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John B. Burns

John B. Burns

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Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
20th Floor, First Tennessee Building, 165 Madison Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee  38103
(Shelby Co.)

Telephone: 901-526-2000
Telecopier: 901-577-2303
http://www.bakerdonelson.com



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Practice AreasTax; Corporate; Estates and Trusts
 
EducationUniversity of Mississippi, J.D., with honors, 1990; University of Florida, LL.M., 2001, University of Mississippi, B.A., with honors, 1986
 
Admitted1990, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court
 
MembershipsMemphis, Tennessee (Member, Leadership Law Class 2008) and American Bar Associations (Member, State and Local Tax Executive Committees).
 
BornBrookhaven, Mississippi, July 23, 1965
 
BiographyStaff Attorney, Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1993-2000. Member, Editorial Board, "State and Local Tax Lawyer," American Bar Association. Graduate Editor, Florida Tax Review, 2000-2001. Presenter, Chattanooga Tax Practitioners State Tax Update, 2004-2008. Author: "Hidden Tennessee Income Tax Can be Trap for Unwary," Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry Business Insider, March/April 2009. Presenter: "Special Needs Trusts," Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, Nashville, Tennessee, August 28, 2009; "Impact of Federal Stimulus Legislation on the States," Southeastern Association of Tax Administrators, Biloxi, Mississippi, June 29, 2009; "Tennessee Tax Issues," Montgomery County Bar Association, Clarksville, Tennessee, December 11, 2008; State and Local Tax Roadshow, Baker Donelson Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi, November 10, 2008 and Birmingham, Alabama, November 11, 2008; "Advanced Sales and Use Tax in Tennessee," Lorman Education Services, Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 17, 2008; "Regional Tax Update," Council on State Taxation, Memphis, Tennessee, June 17, 2008; "Essential Skills for Drafting LLC Agreements," National Business Institute, Memphis, Tennessee, September 25, 2007; "Legislative Update for Tennessee and Surrounding States," Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, Franklin, Tennessee, November 2006; "Is an LLC Right for You," National Business Institute, Memphis, Tennessee, September 21, 2006; "Tax Considerations of Judgments and Settlements," Baker Donelson Seminar, Memphis, Tennessee, August 2, 2006; "Legislative Update for Tennessee and Surrounding States," Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, Franklin, Tennessee, November 2005; "Recent Developments in Tennessee Taxation," Memphis Bar Association, Memphis, Tennessee, October 13, 2005; "Who's Your Client (and Other Ethical Dilemmas)," Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis, Tennessee, March 29, 2005; "Tax Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Tennessee," National Business Institute, Memphis, Tennessee, May 20, 2004; Taxes Facing an Estate, 2004; "Split Dollar Life Insurance Regulations," Memphis Estate Planning Council, Memphis, Tennessee, October 28, 2003.
 
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