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Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 6, 2020

Memphis lawyer Lloyd C. Kirkland Jr. died Aug. 4 at 92. A Memphis native, Kirkland received his undergraduate and law degrees from Yale University before returning to Memphis where he practiced law for 67 years. After becoming licensed in 1953, he began his legal career at Taylor and Taylor until he started his own practice in 1963. Kirkland remained a solo practitioner for the rest of his career, specializing in wills and estates. Shortly before his death, when he was still regularly going to court, he was the oldest practicing lawyer in Memphis. Throughout his career, Kirkland was an active supporter of Memphis Area Legal Services, where there is a conference room named in his honor, and he served many times as a special judge in Probate Court. Because of COVID-19, a small graveside ceremony will be held Monday for family only, with a memorial service to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to Memphis Area Legal Services Inc., Suite 1100, Falls Building, 22 North Front Street, Memphis, TN 38103 or online at malsi.org.