Associate

Mr. Faulkner’s practice is centered on tax, corporate law, and employee benefits law, including various aspects of the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act (ERISA). He advises emerging and established businesses on tax issues, government contracting, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law. He advises individuals about retirement planning, estate planning, and marital planning, among other related issues.

Bar Admissions

Alabama, 2001

Court Admissions

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Courts

Northern District of Alabama
Middle District of Alabama
Southern District of Alabama

All Alabama state courts

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association
Section of Corporate Law
Section of Tax
Alabama Bar Association
Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association

Publications

"The Tort of Negligent Supervision and Personal Liability," Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, April 2006 (with George W. Royer).
"§ 1983 Claims and State Remedy Requirements," For the Defense, August 2005 (with George W. Royer).
"Still on the Backburner: Reforming the Judicial Selection Process in Alabama," Alabama Law Review (2001).

Education

LL.M., Taxation, 2010, New York University, New York, NY
Editor, Tax Law Review
J.D., summa cum laude, 2001, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Order of the Coif
Hugo Black Scholar
Dean M. Leigh Harrison Scholar
B.A., 1996, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Varsity Baseball Team

Community Involvement

Board of Directors, Schools Foundation, 2011–present
Board of Directors, Aids Action Coalition, 2008–2011
Board of Directors, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, 2011–present

Other Experience

Law Clerk for Judge Edward Carnes, United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Atlanta, GA (2001-2002).
Graduate study at Yale University in pursuit of a Ph.D. in American and English legal history (2002-2003).