Hal Abrams focuses his practice on individual, partnership, corporate tax planning and structuring, corporate acquisitions, reorganizations and liquidations, estate planning and estate administration, and the representation of family and closely held businesses.
Mr. Abrams has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Tax Law and Trusts and Estates Law since 2001. He was recognized as one of Atlanta's "Legal Elite" in the December 2003 issue of Georgia Trend magazine. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.* Mr. Abrams was also recognized in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for 2009.
Professional & Community Activities
American College of Tax Counsel, Fellow
Emory Law School Graduate Tax Program, Advisor
Kennesaw State University, Planned Giving Advisory Board, Member
Atlanta Estate Planning Council, Past President
Atlanta Tax Forum, Former President
Harvard Law Review, Former Editor
Southern Federal Tax Institute, Former President of Board of Trustees
State Bar of Georgia, Tax Section, Former Chairman
Clerkships
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Honorable Elbert P. Tuttle
Publications
01 September 2003, A Big Dilemma for Family Businesses
Source: Trusts & Estates, Articles
01 March 2001, How to Protect Your Children's Interests in the Family Business and Other Assets Against Bad Luck, Bad Spouses, and Bad Judgment
Source: Family Business Forum Quarterly, Articles
01 September 1999, Three Attractive Estate Planning Techniques
Source: Family Business Forum Quarterly, Articles
01 March 1999, How to Provide for the Child or Children Who are Not Active in the Family Business
Source: Family Business Forum Quarterly, Articles
01 December 1998, Have Recent Developments Detracted from The Beneficial Use of Family Limited Partnerships?
Source: Family Business Forum Quarterly, Articles
01 January 1998, How the Owner of a Family Business Can Pass Control to the Next Generation
Source: Kennessaw Family Business Forum, Articles
01 April 1997, Gift Giving
Source: National Law Journal, Articles
01 March 1997, Current Business Freeze Methods
Source: Family Business Forum Quarterly, Articles
News
08 April 2009, Kilpatrick Stockton Attorneys Named to 2009 International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, News Releases
(Also Member at Abrams Davis Mason & Long LLC)