Spotlight on Atlanta Tax Attorney John Hackney

Our Spotlight series highlights the careers and lives of tax professionals across the globe. This week’s Spotlight is on attorney John Hackney, a shareholder at Chamberlain Hrdlicka in Atlanta. Hackney represents individuals, small businesses, and large corporate clients in disputes with the IRS and other taxing authorities.

Before going to law school, Hackney was a CPA for PricewaterhouseCoopers in its tax department, focusing on compliance work. After graduating from law school, he clerked for US Tax Court Judge Thomas B. Wells.

In his spare time, Hackney listens to true crime podcasts, cheers for his alma mater—the University of Virginia—and wonders ...