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577 Mulberry Street
Suite 1500
Macon, Georgia 31201-5088
(478)745-1625 tel
(478)259-2126 direct
(478)741-8822 fax
johnmcmichael@hbgm.com

PRACTICE AREAS
Tax + Wealth Planning
Estate & Asset Protection Planning
Trust Modification
Trust Decanting
Charitable Planning
Income Tax Planning
Prenuptial Agreements

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ACTIVITIES
State Bar of Georgia
American Bar Association
Macon Bar Association
William A. Bootle American Inns of Court
AWARDS + RECOGNITIONS
Georgia Pro Bono Project Award, Outstanding Public Service, 2013

EDUCATION
The University of Alabama School of Law (LL.M., 2021, summa cum laude)
Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., 2012)
University of Georgia (B.B.A., Economics, 2008)

ADMITTED
Georgia, 2012
Supreme Court of Georgia, 2016
Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2019

ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL ASSISTANT CONTACT
Name: Macy Garland
Phone: 478.259.2126

John McMichael

PARTNER | MACON

John McMichael focuses his legal practice on tax and wealth planning, estate planning,
charitable planning, asset protection, trust administration and modification, and probate. He
works with clients to design and implement family business succession plans. John also
assists clients with complex tax planning related to sales of family businesses. In addition,
John assists clients with all estate planning matters, including preparing Wills, Powers of
Attorney, and Advance Directives in Healthcare.

Originally from Newnan, Georgia, John graduated from the Terry College of Business at the
University of Georgia with a degree in Economics, and then received his Juris Doctor from
the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. John continued his education
through the University of Alabama School of Law where he obtained his LL.M. in taxation,
graduating summa cum laude.

John and his wife Kellam reside in Macon with their daughters, Charlotte and Carolyn. They
attend Vineville Methodist Church. In his spare time John enjoys Georgia football, hunting
and tennis.

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