Background
Burnett, F. Gerald was born on May 9, 1946 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States.
Burnett, F. Gerald was born on May 9, 1946 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States.
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1968. Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1972). Georgetown University Law Center (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1977).
Worked at Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O"Neal (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in General Civil Practice. Real Estate, Litigation, Insurance, Corporation, Banking, Consumer Finance, Trusts and Estates, Taxation, Environmental, Admiralty, Employment, Construction, Antitrust, Securities, Labor and Employee Benefits Law. Trials in all State and Federal Courts.
Admitted to the bar, 1972, Mississippi.
1979, District of Columbia and Alabama. Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Special Projects Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1971-1972. Recipient, Tax Division Outstanding Attorney Award, 1977.
Company-Author: Treatise, Litigation of Federal Tax Controversies, Shepard"s/McGraw Hill, 1986.
Trial Attorney, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice, 1974-1978. Special Tax Advisor, Tax Management, Incorporated., 1983. Member: Birmingham, Federal and American (Member: Sections of: Litigation.
Taxation) Bar Associations.
The District of Columbia Bar. Mississippi State Bar.
Alabama State Bar.
The firm maintains full-service law offices in Birmingham and Mobile, the two largest cities and economic centers in Alabama. The strategic north-south location of our offices and their respective spheres of practice give us an ongoing statewide presence.
Member: Birmingham, Federal and American (Member: Sections of: Litigation. Taxation) Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar.
Mississippi State Bar.
Alabama State Bar.