Alan Zeigler practices with the Zeigler Law Firm with offices in Birmingham and Wetumpka.  He was born and raised in the Talladega County town of Oak Grove and attended Sylacauga city schools, graduating from Sylacauga High School.  Following high school he received a congressional appointment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  At the Academy, Alan was an eight semester Dean’s List student and was selected to the Commandant’s List for military excellence for six semesters and to the Superintendent’s List for overall accomplishment for six semesters.  Upon graduation from the Academy, Alan was admitted with advanced standing to the University of California at Los Angeles.  At UCLA, he attended the Anderson School of Management earning his Masters of Business Administration degree.

After graduation from UCLA, Alan served as a procurement officer on major Department of Defense contracts for the Air Force.  He gained recognition as Air Force Systems Command Junior Officer of the Year for his work on management systems utilizing advanced modeling techniques to aid cost and schedule control of multi-billion dollar procurement projects.  While stationed in the Washington, DC area, he was enrolled at the University of Maryland School of Law.  He resigned his Air Force commission in order to study law full time, returned to his native Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law.

After law school, Alan worked first in the corporate world, utilizing his financial management and analysis skills as well as his legal background in roles ranging from operations management to project and personnel administration.  His efforts have consistently been focused upon analyzing complex situations and managing to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.  After living with his family in various locations from New York to California, he returned to Alabama in 1998.  He and his family make their home in Mountain Brook.

Alan’s private practice is concentrated in matters concerning elder law.  He has a special interest in long term care finance and related legal issues requiring not only conformance with the law but also detailed financial analysis and planning, including Medicaid eligibility and asset protection planning.  His Birmingham area office is located off Highway 31 at Brookwood Medical Center Drive in The 1776 Building, 1776 Independence Court, Suite 304, Birmingham, AL 35216.  To better serve the metro Montgomery area, he has an office in Wetumpka located at 194 Fort Toulouse Road, Suite D  He has spoken throughout Alabama on elder law issues and maintains an active speaking schedule to educate groups on these important areas of concern.  Alan feels that providing information based upon the facts dispels destructive rumors and encourages people to make responsible decisions about the important areas affecting the personal, family and financial well-being of his clients as well as of the citizens of Alabama at large.

Alan has been married to Nancy Sallas Zeigler for 22 years.  They have three children:  Emily (a senior at the University of Alabama majoring in accounting), Zach (12th grade, Mountain Brook High School) and Mary (10th grade, Mountain Brook High School).  They are active members at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church.