F. Gerald "Gerald" Burnett

F. Gerald "Gerald" Burnett


Phelps Dunbar LLP

Recognized since 2009

Birmingham, Alabama

Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Real Estate Law

Tax Law

Timber Law

Navigate to map location for F. Gerald "Gerald" Burnett Call F. Gerald "Gerald" Burnett at 205-716-5200
Spinning circle Big letter B

Gerald Burnett practices on a multi-regional basis in all areas of commercial real estate, tax-free exchanges, tax law and disputes, commercial transactions, timber law and wealth transfer planning. He has had substantial experience in the litigation of tax controversies, having tried jury and non-jury tax cases in eight states. He has served as lead counsel in, negotiated and closed commercial real estate transactions in eighteen states. Some of his out-of-state work includes commercial projects in Jacksonville, Kay Biscayne, Miami, Orlando and Tampa, FL; Atlanta and Columbus, GA; Chicago, IL; Louisville, KY; Minneapolis, MN; Jackson, MS; Reno, NV; New Jersey; Charlotte, NC; Charleston, SC; Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville, TN; Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, TX; and Oshkosh, WI.

Gerald was formerly a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice. He received the Tax Division Outstanding Attorney Award while in the Justice Department. He is the co-author of the treatise Litigation of Federal Tax Controversies, originally published by Shepard’s/McGraw Hill (1st edition). He is the author of the Tax Management Portfolio entitled Timber Transactions (1st edition) and has served as a Special Tax Advisor for Tax Management, Inc. Gerald is listed in the Best Lawyers in America for Corporate and Tax Law. He is a member of the Birmingham and American (Member: Sections of Litigation; Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 2001 Park Place North, Suite 700
    Birmingham, AL 35203
Education
  • University of Mississippi, B.B.A.
  • University of Mississippi, J.D.
Bar Admissions
  • Alabama, Alabama Bar Association

Phelps Dunbar LLP
Headquarters: New Orleans, Louisiana

162 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

41 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

Best Law Firms Badge Visit Website View Firm Profile

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Timber Law
Special Focus:
  • Transactions
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Trusts and Estates

Publications

Your browser is not fully compatible with our automatic printer friendly formatting.

Please use the print button to print this profile page.

Spinning circle Big letter B