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James (Harry) H. Morgan, Jr.
Partner / AtlantaHarry Morgan is a Partner in the Tax Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
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Full Bio
He has extensive experience in personal tax planning for highly compensated individuals, estate planning and administration, business succession planning and the representation of publicly and privately held companies and private clubs.
Mr. Morgan is a member of the American and Atlanta Bar Associations, the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Estate Planning Council, the Fiduciary Section of the State Bar and is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He has served as chairman of the Fiduciary Section of the State Bar of Georgia and as co-chairman of the State Bar of Georgia committee that redrafted the Georgia trust laws. He was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates (2007-2013 and 2019-2022), as one of the Georgia Super Lawyers for Estate Planning & Probate (2004-2017), a 2009 and 2010 FIVE STAR: Best in Client Satisfaction by Atlanta magazine, a member of Who’s Who in Strathmore’s Registry and Global Networks for Outstanding Professionals, a Top Attorney in Georgia by America Registry, LLC (2018-2021), Georgia Top Rated Lawyers by The Daily Report (2021), Georgia’s Most Honored Lawyers – 1% (2021), and as one of Georgia Trend magazine’s Legal Elite in 2008-2021.
Mr. Morgan received his B.A., LL.B. and LL.M. degrees in Taxation from Emory University, where he was a member of the Bryan Society and the Journal of Public Law. He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1964 and Florida Bar in 1965.
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Bar Admissions
Georgia -
Education
Undergraduate- Emory University
Law School- Emory University
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Memberships
Atlanta Estate Planning Council
Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel -
Recognitions
The Best Lawyers in America®, Trust and Estates, Atlanta (2007-2015, 2017, 2019-2023, 2025-2026)
Georgia Trend magazine - Legal Elite (2008-2021)
Georgia Super Lawyers, Estate Planning & Probate (2004-2019)
Georgia Top Rated Lawyers by The Daily Report (2021)
Georgia’s Most Honored Lawyers-1% (2021) -
SGR Publications
- Fourth Quarter 2023: Private Wealth, Trusts & Estates Practice Group of Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP
- 2020 Estate Planning – Winding Down
- Tis the Season…
- 2017 Estate Planning Update
- Call to Action: Proposed Regulations May Limit Valuation Discounts
- Call to Action: Proposed Regulations May Limit Valuation Discounts
- Estate Tax: Dead or Alive?
- Is Your Estate Plan Constructed on a Solid Foundation?
- Holiday Gift Courtesy of the U.S. Congress
- GRATs: Going, Going……(Almost) Gone!
- Estate Tax Eliminated for 2010
- Securing Your Family’s Future: Perspectives on Estate Planning
- SPLIT-DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE: Is There A Future?
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Press
- The Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 105 SGR Attorneys in 2025 Edition
- The Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 102 SGR Attorneys in 2024 Edition
- Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 91 SGR Attorneys in 2023 Edition
- Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 66 SGR Attorneys in 2022 Edition
- Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes 63 SGR Attorneys in 2021
- Best Lawyers® Recognizes 45 SGR Attorneys in 2020
- SGR Attorneys Named to 2019 Georgia Super Lawyers List
- Best Lawyers in America© Recognizes 34 SGR Attorneys in 2019
- Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 25 SGR Attorneys in 2018
- SGR Attorneys Named to 2017 Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists