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Biography

Anson H. Asbury is the founder and managing shareholder of the Asbury Law Firm. Anson represents clients in federal and state tax controversies, complex tax litigation, criminal tax investigations and criminal tax litigation.

Anson is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and the American Bar Foundation. He is ranked Band 1 in Georgia by Chambers USA for his expertise in Tax Litigation. He is rated among the Best Lawyers in America for tax law and has been selected annually as a Georgia Super Lawyer for tax litigation since 2016. He is Martindale-Hubbell rated AV Preeminent and has a perfect 10.0 "Superb" peer-review rating through Avvo.

Anson is a nationally recognized speaker and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and on Forbes.com. He has written on topics ranging from statutory interpretation to corporate tax reporting requirements for publications such as the Journal of Accountancy, the Federal Lawyer, and the BNA Tax Management Memorandum.

He is the Past Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association Tax Law Section, a Barrister in the American Inns of Court at the U.S. Tax Court, and an active member of the ABA Section of Taxation. A retired officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, Anson was a tax professor at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School. Anson also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph Gale of the United States Tax Court.

Anson received his Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University in 1992, his Juris Doctor from the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law in 1998, and his LL.M. in taxation (with distinction) from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2003. Anson is licensed to practice in Georgia.

He is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits, the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. District Courts for the Middle andNorthern Districts of Georgia, and the Western District of Tennessee, and the Supreme Court of Georgia.

Works at
Asbury Gardner

2 Best Lawyers awards

Asbury Gardner logo

Locations

Education

  • Georgetown University, LL.M. (Taxation), graduated 2003
  • Penn State Dickinson School of Law, J.D., graduated 1998
  • Villanova University, B.A., graduated 1992

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 2006
  • New York, 2001
  • Pennsylvania, 1999

Court Admissions

  • United States Tax Court
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee

Affiliations

  • American Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • American College of Tax Counsel - Fellow

Federal Clerkships

  • United States Tax Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law

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