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Walt
Terry

Position
Special Counsel
Office
Birmingham

Walt Terry is special counsel in the Tax Practice Group.


Prior to joining Jones Walker, Walt drafted wills, trusts, and estate planning documents, and helped clients with probate and estate administration. He also assisted a range of business clients with formation, dissolution, mergers and acquisitions, and many other corporate transactions.

While in law school, Walt served as a site coordinator for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) and as a legal intern for the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Public Lands Division, where he drafted memoranda and conducted research. Prior to beginning his legal career, Walt worked in multiple public accounting firms in the areas of tax preparation and auditing.

Noteworthy

  • Best Lawyers®, "Ones to Watch," Trusts and Estates, Birmingham (2022–2026); Tax Law (2025 and 2026)

Publications

  • "Beneficial for Whom? Requirement to Provide Beneficial Ownership Information for Business Entities Begins January 1, 2024," Jones Walker LLP Gulf States Gaming Law Client Alert, December 4, 2023
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Recap — January 17, 2021," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, January 17, 2021
  • "Mississippi Should Follow New Federal Treatment of PPP Deductions," Jones Walker LLP Tax Client Alert, January 7, 2021
  • "REMINDER: Alabama Department of Revenue Now Requires Annual Renewal of Alabama Tax Licenses, Beginning November 1, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Tax Client Alert, November 3, 2020
  • "Beyond the Blog — COVID-19 Weekly Recap — April 19, 2020," Jones Walker LLP Disaster Prep & Recovery Client Alert, April 19, 2020
  • "Taxpayers Now Able to File NOL Refund Claims via Fax," Jones Walker LLP Tax Client Alert, April 16, 2020
  • "Mississippi Department of Revenue Issues Updated COVID-19 Guidance, Extended Deadlines, Telework Nexus Forbearance," Jones Walker LLP Tax Client Alert, March 27, 2020
  • "Beware Rigid Mississippi Local Tax Deadlines," Jones Walker LLP Tax Client Alert, March 23, 2020
  • "Full SALT Deduction Coming Back?" Jones Walker LLP Tax Client Alert, December 2019
  • "Tax Extenders Offset by Higher Estate & Gift Taxes," Jones Walker LLP Tax Client Alert, June 2019
  • "There’s Something about Maryland: The Special Nonresident Tax and Why States Should Have Wider Latitude with Their Methods of Taxation," 83 Miss. L.J. Supra 129, 2014

Memberships

  • Alabama Bar Association
  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • On River Time, Junior Board 
Birmingham
Suite 1100
420 20th St N
Birmingham, AL 35203
D: 205.244.5239
F: 205.244.5400
Emailwterry@joneswalker.com
Jackson
Suite 300
3100 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
D: 601.949.4706
F: 601.949.4638

Education

  • New York University School of Law
    LLM, Taxation, 2016
  • University of Mississippi School of Law
    JD, cum laude, 2015
    Staff Editor, Associate Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal
  • Millsaps College
    MAcc, 2011
  • Millsaps College
    BBA, cum laude, 2010
  • Certified Public Accountant, Mississippi

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama
  • Choctaw Tribal Court
  • District of Columbia
  • Mississippi
  • Tennessee

Court Admissions

  • Tribal Court of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

Related Practices

  • Tax
  • State & Local Tax
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