Benjamin T. White

Named by Best Lawyers in America as the “2012 Atlanta Lawyer of the Year” in the exempt organizations area, the “2013 Atlanta Lawyer of the Year” in the trusts and estates litigation area, and the “2014-2015 Atlanta Non-Profit/Charities Law Lawyer of the Year,” Ben White focuses his practice on exempt organizations of all kinds, as well as estate and tax planning. As a partner in the largest and most comprehensive exempt organizations practice in the Southeast, Mr. White is widely known for his successful representation of exempt organizations with intractable tax problems. His clients include international, national, regional and local tax-exempt organizations, public and private, located throughout the United States and in other countries. Mr. White counsels extensively with both exempt organizations and lawyers, accountants and other professionals representing exempt organizations; and he provides strategic advice on the array of tax, business, cultural and political issues that are distinct to exempt organizations.

Mr. White also maintains an extensive wealth planning practice, representing some of the wealthiest individuals and families in the Southeast and providing counseling to individual and institutional trustees, executors, personal representatives and other fiduciaries throughout the region.

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Tax, 2) Exempt Organizations and 3) Wealth Planning
Law School Harvard Law School, J.D., 1973
Admitted Year 1973
Education The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, A.B., 1969
Bar Member / Association Georgia State Bar Association
Most recent firm Alston & Bird LLP
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