Jeramie Fortenberry is the founder and managing member of Fortenberry Legal. He has helped hundreds of clients from across the Unites States with legal matters in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, LL.M. in taxation (2005).
- Tulane University School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude(2004).
- University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, B.A., with honors (2001).
Awards and Recognitions
- Selected by the Mississippi Business Journal as one of Mississippi’s Top 50 Attorneys for Leadership in Law “Class of 2010.”
- Appointed by Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann to serve on the Trust Laws Study Group of the 2009 Business Reform Study Group.
Professional Activities
- Vice Chairman of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Committee for the Young Lawyer’s Division, American Bar Association
- Liaison between the Real Property, Trust and Estate Committee for the Young Lawyer’s Division of the American Bar Association and the Trust and Estate Division of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Section of the American Bar Association
- Charitable Organizations Committee of the Charitable Planning and Exempt Organizations Group of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Section of the American Bar Association
- Asset Protection Committee of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Section of the American Bar Association
- Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
- Alabama Bar Association
- Mobile Bar Association (Alabama)
- Mississippi Bar Association, Business Law Section, Tax Section and Estates and Trusts Section
- American Bar Association, Tax Section and Real Property, Trust and Estate Section
Publications
- Often‐Missed Asset Protection Aspects of Estate Planning, Mississippi Business Journal (October 6‐12, 2008)
- The Importance of Business Succession Planning in the Overall Financial Plan, Mississippi Business Journal (October 1‐7, 2007)
- Deeds of Trusts and Mortgages, Mississippi Real Property Practice Manual
- Like Kind Exchange Basics, YLD 101 Practice Series, 2007
Representative Speaking Engagements
- The Mississippi Probate Process from A to Z, NBI Seminars, July 2012.
- 2012 Estate Planning Update, University of Mississippi Continuing Education 2012, 2012 Mississippi Law Update
- Taking Care of Business While You Can, Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, April 2011
- 2010 Estate Planning Update, University of Mississippi Continuing Education, 2010 Mississippi Law Update.
- A Practical Look at Estate Planning (“Top 10 Estate Planning Mistakes Opportunities”), University of Mississippi Continuing Education, 2008 Mississippi Law Update.
- Adjunct Instructor, Real Estate Law, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Spring 2008).
- Eviction and the Judicial Process, Landlord‐Tenant Law in Mississippi (May 2008).