Education
University of Virginia School of Law - Charlottesville, VA, 1985 J.D.
Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 1982 M.B.A., With Honors
Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 1975 B.A.
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia - 1987
Mississippi - 1985
U.S. Tax Court
Alveno N. Castilla
Board of Directors, Chairman
Shareholder
Areas of Practice
Corporate Law
Finance
Education
University of Virginia School of Law - Charlottesville, VA, 1985 J.D.
Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 1982 M.B.A., With Honors
Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 1975 B.A.
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia - 1987
Mississippi - 1985
U.S. Tax Court
Certification / Specialties
Certified Public Accountant, Mississippi
Certified Public Accountant, Tennessee
Honors and Awards
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law
Leadership Jackson
Who's Who Legal: USA - Corporate Tax, 2006
Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Tax, 2009
Listed as a Top Lawyer in Corporate Counsel publication, 2007
Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow
University of Virginia School of Law Edwin S. Cohen Tax Scholarship
University of Virginia School of Law Daniel Caplin Tax Award
Virginia Tax Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1983 - 1984
Speaking Engagements
The Delta Economic Development Center
Delta Bamboo Summit -Speaker
Greenville, Mississippi
June 9-10, 2009
Published Works
Sweet Music to Taxpayers' Ears, 4 VA. Tax Rev., Vol. 1, p. 163, 1984
Representative Cases
East v. Commissioner, 58 T.C.M. 953 (U.S. Tax Court 1989)
Recently served (Jan.-Sept. 2008) as one of 35 members of the Blue Ribbon Mississippi Tax Study Commission appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour (chaired subcommittee on Local Government Tax Issues)
Limited liability companies and partnerships
Planning and controversy work involving income, franchise, property, sales & use tax matters
Use of New Markets Tax Credits and various Mississippi tax and economic incentives
Classes / Seminars Taught
Building & Tax Incentives Available for Post-Katrina Rebuilding, The Magnolia Bar Association, May 5, 2006
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association, Member
The Mississippi Bar, Member
Capitol Area Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Taxation Section, Member
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member
Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, Member
Metro Jackson Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Former Member
Millsaps College, Board of Trustees, Member
Jackson 2000, Former Board Member and Chairman
MINACT, Inc., Board of Directors
Millsaps College Else School of Management, Advisory Board, Member
Hinds County Bar Association, 2005 - 2006, President
Jackson State University Development Foundation, Board of Directors, Member
The Mississippi Bar, Ethics Committee, 1996 - 1998, Member
The Mississippi Bar, Board of Commissioners, 1991 - 1994, Member
Mississippi Symphony, 1992 - 1994, Board Member
Arts Alliance of Jackson & Hinds County, 1986 - 1992, Board Member, Past President
Mississippi Economic Council, Board of Directors, Member
Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, Board of Directors, Member
Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, Board of Trustees, Member
Past Employment Positions
Jackson State University, Comptroller, 1979 - 1982
U.S. Department of HUD, Loan Specialist & Financial Analyst, 1978 - 1979
Internal Revenue Service, Revenue Agent, 1975 - 1978
Pro Bono Activities
The Mississippi Bar Task Force on Multidisciplinary Practice
The Mississippi Bar President-Elect Nominating Committee, 1997
Hinds County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1995 - 1997
ABA Tax Section Special Committee on Minority Recruitment, 1993 - 1996
Bylaws Committee of Mississippi Bar, Chairman, 1994 - 1995
Hinds County Bar Association Budget Committee, Chairman, 1993 - 1995
The Mississippi Bar Lawyers Assistance Committee, 1992 - 1993
The Mississippi Bar Long Range Planning Committee, 1992 - 1993
Birth Information
1955, Jackson, Mississippi
