John George helps business owners navigate the full life cycle of their companies—from the earliest planning stages through growth, transition, and eventual exit. His practice spans a broad range of business, tax, and transactional matters, with particular emphasis on business and individual tax planning (including C corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and LLCs); mergers and acquisitions; securities; corporate governance and compliance; estate and wealth-transfer planning; and tax audits and controversies. John George regularly counsels clients on complex transactions and structures, and has experience working across specialized areas such as private equity, captive insurance, and nonprofit organizations.
Prior to attending law school, John George studied accounting at the University of Mississippi. While at New York University, he served as a graduate editor of the Tax Law Review.
John George approaches each engagement with a focus on technical accuracy, thoughtful structuring, and a deep understanding of economic realities. His combined educational training and experience enhance his ability to integrate legal, tax, and financial perspectives and to collaborate closely with clients and their multidisciplinary advisory teams.
Experience >
- Represented a large regional waste hauling and recycling services company in closing a growth capital investment with private equity
- Designed and implemented a major corporate restructuring plan for a multi-state construction business looking to maximize tax efficiencies and growth potential
- Assisted a start-up Alabama manufacturer through its early formation and equity financings
- Advised clients concerning the regulatory and tax issues involved in winding-up and liquidating captive insurance companies
- Developed strategies and structures for tax clients designed to mitigate the application of the basis limitation, at-risk, and passive activity loss rules in connection with large annual depreciation deductions
- Advised nonprofit boards on internal governance matters and related-party transactions
Memberships and Affiliations >
- Alabama State Bar, Sections of Business Law and Taxation
- American Bar Association, Sections of Taxation, Business Law and Mergers & Acquisitions
- Montgomery County Bar Association
- Montgomery Estate Planning Council
Education >
- LL.M. in Taxation, New York University, 2018
- J.D., University of Mississippi, 2017
- B.S. in Economics, Auburn University, 2009
Accolades >
- Recognized (since 2024) in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for:
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Graduate Editor, Tax Law Review (New York University)
- Leon G. Kozak Scholar in Tax Law (New York University)
- Executive Board, Mississippi Law Journal
- Moot Court Board, University of Mississippi School of Law
- Phi Kappa Phi
Presentations and Publications >
- This SOX: Combating Public Charity Fraud with Sarbanes-Oxley, 85 Miss. L.J. 1395 (2017).
Related Practices
- Tax
- Business & Tax Planning
- Estate and Business Succession
- Business & Corporate
- Corporate and Securities
- Trusts & Estates
- Federal and State Tax Controversy
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of Alabama
- United States District Court, Middle & Southern Districts of Alabama
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States Tax Court
Licensed In
- Alabama
- New York