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David B. Grishman 
Chairman - Business & Government Practice Group
Shareholder
  
633 North State Street
P.O. Box 427
Jackson, Mississippi 39202
  
Phone (601) 949-4770
Fax (601) 949-4804
Email dgrishman@watkinsludlam.com
   
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Areas of Practice:
Corporations Law
Tax Law
Franchise Law
Trusts and Estates
Mediation
Bar Admissions:
U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
U.S. Tax Court, 1972
Mississippi, 1971
Texas, 1971
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1971
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1971
Education:
New York University School of Law, New York, NY , 1971
LL.M. in Taxation


The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL , 1970
J.D.


University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1966
B.A.


Published Works:
Real Estate Syndication - An Overview, 41 Miss. L. Inst. on New Persp. on Real Est., 1986


Federal Taxation of Agriculture, Co-Author, A.L.I. - A.B.A., Committee on Continuing Prof. Educ., 1979


Deductibility of Legal Expenses for Federal Income Tax Purposes, 26th Tax Inst., Univ. of So. Cal. Sch. of L., 1974


The State and Local Tax Lawyer, Contributing Author, Taxation Section, American Bar Association, 1996 - 2003


Representative Cases:
Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Mississippi State Tax Commission, 704 So.2d 1343 (Ms. Sup. Ct. 1997)
Charles R. Brady, Chairman, State Tax Commission v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., 342 So.2d 295 (Ms. Sup. Ct. 1977)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Mississippi Tax Update, Tax Executives Institute, New Orleans Chapter, 2000


Sales & Use Tax for Manufacturers, National Business Institute, 1993 - 1997


Mississippi Sales & Use Tax, National Business Institute, 1987 - 1997


Ad Valorem Tax, National Business Institute, 1996


Mississippi Taxes: An Overview & Update, Lorman Education Services, 1989, 1990 & 1993


Honors and Awards:
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Administrative Law, Franchise Law, Tax Law; Trusts & Estates


Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers


Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation


Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel


Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel


Leadership Jackson


Listed one of the Top 50 Mississippi Lawyers in Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2007


Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate, 2007


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Mississippi Secretary of State's 2008 Business Reform Committees - LLCs & Partnerships Committee
Co-Chair


American Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Taxation Section; and Forum Committee on Franchising
Member


The Mississippi Bar
Member


State Bar of Texas
Member


Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, Inc., Board of Directors
Chairman, 2004 - 2005


Mississippi Tax Institute, Board of Directors, 1999 - 2000
President


Mississippi Manufacturers Association, Taxation Committee, 1992 - 1993
Chairman


The Mississippi Bar, Taxation Section, 1991 - 1992
Chairman


Mississippi Estate Planning Council
Member


Hinds County Bar Association
Member


Birth Information:
1944, New Orleans, Louisiana