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Jo Karen Parr

Jo Karen Parr

P: (334) 420-2957

F: (334) 834-3172

E: parr@copelandfranco.com

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Biography

Jo's practice is focused on family wealth transfers and civil tax litigation. She was the first woman certified public accountant in Alabama to become a practicing attorney, and for over thirty-five years, she has assisted families in planning for the effective transfer of wealth to younger generations while achieving significant asset protection for the family unit.

Her transfer strategies utilize family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and other closely held business entities, as well as various types of trusts. In addition to being an effective estate planner, Jo has a proven track record successfully representing individuals, corporations, estates and trusts in federal and state tax controversies, both at the administrative level and in federal courts. During her career, Jo has also managed forensic investigations associated with the prosecution and defense of a number of high profile white collar criminal cases, and she works closely with civil litigators in the development and presentation of the forensic aspects of financial litigation.

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  • Business / Commercial / Consumer Litigation

  • Wills, Trusts and Estates

  • Tax Law

Practice Areas
  • Education
    B.A., University of Alabama (1979) J.D., University of Alabama School of Law (1982)
  • Associations & Community Involvement
    Past President, Alabama State Bar Past Board of Bar Commissioners, Alabama State Bar Past President, Montgomery County Bar Association Chairman, Alabama State Bar Committee on Character & Fitness Member, Creation and Implementation of Jury Questionnaire Program for Montgomery County Member of Committee for Creation and Implementation of Jury Questionnaire Program for United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Committee for Magistrate Appointments for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Member of Committee for Expansion of Rules Governing Unauthorized Practice of Law for the Alabama State Bar Member of Committee for Rules Governing Admission to the Alabama State Bar Past Huntington College Board of Trustees Leadership Montgomery Director, Attorneys Insurance Mutual of the South, Inc. Past President, Hospice of Montgomery Past President, Goodwill of Montgomery Past President, Red Cross of Central Alabama Trustee, Dexter C. Hobbs Scholarship Program Past Vestry Member, Episcopal Church of the Ascension Past Director, The Montgomery Academy Past Member, various election committees for trial court judges in Montgomery County
  • Honors & Awards
    Alabama Law Foundation (Membership Limited to 1% of Alabama State Bar) Fellow, American Bar Association Best Lawyers in America, various "Lawyer of the Year" - "Bet-the-Company Litigation," “Commercial Litigation” and “Mediation” for numerous years Mid-South Super Lawyers (2018-2024) Alabama Super Lawyer (2008-2017) American Inns of Court Outstanding Moot Court Oral Advocate Award Law School Moot Court – Winning Team National Trial Advocacy Team Martindale-Hubbell, AV Peer Review Rated; AV Rating and AV Judicial Rating
  • News
    Copeland installed as 140th President of Alabama State Bar Copeland voted President-Elect of the Alabama State Bar
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