Practice Areas: Tax; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 2006
Education: Pennsylvania State University The Dickinson School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2024 Call today:
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Asbury Law Firm
133 Peachtree St NE49th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303 Visit website
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Anson H. Asbury is the founder and managing partner of the Asbury Law Firm. Anson represents clients in federal and international tax controversies, complex tax litigation, criminal tax investigations and criminal tax litigation.
Anson is a Fellow of both the American College of Tax Counsel and the American Bar Foundation. He is recognized by Chambers USA and the Legal 500 for his expertise in Tax Litigation. He is rated among the Best Lawyers in America for tax law. He is the recipient of an AV Preeminent peer-review rating* through Martindale-Hubbell and 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, on Forbes.com, in the BNA Daily Tax Report, and in Tax Analysts Tax Notes Today. He has written on topics ranging from conservation easement donations to corporate tax reporting requirements for publications such as the Tax Notes Federal, the Journal of Accountancy, the Federal Lawyer, and the BNA Tax Management Memorandum. He is the co-host of Tax Talk with Art and Anson, a video podcast of the Georgia Society of CPAs.
He is a former 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 on Taxation's Administrative Practice and Court Practice and Procedure Committees. 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, New York, and Pennsylvania. He is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. District Courts for the Middle District of Georgia, the Northern District of Georgia, and the Western District of Tennessee, and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Tax: Business, Tax: ConsumerFocus areas
Tax Law
First Admitted: 1999, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: https://asburylawfirm.com/team/anson-asbury/
- Major (Retired), Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army Reserve
- ABA Adopt-a-Base Program - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training
- District of Columbia, 2002
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 2011
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- Supreme Court of the United States, 2005
- New York, 2002
- Barrister, J. Edgar Murdock Inn of Court at the U.S. Tax Court Court Practice and Procedure Committee, 2006
- U.S. Tax Court
- Former Chair, Board of Directors, Atlanta Bar Association Tax Law Section, 2020
- Pennsylvania, 1999
- Georgia, 2006
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- Georgetown University, LL.M., Taxation, with distinction, 2003
- Villanova University, B.A., Honors Program, 1992
- Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1998
- Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel., Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel, 2020
- 7th consecutive selection to Georgia Super Lawyers for Tax., Georgia Super Lawyer (Tax), Georgia Super Laywers, 2022
- Asbury Law Firm ranked among the 30 best law firms in the United States for tax litigation by international rating firm The Legal 500., Legal 500 - US Tax Contentious, The Legal 500, 2022
- Ranked Band 3 individually and as a firm for Tax in Georgia by international ranking firm Chambers & Partners, Chambers USA. One of only 7 firm departments ranked in Georgia., Chambers USA - Tax Georgia, Chambers & Partners, 2022
- 6th consecutive selection as a Georgia Super Lawyer., Georgia Super Lawyer (Tax), Georgia Super Lawyers, 2021
- Ranked Band 3 individually and as a department for Tax Litigation and Tax Controversy by Chambers USA. One of only 8 firm departments ranked in Georgia., Chambers USA - Tax Georgia, Chambers & Partners, 2021
- Selected to Best Lawyers in America (Tax Litigation and Controversy), Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2021
- Selected to Best Lawyers in America (Tax Litigation and Controversy), Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2020
- 5th consecutive year selected, Georgia Super Lawyer (Tax), Georgia Super Lawyers, 2020
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation., Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2019
- 4th consecutive year., Georgia Super Lawyers (Tax), 2019
- Selected to Georgia Trend Magazine Legal Elite for Tax Law., Legal Elite Tax Law, 2019
- Harry S. Truman Foundation Scholar, 1990
- Selected to Georgia Trend Magazine Legal Elite for Tax Law., Legal Elite Tax Law, Georgia Trend Magazine, 2018
- Selected to Georgia Trend Magazine's Legal Elite for Tax Law., Legal Elite Tax Law, Georgia Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite 2015 (Tax), 2015
- Selected to Georgia Trend Magazine's Legal Elite for Tax Law, Legal Elite Tax Law, Georgia Trend Magazine's Legal Elite 2016 (Tax), 2016
- AVVO Rated 10.0 Superb
- AV Rated Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
- Back to back selection., Georgia Super Lawyers (Tax), 2017
- Legal Leaders, Georgia’s Top Rated Lawyers of 2016 (Tax Litigation)
- Georgia's Super Lawyers (Tax), 2016
- 3rd consecutive selection., Georgia Super Lawyers (Tax), 2018
- Asbury explores recent interpretations of the conservation easement regulations and suggests that the Tax Court and some federal appellate courts have adopted a grammatically incorrect reading of the proceeds regulation that departs from a widely accepted canon of interpretation and notably alters results for parties., Author, Can Grammar Solve the Conservation Easement Proceeds Regulation?, Tax Notes Federal, 2022
- Panel speaker for Court Practice and Procedure Comittee of ABA Tax Section., Speaker, The Administrative Procedures Act in the Era of Tax Reform, American Bar Association Section on Taxation, 2019
