Practice Areas
Education
University of Alabama School of Law, L.L.M. in Taxation, 2011
Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., 2009
Mercer University, Stetson School of Business, B.B.A., 2006
Honors
Georgia Rising Star, Super Lawyers 2022
The Reader's Choice Award: Region’s Best Lawyer, The Albany Herald 2019
40 Under 40, The Albany Herald 2014
Bar Admissions
State of Georgia
Court Admissions
United States Tax Court
United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia
United States District Court, North District of Florida Tallahassee Division
United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Superior Courts, State of Georgia
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Supreme Court of the State of Georgia
Profile
John Kirbo is a Senior Counsel in our tax controversy practice in Atlanta. John primarily represents clients before the Tax Court, Federal District Court, and the Internal Revenue Service.
John has a background in business transactions, as well as both civil litigation and criminal defense, primarily in Federal District Court.
John is skilled at solving complex problems for clients through litigation or other more creative means.
News
News
- David Aughtry, Stephanie Friese Aron, Sandy Bradford, Seth Price, Hale Sheppard, Erica Opitz, Patrick McCann, Jr., John Kirbo, John Guin, and Chadd Reynolds named as Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising StarsFebruary 9, 2023
- David Aughtry, Stephanie Friese Aron, Seth Price, Hale Sheppard, Erica Opitz, John Kirbo, John Guin, and Barclay Taylor named as Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising StarsFebruary 15, 2022
- John Kirbo joins Chamberlain Hrdlicka Tax TeamLaw360, December 22, 2021
- John Kirbo joins Chamberlain Hrdlicka Tax Controversy Practice in AtlantaDecember 21, 2021
Publications
Publications
- Tom Cullinan, John Kirbo and Erin Hines article “IRS to List the Monetized Installment Sale — What Now?,” in Tax NotesAugust 28, 2023
- Tom Cullinan, Kevin Sweeney and John Kirbo's article, “How to face the IRS attacks on Malta pension plans,” in Accounting TodayAccounting Today, July 25, 2023