery Tax Law Lawyer of the Year, 2017
Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award
Order of the Coif
Hugo L. Black Scholar
Bench and Bar Honor Society
Publications and Lectures
Alabama’s Master Guide to State Taxation, Tax Analysts’ State Tax OneDisc (2001)
Memberships, Affiliations, and Activities
Graduate Editor, Tax Law Review (New York University)
Alabama Law Review, Senior Editor
Alabama State Bar
American Bar Association
Montgomery Estate Planning Council
Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, Committee of 100
The Montgomery Academy, Board of Trustees
Alabama State Bar – Tax Section, Chairman (2007-2008)
Alabama Federal Tax Clinic, Inc., Board of Directors (2005-2013)
Dexter Avenue King Memorial Foundation, Inc., Board of Directors (2001- 2008)
Montgomery City-County Public Library, Board of Trustees (2010-2018)
Contact Information
150 South Perry Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
p: (334) 241-8054
f: (334) 323-8888