George J. Nassar, Jr.

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901.576.1773

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

George J. Nassar, Jr., has over 35 years of experience in the practice of law and concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, probate, tax planning and business transactions. He currently serves as Chair of the firm’s Business, Tax and Estate Planning Practice Group.

His areas of expertise include estate planning and formulation of sophisticated tax planning and wealth transfer techniques for clients with significant domestic and international holdings. He counsels clients with respect to mergers and acquisitions and regularly structures and negotiates complex business transactions. With his accounting degree, Masters in taxation and extensive experience in developing sophisticated estate planning techniques and structuring complex business transactions, George is able to inject and coordinate generational wealth transfer planning into the structuring of business creation, acquisitions and dispositions.

In addition, he regularly represents business clients in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and various state revenue agencies.

He also serves as a Special Judge in the Probate Court of Shelby County, Tennessee.

EDUCATION

University of Mississippi, B.B.A. degree in accounting, 1977
University of Mississippi, J.D. degree, 1980 (Member and Past President of Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity)
Washington University, LL.M., with honors, in taxation, 1981

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

Tennessee, Federal Courts and State Courts
Mississippi, Federal Courts and State Courts
United States Tax Court
United States Supreme Court

HONORS/AWARDS

The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, Litigation- Trusts & Estates, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates, Litigation & Controversy- Tax
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
“Best of the Bar”- Estate Planning/Tax- Memphis Business Journal– 2020
Memphis “Best Lawyers” Litigation- Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year 2018
Memphis “Best Lawyers” Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year 2013
Memphis “Best Lawyers” Tax Lawyer of the Year 2011
Five Star Professional, Wealth Managers
MidSouth SuperLawyers, Estate Planning & Probate, Tax, Business/Corporate
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated

PROFESSIONAL/CIVIC/CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

University of Mississippi Law Alumni- Board of Directors, Past President
St. Peter’s Catholic Church- Past Chairman, Finance Committee
Christian Brothers University- Member, Professional Advisory Council
University Club- Past President & Member of the Board of Directors
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis- Board of Governors
Memphis Estate Planning Council- Member
Tennessee Bar Association- (Past Chairman, Tax Section; Probate Section)
Mississippi Bar Association- Member
Memphis Bar Association- Member

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Mr. Nassar frequently lectures on tax, business and estate planning topics for local and national organizations and bar associations.