Alveno N. Castilla
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He is a groundbreaking lawyer and knows how to negotiate complicated agreements with Federal and State officials. He is extremely professional and confident in his approach as a representative of our firm.
George Ledbetter
Manager, Property, Sales & Use Taxes
Wellman, Inc.
Manager, Property, Sales & Use Taxes
Wellman, Inc.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1985
- District of Columbia, 1987
- U.S. Tax Court
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV-Preeminent Peer Review Rated, 1998-2017
- The Best Lawyers in America®
- Corporate Law, 2013-2020
- Litigation & Controversy, 2011-2020
- Tax Law, 2001-2020
- Litigation & Controversy – Tax: Lawyer of the Year [Jackson, MS], 2013
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Tax, 2006-2012
- Certified Public Accountant, Mississippi and Tennessee
- Leadership Jackson
- Mississippi’s 50 Leading Attorneys for Leadership in Law 2010, Mississippi Business Journal
- Top Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Magazine
- Who's Who Legal: USA
- Corporate Tax, 2006
Education & Honors
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1985
- Editor-in-Chief, Virginia Tax Review
- Daniel Caplin Tax Award
- Edwin S. Cohen Tax Scholarship
- Millsaps College, M.B.A., with honors, 1982
- Millsaps College, B.A., 1975
In the News
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Butler Snow Attorney Alveno N. Castilla Named Among Mississippi’s Most Influential African Americans
- 158 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers®, 18 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Butler Snow Ranked as a Top 10 Private Bond Counsel Firm Nationally by Thomson Reuters Top Legal Counsel Review
- 147 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers®, 18 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Corporate Close-Up: Mississippi’s Ambiguous Apportionment Rules for Manufacturers - Bloomberg BNA
- Butler Snow Selected as Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ 2013 North American Team of the Year Finalist
- Music City Achievers - Castilla
- On The Move - Castilla and Wicks More...
- Castilla and Wicks Join Butler Snow
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Co-Author, LAW ELEVATED — Recent tax changes to encourage development & new investment, Mississippi Business Journal, September 7, 2018.
- Author, "Technology Footprint," January 2012.
- Presenter, "What To Do When the IRS (Revenue or Special Agent) Shows Up," April 2010.
- Presenter, "Stimulating Your Practice" – An Overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, April 2009.
- Presenter, "Analysis of Selected Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," March 2009.
- Presenter, "Anatomy of a Real Estate Development Loan Commitment (or ‘Jumping Through the Hoops’ and then some)," April 2005.
Recent Blogs
- U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Physical Presence Test Giving States Authority to Collect Sales Tax from Remote Sellers
- How Selected New Federal Provisions Will Affect Current Comparable Mississippi Tax Law Provisions
- New Opportunity: Make Sure Your Communities Are Included
- Mississippi Supreme Court Finally Disconnects The Line On Dividend Exclusion Statute In The AT&T Case
- Mississippi Legislature Passes Significant Tax Relief