S. Gray Edmondson

Partner
(662) 371-4110

Gray practices in partnership, corporate, and individual tax planning; business transactions including mergers and acquisitions; business planning; tax controversy; estate and wealth transfer planning; probate; estate and trust litigation; asset protection; and charitable planning. Gray has conducted, authored, and directed numerous seminars for professional, academic, and civic groups on taxation, business, asset protection and estate planning. Planning estates needs intricate strategies. Gray works closely with clients to develop and implement such strategies. Gray enjoys cooking at home in his outdoor brick oven and spending his spare time on his sailboat with his wife, Macey, and two boys, Charles and Mason, at Sardis Lake or on the Gulf Coast.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Cum Laude, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi (1997)
  • Bachelor of Public Administration (B.P.A.), Cum Laude, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi (1997)
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.), Cum Laude, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi (2001)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation, New York University, New York, New York (2002)

Admissions

  • State of Mississippi
  • State of Tennessee
  • United States District Court – Northern District of Mississippi
  • United States District Court – Southern District of Mississippi
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Tax Court

Practice Areas

  • Estate & Business Planning
  • Business Transactions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Charitable Planning
  • Exempt Entities
  • Asset Protection Planning
  • Tax Controversy
  • State and Local Taxation

Affiliations

  • Mississippi Bar Association (Past Chair, Estates & Trusts Section; Member, Tax Section and Business Law Section)
  • American College and Estate Counsel (Fellow); Chair, Asset Protection Committee; State Chair, Mississippi; Member, Business Planning Committee)
  • United Way of Oxford (Board Member, Finance Committee Member)
  • Oxford School Board (Trustee and Past President)

Fellow The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

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