Overview"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. Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV-Preeminent Peer Review Rated, 1998-2021
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Corporate Law, 2013-2024
- Litigation & Controversy, 2011-2024
- Tax Law, 2001-2024
- 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
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1985
- District of Columbia, 1987
- U.S. Tax Court
Education
- 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
Associations
- 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
- Jackson 2000
- Former Board Member and Chairman
- Jackson State University Development Foundation
- Jackson State University eCenter Foundation
- Madison County Business League and Foundation
- 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
- "MINACT, Inc."
- Mississippi Economic Council
- Board of Directors
- Chairman, 2014-2015
- Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Mississippi Symphony
- Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Ethics Committee
- Task Force on Multidisciplinary Practice
- President-Elect Nominating Committee
- Bylaws Committee
- Lawyers Assistance Committee
- Long Range Planning Committee
- Mississippi Baptist Health Systems
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
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.
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