Castilla

"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.

• State & Local Tax
• Tax Credits
• Real Estate Development & Finance
• Public Finance
• Public Finance Tax
• Tax
• Taxation of Businesses
• Tax Exempt Organizations
• Tax Controversy
• Economic Development
• Governmental Finance

• Martindale-Hubbell®
  • AV-Preeminent Peer Review Rated, 1998-2021
• Best Lawyers in America®
  • Corporate Law, 2013-2023
  • Litigation & Controversy, 2011-2023
  • Tax Law, 2001-2023
  • 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 Business Journal, Mississippi’s 50 Leading Attorneys for Leadership in Law 2010
• Corporate Counsel Magazine, Top Lawyer
• Who's Who Legal: USA
  • Corporate Tax, 2006

• Mississippi, 1985
• District of Columbia, 1987
• U.S. Tax Court

• 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

• American Bar Association
  • Section on Taxation
  • Special Committee on Minority Recruitment
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Arts Alliance of Jackson and Hinds County
  • Former Board Member, 1986-1992
  • Past President, 1986-1982
• Capital Area Bar Association
  • Past President, 2005-2006
  • Board of Directors, 1995-1997
• Community Foundation of Greater Jackson
  • Board of Trustees
• Jackson 2000
  • Former Board Member and Chairman
• Jackson State University Development Foundation
  • Board of Directors
• Jackson State University eCenter Foundation
  • President
  • Board Member
• Madison County Business League and Foundation
  • Board of Directors
• Metro Jackson Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Member of the Board of Directors
• Millsaps College
  • Former Member of the Board of Trustees
• Millsaps College Else School of Management
  • Advisory Board
• "MINACT, Inc."
  • Board of Directors
• Mississippi Economic Council
  • Board of Directors
  • Chairman, 2014-2015
• Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Mississippi Symphony
  • Board Member, 1992-1994
• Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project
• Mississippi Bar Association
  • Ethics Committee
  • Task Force on Multidisciplinary Practice
  • President-Elect Nominating Committee
  • Bylaws Committee
    • Chairman, 1994-1995
  • Lawyers Assistance Committee
  • Long Range Planning Committee
• Mississippi Baptist Health Systems
  • Board Member
• Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
  • Board Member

• 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.