Georgia · Tax
Best Tax Attorneys in Georgia
822 Georgia attorneys list tax law in their official bar profile. They are ranked below by the objective public record — federal court activity first, then years admitted — and every listing is in active good standing per the State Bar of Georgia. This is not a paid placement or a rating of skill.
Ranked tax attorneys in Georgia
Albert P. Reichert, Jr.
Macon, GA
- Bar #
- 599800
- Admitted
- 1963 · 63 yrs
- Law school
- Harvard University
- Firm
- Anderson Walker & Reichert LLP
G. Roger Land
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 432900
- Admitted
- 1966 · 60 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
Hugh Richardson Powell, Jr.
Norcross, GA
- Bar #
- 585950
- Admitted
- 1966 · 60 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
Thomas J. Harrold, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 333400
- Admitted
- 1969 · 57 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Miller & Martin PLLC
R. Wayne Peters
Chattanooga, TN
- Bar #
- 573700
- Admitted
- 1969 · 57 yrs
- Law school
- University of Tennessee
- Firm
- Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon PLLC
Verley J. Spivey
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 672700
- Admitted
- 1969 · 57 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Social Security Administration
Nedom A. Haley
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 317900
- Admitted
- 1971 · 55 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- None
Graydon W. Florence, Jr.
Sandy Springs, GA
- Bar #
- 264900
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
William F. Nelson
Washington, DC
- Bar #
- 538200
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Law school
- University of Virginia
- Firm
- Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Judy N. Tabb
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 696200
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Law school
- Tulane University-La
- Firm
- Judy N Tabb LLC
William F. Tyson, Jr.
Camilla, GA
- Bar #
- 721200
- Admitted
- 1972 · 54 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Attorney At Law
Allen D. Altman
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 014050
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- New York University
- Firm
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
Darrel Begnaud
Bogart, GA
- Bar #
- 046950
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Burton+burton
Daniel M. McRae
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 499050
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Jeffrey M. Smith
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 660650
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- University of Minnesota
- Firm
- Greenberg Traurig LLP
Rees M. Sumerford
Brunswick, GA
- Bar #
- 691750
- Admitted
- 1973 · 53 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin PC
Martha J. Church
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 429937
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
Jack M. Martin, Jr.
Brunswick, GA
- Bar #
- 473150
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin PC
R. Wade Norris
Great Falls, VA
- Bar #
- 545875
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Duke University
C. Wilton Sanders
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 625250
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Tulane University-La
- Firm
- Sanders Legal Group LLC
Borden E. Taylor, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 699650
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Cumberland L.s./samford
John Phillip Tyler
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 721150
- Admitted
- 1974 · 52 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- John Tyler & Associates LLC
Robert G. Brazier
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 078938
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
Raymond P. Carpenter
Roswell, GA
- Bar #
- 111288
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Attorney At Law
Walter N. Cohen
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 175350
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Cohen & Caproni LLC
Gregory L. Fullerton
Albany, GA
- Bar #
- 280400
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- University of Virginia
- Firm
- Perry & Walters, LLP
Anthony C. Smith
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 654250
- Admitted
- 1975 · 51 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Anthony Smith, Attorney
Thomas Dennis Downs
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 228462
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
Walter E. Gomel
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 300506
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- University of Alabama
- Firm
- Gomel Davis & Watson LLP
Howard Jay Kent
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 415150
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- John Marshall (atlanta)
- Firm
- The Kent Law Firm
Lawrence E. O'Neal, Jr.
Bonaire, GA
- Bar #
- 553450
- Admitted
- 1976 · 50 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
Lesly Gaynor Murray
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 531950
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Butler Snow LLP
Robert W. Schivera
Savannah, GA
- Bar #
- 629312
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- Wake Forest University
- Firm
- Oliver Maner LLP
Roy Slaton Tuggle, III
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 718325
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- Stanford University
- Firm
- R. Slaton Tuggle, III LLC
Richard P. Voss
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 728975
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- Harvard University
- Firm
- Richard P. Voss, P.c.
Neal Weinberg
Macon, GA
- Bar #
- 746075
- Admitted
- 1977 · 49 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Neal Weinberg PC
Reginald J. Clark
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 127525
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Duke University
- Firm
- Eversheds Sutherland (us) LLP
A. Jack Fishman
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 261982
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
- Firm
- A Jack Fishman Attorney At Law PC
Robert L. Porter, Jr.
