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    Gregory D. Pirkle

    Partner

    Tupelo
    662-690-8135
    greg.pirkle@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    BusinessCorporate and SecuritiesTax

    Greg Pirkle practices in the area of business law. His practice focuses on federal and state taxation, with an emphasis on taxation of business entities, estate planning and exempt organizations. His business taxation practice includes advising clients on the tax implications of business transactions such as mergers and reorganizations, property exchanges and executive compensation.

    His estate planning practice involves maximum use of federal credits and preservation of wealth through the use of trusts, partnerships, closely held businesses, private foundations and charitable trusts. His involvement in exempt organization includes issues of inurement, compliance in bond financing, entity restructuring and joint ventures.

    Greg is the managing partner and practice coordinator of the firm's Tupelo office.

    Greg is the managing partner and practice coordinator of the firm's Tupelo office.

    Experience

    • Advises corporate clients on tax deferred reorganizations.
    • Responsible for creation and exemption work for a community development corporation for investors seeking tax deductions and CRA credit.
    • Counsels individuals on methods of wealth transfer.
    • Assists clients in obtaining tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
    • Assists clients in obtaining ruling requests/applications for exemption before the national office of the IRS.
    • Assists clients in corporate reorganizations, including restructurings, spin-offs, the creation of new subsidiary corporations, and the formation of holding companies.
    • Assists health care clients in structuring physician recruitment incentives and other contractual arrangements between and among health care clients.
    • Counsels directors of business regarding structure of stock or asset sales.
    • Assists clients in corporate reorganizations, including restructurings, spin-offs, the creation of new subsidiary corporations, and the formation of holding companies.
    • Assists health care clients in structuring physician recruitment incentives and other contractual arrangements between and among health care clients.
    • Counsels directors of business regarding structure of stock or asset sales.

    Insights

    • October 5, 2023

      Greg Pirkle Honored by Mississippi Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame …

    • August 17, 2023

      Best Lawyers in America Selects 208 Phelps Lawyers, Names 12 "Lawyer of the Year," Adds 47 to "Ones to Watch" List…

    More +
    • November 30, 2022

      Diversity Spotlight: Chickasaw Inkana Foundation Honors the Past and Celebrates the Future of the Chickasaw Nation…

    • August 18, 2022

      Best Lawyers in America Selects 158 Phelps Lawyers, Names 10 "Lawyer of the Year," Adds 40 to "Ones to Watch" List…

    Recognition

    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Tax Law (2009-2025), Trusts and Estates (2009-2025), The Best Lawyers in America
    • Mid-South Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (2009-2011)
    • Leadership in Law Award, Mississippi Business Journal (2016)
    • Boyce “Hank” Grayson Community/Leadership Service Award, Tupelo/Lee County NAACP (2016)
    • Best Lawyer in Lee County Award, Lee County Courier (2023)
    • Lee County "Movers and Shakers" (2017), The Source Magazine
    • Door Opener Award, CREATE Foundation (2017)
    • Mississippi Boys & Girls Club Alliance Hall of Fame (2023)
    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Tax Law (2009-2025), Trusts and Estates (2009-2025), The Best Lawyers in America
    • Mid-South Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (2009-2011)
    • Leadership in Law Award, Mississippi Business Journal (2016)
    • Boyce “Hank” Grayson Community/Leadership Service Award, Tupelo/Lee County NAACP (2016)
    • Best Lawyer in Lee County Award, Lee County Courier (2023)
    • Lee County "Movers and Shakers" (2017), The Source Magazine
    • Door Opener Award, CREATE Foundation (2017)
    • Mississippi Boys & Girls Club Alliance Hall of Fame (2023)

    Education

    • New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1988
    • University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1987
    • Baylor University, B.A., 1984
    • New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1988
    • University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1987
    • Baylor University, B.A., 1984

    Credentials

    • Mississippi
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
    • Mississippi
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi

