Timothy "Tim" Phillips

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Biography

Timothy Phillips is Senior Counsel for the National Home Office of the American Cancer Society, Inc. He specializes in the areas of taxation, nonprofit governance, risk management, compliance, employee benefits and executive compensation, grant reviews, vendor contracts and collaborative efforts with foreign cancer fighting entities.

Prior to joining the American Cancer Society, Tim spent eight years in private practice in the Atlanta office of Troutman Sanders LLP, where he focused on advising tax-exempt entities.

Tim is a past president of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. He also serves on the Boards of the Atlanta Bar Association's Section of Taxation (Past-Chair), the Navy SEAL Foundation (Counsel), the Association of Corporation Counsel's Nonprofit Organizations Committee (Secretary), the Naval Academy Alumni Association - Atlanta Chapter, The Atlanta Legal Aid Society (Advisory) and the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (Advisory).

Tim received his B.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1989 then served as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia.

He is a native of Washington, DC and lives in Marietta, Ga. with his wife Lissa and their sons, Jacob and Miles.

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Responsibilities

  • Taxation
  • Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations
  • Trusts and Estates

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., 1989
Law School Attended:
University of Virginia, J.D., 1997
Year of First Admission:
1998
Admission:
1998, Georgia
Memberships:
Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia.
Military:
Commissioned Officer, U.S. Navy Special Warfare (SEAL Team), 1989-1994
Languages:
Spanish
Birth Information:
Washington, D.C., 1967
ISLN:
912766254
Transactions:
Tax counsel to owners, developers and lenders in connection with low-income housing tax credit syndication and tax-exempt bond financing. Tax counsel to multiple charitable, educational, and religious organizations, trade associations, business leagues and social welfare organizations in connection with their applications for recognition of exempt status. Tax counsel to tax-exempt organizations in joint ventures with for-profit entities. Draft wills, trusts and other instruments designed to preserve wealth and defer payment of estate tax.

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