Douglas, GA
- Bar #
- 584850
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Cottingham & Porter PC
Thomas H. Rogers, Jr.
Athens, GA
- Bar #
- 613437
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC
Christopher Von Gal
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 728825
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- University of Florida
Don L. Waters
Savannah, GA
- Bar #
- 740050
- Admitted
- 1978 · 48 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Waters Capital Partners
Carl E. Hartley
Chattanooga, TN
- Bar #
- 333025
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- University of Tennessee
- Firm
- Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC
Patrick Gregory Jones
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 402550
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Friend Hudak & Harris LLP
J. Houston Lennard
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 446525
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
- Firm
- The Lennard Company
Johnny W. Masters, Sr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 476250
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
Tad D. Ransopher
Dacula, GA
- Bar #
- 594785
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
- Firm
- Tad D Ransopher PC
John Michael Tanzine, III
Columbus, GA
- Bar #
- 697862
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Georgia Crown Distributing Company
Douglas R. Thompson
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 707694
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Thompson|thompson|martin
Elbert N. Whitmire, III
Athens, GA
- Bar #
- 756575
- Admitted
- 1979 · 47 yrs
- Law school
- University of Georgia
- Firm
- Fortson Bentley & Griffin Pa
Jed Steven Beardsley
Marietta, GA
- Bar #
- 044675
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Emory University
- Firm
- Law Office of Jed Steven Beardsley
John W. Boykin
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 073350
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
- Firm
- Coleman Talley LLP
William W. Fincher, III
Canton, GA
- Bar #
- 260337
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Woodrow Wilson College of Law
William F. Hammond
Augusta, GA
- Bar #
- 321700
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- Mercer University-W. George L.s.
John Jeffery Scroggin
Fernandina Beach, FL
- Bar #
- 632750
- Admitted
- 1980 · 46 yrs
- Law school
- University of Florida
- Firm
- Scroggin & Company
Jeffrey L. Cohen
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 174375
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- University of North Carolina
- Firm
- Bomar Law Firm LLC
John Michael Harrison
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 333090
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- Cumberland L.s./samford
- Firm
- Harrison LLP
John R. Jones, Jr.
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 401850
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- Vanderbilt University
- Firm
- Djuric Spratt Pa
Stephen R. Klorfein
Atlanta, GA
- Bar #
- 425225
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- University of Florida
- Firm
- Stephen Klorfein Law LLC
Jeffrey Garner McKnight
Conyers, GA
- Bar #
- 495815
- Admitted
- 1981 · 45 yrs
- Law school
- University of Alabama
- Firm
- Jeffrey G. McKnight, P.c.
Ranking reflects the public record only (court-record activity + years admitted, active good standing). It is not a rating of competence, not a recommendation, and not legal advice. Confirm any attorney's current standing and fit before hiring.
Verify before you hire
Whoever you pick, confirm their record first. The Georgia attorney lookup shows official license status and admission year, and Georgia disciplinary actions lists the 1,483 attorneys currently disbarred or suspended of record. Every record links back to the official source.
Other practice areas in Georgia
Frequently asked questions
How are these tax attorneys ranked?
By the objective public record, not by who pays. Attorneys with a verifiable federal court footprint surface first, then by years admitted, and only attorneys in active good standing are listed. None of this is a rating of skill or a paid placement — it is a summary of the official record from the State Bar of Georgia and federal court dockets.
How do I verify a Georgia tax law attorney's license?
Open any listing to see their official license status, admission year, and disciplinary standing, or search a specific name or bar number on the Georgia lookup page. The record comes straight from the State Bar of Georgia.
Is this a lawyer referral service?
No. We do not take referral fees and we do not sell placement. This is a public-record directory ordered by objective court-record signals. Always confirm a lawyer's current standing and fit for your matter directly before hiring.
Data sources & last updated
- Licensing roster & status: State Bar of Georgia. Roster reconciled against the ABA resident-active benchmark below.
- Resident-attorney benchmark: ABA National Lawyer Population Survey 2024.
- Data on this page as of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).
This site republishes official public records and is not legal advice, a lawyer referral service, or a consumer reporting agency. Information here may not be used to make decisions about employment, tenancy, or credit (FCRA). Records are shown as published by their official sources and may contain errors or be out of date; consult the linked official source to verify. To correct or dispute a record, contact the licensing authority of record.