    Memberships and Affiliations

    Professional

      • The Mississippi Bar - Trust and Estate Sections
      • Lee County Bar Association
      • North Mississippi Health Services,  Investment Committee - Member (2022-present), Finance Committee - Member (2018-present), Audit and Corporate Compliance Committee - Member (2014-2022), Conflicts and Risk Management Committee - Member (2015-2022), Chairman (2018-2022)
      • Journal, Inc. - Director (2012-present)
      • BNA Bank - Director (2013-present)
      • Blue Mountain College - Trustee (2017-2019, 2021-present), Executive Committee - Member (2018-2019, 2021-present)
      • North Mississippi Planned Giving Council - Member (2005-present)

    Civic

      • Chickasaw Inkana Foundation - Board of Directors (2019-present)
      • Calvary Baptist Church - Member (1994-present)
      • Community Development Foundation - Member (2001-present), Director (2007-2009, 2011-2013, 2015-2017)
      • Tupelo Major Thoroughfare, Lobbying and Oversight Committee - Member (1995-present), Committee Chairman (2011-present)
      • Rotary Club of Tupelo - Member (1993-present), 5 time Paul Harris Fellow (1999, 2023), Director (2018-2021)
      • CREATE Foundation, Inc. - Director (2001-2011, 2013-2022), Vice Chairman (2013-2014), Chairman (2014-2016), Immediate Past Chairman (2016-2018), Legal Counsel (2022-present), Toyota Education Enhancement Fund Committee (2008-present)
      • Blue Mountain College Foundation, Inc. - (2018-present)
      • United Way of Northeast Mississippi - Director (1997-2009, 2011-2019)
      • Boys and Girls Club of North Mississippi - Director (1996-present), Vice President Governance (2011-2018)
      • Mississippi Alliance of Boys & Girls Club - Director (2009-2012, 2022-present)
      • Neighborhood Development Corporation - Legal Counsel (2012-present)
      • Harrisburg Cultural and Social Services Center - Director (2002-present)
      • Global Outreach International - Endowment Board (2018-2020), Director (2020-present), Executive Committee (2021-present), Vice President Governance (2021-present)

    Professional

      • The Mississippi Bar - Trust and Estate Sections
      • Lee County Bar Association
      • North Mississippi Health Services,  Investment Committee - Member (2022-present), Finance Committee - Member (2018-present), Audit and Corporate Compliance Committee - Member (2014-2022), Conflicts and Risk Management Committee - Member (2015-2022), Chairman (2018-2022)
      • Journal, Inc. - Director (2012-present)
      • BNA Bank - Director (2013-present)
      • Blue Mountain College - Trustee (2017-2019, 2021-present), Executive Committee - Member (2018-2019, 2021-present)
      • North Mississippi Planned Giving Council - Member (2005-present)

    Civic

      • Chickasaw Inkana Foundation - Board of Directors (2019-present)
      • Calvary Baptist Church - Member (1994-present)
      • Community Development Foundation - Member (2001-present), Director (2007-2009, 2011-2013, 2015-2017)
      • Tupelo Major Thoroughfare, Lobbying and Oversight Committee - Member (1995-present), Committee Chairman (2011-present)
      • Rotary Club of Tupelo - Member (1993-present), 5 time Paul Harris Fellow (1999, 2023), Director (2018-2021)
      • CREATE Foundation, Inc. - Director (2001-2011, 2013-2022), Vice Chairman (2013-2014), Chairman (2014-2016), Immediate Past Chairman (2016-2018), Legal Counsel (2022-present), Toyota Education Enhancement Fund Committee (2008-present)
      • Blue Mountain College Foundation, Inc. - (2018-present)
      • United Way of Northeast Mississippi - Director (1997-2009, 2011-2019)
      • Boys and Girls Club of North Mississippi - Director (1996-present), Vice President Governance (2011-2018)
      • Mississippi Alliance of Boys & Girls Club - Director (2009-2012, 2022-present)
      • Neighborhood Development Corporation - Legal Counsel (2012-present)
      • Harrisburg Cultural and Social Services Center - Director (2002-present)
      • Global Outreach International - Endowment Board (2018-2020), Director (2020-present), Executive Committee (2021-present), Vice President Governance (2021-present)
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