- Panel speaker on litigation and audit defense of syndicated conservation easements. , Speaker, Conservation Easements - Navigating the Landscape 2021, National Association of State Tax Bar Sections, 2021
- Covered 10 Tax Litigation cases for Estate Planners., Speaker, Hot Topics in Tax Controversy for Estate Planners, Georgia Estate Planning Institute, 2020
- Part Two of Two on Litigated Conservation Easement Cases., Co-Author, Give It Away Now-An Update on Conservation Easements, Charitable Deductions, and Substantial Compliance (Part 2), The Practical Tax Lawyer, 2019
Roundtable Discussion: The Conservation Easement Battle Rages On
, Discussion Leader, Roundtable Discussion: The Conservation Easement Battle Rages On, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Fall Tax Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia., 2018- Panel speaker on Conservation Easement issues at the ABA Tax Section May Meeting., Speaker, This Land Is Your Land: An Introduction to the Conservation Easement Tax Deduction, American Bar Association Section on Taxation, 2019
- Panel speaker on Conservation Easement issues at the ABA Tax Section May Meeting., Speaker, Conservation Easements: The Lay of the Land, American Bar Association Section on Taxation, 2019
- Part One of Two on Litigated Conservation Easement Cases., Co-Author, Give It Away Now-An Update on Conservation Easements, Charitable Deductions, and Substantial Compliance (Part 1), The Practical Tax Lawyer, 2019
Conservation Easements: Defending IRS Challenges, Overcoming Audits, Structuring Deed Language For Perpetuity
, Discussion Leader, Conservation Easements: Defending IRS Challenges, Overcoming Audits, Structuring Deed Language For Perpetuity, Strafford Live CLE Webinar, 2018- Author, Schedule UTP Expands Its Reach for 2012 Filers, Current Accounts: The Georgia Society of CPAs, Accounting, 2013
- Speaker, Tax Season Kickoff IRS Update, Georgia Society of CPAs, 2014
- Speaker, Schedule UTP, Bisk Financial & Accounting Management, Corporate, 2013
- Speaker, Tax Planning with Conservation Easements: Structuring Deals After Historic Boardwalk Hall and Other IRS Challenges, Strafford CLE Seminar, Real Estate, 2013
- Speaker, State of the States: State Tax Planning in the Current Environment, Georgia Tax Forum, Georgia Society of CPAs, 2012
- Speaker, Obtaining Information from the IRS, ABA Section on Taxation Joint Fall Meeting, Litigation, Tax, 2014
- Moderator, FOIA & Disclosure in Tax Litigation, American Bar Association Section on Taxation, 2016
- Author, Through A Glass Darkly: Sophy, Voss and Statutory Interpretation of the Internal Revenue Code, Bloomberg BNA Tax Management Memorandum, 2016
- Speaker, Understanding Conservation Easements and Tax Preservation Credits, Virginia Society of CPAs, 2015
- Speaker, Understanding Tax Authority and Tax Positions, GSPCA Business & Industry Conference, 2015
- Speaker, Social Media in the Internet Age, American Bar Association Section on Taxation, 2015
- Author, Understanding the Conservation Easement Tax Deduction (or Strawberry Fields Forever), The Federal Lawyer, Real Estate, 2016
- Moderator, Try to See It My Way: Technical, Policy and Advocacy Perspectives on the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction for Same Sex Couples, ABA Section of Taxation, 2016
- Author, Anyone for Tennis? Technical Footfaults and the Conservation Easement Tax Deduction, BNA Real Estate Journal, Real Estate, Tax, 2016
- Author, While You Were Away: Tax Updates from the 2017 Filing Season, Current Accounts: The Georgia Society of CPAs, 2017
- Speaker, Federal Tax & Controversy Update, Georgia Society of CPAs, CPE Days, 2016
- Speaker, Who Made Who? The Employee vs. Independent Contractor Distinction, Houston CPA Society Spring Accounting Expo, 2018
- Anson lead the discussion of the with Arthur Auerbach, CPA, CGMA, on The New Partnership Audit Rules at the Georgia Society of CPAs 2018 Tax Reform Conference, May 31, 2018, Atlanta, Georgia., Co-Speaker, The New Partnership Audit Rules: Are You and Your Clients Ready?, Georgia Society of CPAs, 2018
- Give it Away Now: An Update on Conservation Easements, Charitable Deductions and Substantial Compliance. ABA Tax Section May Meeting, May 11, 2018, Washington, D.C., Panelist, Give it Away Now: An Update on Conservation Easements, Charitable Deductions and Substantial Compliance, American Bar Association Tax Section, 2018
- Author, Schedule UTP: The Early Returns are In, Journal of Accountancy, Accounting, 2012
- Co-host of Tax Talk with Art and Anson, a video broadcast of the Georgia Society of CPAs., Speaker, Tax Talk with Art & Anson, Georgia Society of CPAs, 2018
- Moderator, Litigating Financial Products Cases, American Bar Association Section on Taxation, 2015
- Author, Bare Allegations, Naked Assertions & Improper Purposes: Supreme Court to Hear IRS Summons Enforcement Matter, The Federal Lawyer, 2014
- Author, While You Were Away: Tax Notes from the 2014 Filing Season, Current Accounts: The Georgia Society of CPAs, 2014
- Author, 10 Tax Tips for Every Litigator, Verdict: The Journal of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2012
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Real Estate
- Regulated Utilities
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Anson is a talented attorney. He is also personable, knowledgeable, and a leader in his field. Anson is a true advocate for his clients.”
“Anson is an excellent advisor with a true command of tax litigation law. He is an effective communicator and a favorite of clients and colleagues.”
Office location for Anson H. Asbury
133 Peachtree St NE
49th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-382-9942
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2024
