Michael C. Burns

Michael Burns has been an attorney at Scroggin & Burns, LLC since 2012. Michael is a frequent speaker in the Atlanta area and his articles have been printed in national publications. Michael focuses his practice on estate and tax planning, small business representation, trusts, and estate administration. Michael serves as an adjunct professor at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and is licensed to practice law in Georgia and Florida. Prior to joining Scroggin & Burns, LLC, Michael graduated in 2008 with honors from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Finance. He received his Juris Doctorate cum laude in 2011 and Masters in Taxation (LL.M.) in 2012 from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Professional Experience: Adjunct Professor, Atlanta John Marshall Law School Classes: Wills, Trusts & Estates, Federal Income Taxation

• Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
• Taxation of Estates and Trusts , March 28, 2016 - Present
• National Business Institute
• Business Law Boot Camp
• Preparing Common Business Contracts, September 16, 2016 - Present

• Florida Tax Institute, Board of Directors (2017 – Present); Speaker’s Committee Chairman (2017 – Present)
• Friends of Barrington Hall, Inc., Board of Directors (2014 – Present)
• Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Board of Directors (2016 – 2019); Executive Committee (2017 – 2019)
• Founding Member, Roswell NEXT

• Georgia
• Florida

• The State Bar of Georgia
• Tax Section of the Georgia Bar
• Business Section of the Georgia Bar
• Young Lawyers Division, Georgia Bar
• Florida Bar Association
• Tax Section of the Florida Bar
• Atlanta Bar Association
• Atlanta Bar Association, Estate Planning and Probate Section