Current Employment Position(s)

Shareholder

Lawyer Overview

Areas of practice

• Tax Law
• Corporations Law
• Partnership, LLC
• Business/ Commercial
• Trusts & Estates

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Partnerships, Estate Planning, Trusts, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

U.S. Tax Court, 1991
Mississippi, 1989
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1989

Certification/Specialties

Certified Public Accountant, Mississippi, 1986

Professional Associations and Memberships

The Mississippi Bar (Member)
The Mississippi Bar, Business Law Section (Member)
Hinds County Bar Association (Member)
Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, Legislation Committee, 2003 - 2004 (Member, Past Treasurer)
Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, 2003 - 2004 (Treasurer)
The Mississippi Bar, Tax Section (Member; Chair, 2000-2001; Vice Chair, 1999-2000; Secretary, 1998-1999)
Rotary Club - Madison Ridgeland (Member; Director, 1994-1995)
Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, Membership Committee, 1993 - 1995 (Chair)
Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, Building Committee (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Partnerships, LLCs & LLPs in Mississippi, Lorman Education Services, 2000
• Tax Update For the Corporate Accountant, Mississippi Society of CPA's, 2000
• Today's Hottest Device in Estate Planning: The Family Limited Partnership, Mississippi Society of CPA's, 1998
• Choice of Entity: Tax Considerations, Mississippi Bar Association, 1997
• Critical Formation Choices: A Checklist for Organizing a Mississippi Limited Liability Company, University of Mississippi, 1996
• An Introduction To Limited Liability Companies and Advantageous Uses, National Business Institute, 1996
• Taxation and Business Law Update, Barristers, 1995
• Converting Existing Entities to Limited Liability Companies, University of Mississippi, 1995

Pro Bono Activities

• Mississippi Statewide Immunization Coalition, 2000 - Present
• Better Business Bureau of Mississippi

Education

New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1990
LL.M. in Taxation
University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1988
J.D.
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1980
B.B.A.

Published Works

• Mississippi Corporations, Formation and Operation, The Harrison Company, Supplement, 2000

Address

633 North State Street (39202)
P.O. Box 427
Jackson, MS 39205-0427

Phones

(601) 949-4621

Faxes

(601) 949-4804

Emails

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Websites

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