Biography

John McMichael focuses his legal practice on estate and asset protection planning. He works with clients to design and implement family or business succession plans. In addition, John assists clients with other estate planning matters, including preparing Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Directives in Healthcare.

Originally from Newnan, Georgia, John graduated from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia with a degree in Economics, and then received his Juris Doctor from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University where he earned CALI awards for achieving the highest grade in the fields of remedies and pre-trial advocacy. He was also elected to the Mercer Advocacy Board and served as president of the Second Amendment Society where he helped raise funds for the children’s hospital at the Medical Center of Central Georgia.

John and his wife, Kellam, reside in Macon with their daughter, Charlotte, and attend Vineville Methodist Church. John enjoys Georgia football, hunting, fishing and tennis.

Practice Areas

• Tax + Wealth Planning
• Estate & Asset Protection Planning
• Trust Decanting
• Prenuptial Agreements

Professional Organizations/Activities

• State Bar of Georgia
• American Bar Association
• Macon Bar Association
• William A. Bootle American Inns of Court 

Awards + Recognitions

• Georgia Pro Bono Project Award, Outstanding Public Service, 2013

Education

• Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (J.D., 2012)
• University of Georgia (B.B.A., Economics, 2008)

Admitted

• Georgia, 2012
• Supreme Court of Georgia, 2016

Administrative/Legal Assistant Contact

Name: Linda Tillman
Title: Paralegal
Phone: 478.749.9969