Joe Gibbs practices primarily in the area of state and local taxation and litigation involving tax matters.  His practice includes representation of clients in all aspects of state and local tax planning and controversy resolution.  Joe has represented clients successfully before the Tennessee tax administrative bodies and before Tennessee courts, including the Tennessee Supreme Court.  Joe represents a number of Fortune 500 companies with respect to their Tennessee tax matters.

Joe is a member of the Board of Trustees (Past President, 1996-2000) of the PaulJ.HartmanState and Local Tax Forum.  Joe is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009  for his tax law practice, Mid-South Super Lawyers 2008  for tax, Nashville Business Journal's 2006 "Best of the Bar" for tax/estate planning, and Business Tennessee's 2009 "150 Best Lawyers."  He is a member of the Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.

Practice Areas
Business Formation and Counseling                              Health Care Joint Ventures
Creditors' Rights and Insolvency                                                    Institutional Investment
Economic Incentives                                                                          International Law
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation                     Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions
Estates and Trusts                                                                              Securities and Venture Capital
Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Property                                     Tax

 Education

Vanderbilt UniversityLawSchool, J.D., 1979, Order of the Coif

University of Tennessee, B.S., 1973


Bar Admissions

Tennessee, 1979


Memberships

Nashville Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

American Bar Association

Board of Trustees of the PaulJ.HartmanState and Local Tax Forum

American Health Lawyers Association