R. Matthew Talley

About R.

Matt graduated from the University of Alabama with a Psychology Degree in 1994. He immediately entered graduate school and earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work with a concentration in Mental Health. Matt began working in a hospital setting and in 1998 met requirements to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Matt worked in direct practice with mentally ill adult and geriatric clients and ultimately became Program Coordinator of Mental Health Services. While still working in the mental health field, Matt enrolled in law school at Birmingham School of Law in 2002 and graduated in 2005. He left the hospital setting and began practicing law primarily in the areas of probate and family law. He joined the firm of Nolan Stewart in 2011 and became a partner in 2013. He left the firm in March 2016, to serve as Provisional Chief Clerk of Probate Court in Jefferson County. Matt returned to private practice in October of 2016 and became a member of Dempsey, Steed, Stewart, Ritchy & Gache’. Matt is a founding partner of Cornelius & Talley, PC. Matt has practice experience in many counties throughout Alabama and focuses on Probate Law and Estate Planning. He is asked to speak at many different venues on various legal topics. He is a member in good standing with the Alabama and Birmingham Bar Associations. Matt has been married to Michele Holland Talley for 20 plus years and they have three daughters. Michele has a Doctorate degree in Nursing and teaches in the School of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

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Robert D. Cornelius

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