Zachary H. Starnes
Zachary Starnes
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About

Zach Starnes is a probate and business attorney whose practice is directed toward estate administration, probate litigation, estate planning and general corporate and business law.

He regularly assists clients with all aspects of estate administration and has significant experience handling probate litigation matters, including will contests and disputes between personal representatives and heirs or beneficiaries. Zach previously served as the General Administrator for Morgan County and currently serves as County Guardian & County Conservator for Morgan County and as the General Administrator for Lawrence County.

His estate planning practice includes the development of estate plans, including drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and other sophisticated estate planning instruments, and tailoring those estate plans to suit each client’s priorities.

Zach’s corporate practice includes routinely advising clients in all matters relating to their business operations, including entity selection and formation, as well as assisting clients with issues concerning the operation of corporations, limited liability companies, and other business and nonprofit organizations. He also has extensive experience in the drafting and review of sales contracts, buy-sell and shareholder agreements, employment agreements (including non-compete agreements and non-disclosure agreements), and various other contracts and agreements.

Zach is originally from south Arkansas and has lived in Decatur since 2012. He is a Deacon at the Beltline Church of Christ in Decatur, where he and his family attend. Zach’s wife, Kelli, is a Decatur native and they have four children – Cooper, Carter, Eliana, and Adeline.

Admissions
  • 2012, Alabama
  • 2012, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Law School Attended
  • Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, Class of 2012, J.D.
University Attended
  • Harding University, Class of 2008, B.S.
    • Public Administration
    • cum laude
  • Harding University, Class of 2009, M.B.A.
Professional Associations and Memberships
  • Alabama State Bar Association
  • Morgan County Bar Association
Civic Activities and Other Experiences
  • Beltline Church of Christ, Deacon
  • Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors, 2025-2026)
  • Decatur City Schools Foundation (President, 2021-2022; Board of Directors, 2018-2023)
  • Leadership Decatur - Morgan County, Graduate

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