Attorneys

Practice Groups

Education

  • B.S. (Corporate Finance and Investment Management), University of Alabama, 1989
  • J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1992
  • L.L.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1993

Professional Memberships

  • Alabama State Bar
  • Montgomery County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Business Law, Healthcare, and Taxation Sections
  • Alabama Law Institute Committee to Revise the Alabama Public Employees Retirement System
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Montgomery Estate Planning Council

Admitted To Practice

  • Alabama

Chris S. Simmons

Shareholder

Contact

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Phone: 334-206-3293
Fax: 334-481-0824
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Mr. Simmons joined the firm in 1993 and became a shareholder in 1998. He practices in state and federal taxation, corporate and business law, securities law, municipal finance, employee benefits law and estate planning. He has represented corporations, partnerships, public entities and individuals in a broad spectrum of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, tax-exempt financings, and joint ventures.

Mr. Simmons has extensive experience in structuring capital financing for corporations and other ventures involving various tax and securities issues in both public offerings and private placements. He also has significant experience representing and providing guidance to hospitals and other healthcare service providers on financing, compliance and organizational design and structure. He has represented taxpayers in tax matters at the federal level in the United States Tax Court and at the state level in front of various administrative and judicial bodies.

Mr. Simmons served as a member of the Alabama Law Institute committee to revise the Alabama Public Employees Retirement System. He is currently a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the American Bar Association Sections on Business Law, Health Care and Taxation. He is also a member of the estate planning council.

Honors and Awards

Mr. Simmons has been selected for inclusion in the list of The Best Lawyers in America® for over 15 years. He has also been named “Montgomery Litigation and Controversy – Tax Lawyer of the Year” in the 2013, 2021, and 2026 editions of this publication. The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in the publication’s surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

Presentations

Mr. Simmons lectures frequently to continuing legal education groups sponsored by educational, legal and private institutions on subjects ranging from state and local taxation, estate planning, employee benefits, and other tax and corporate matters.

Community Involvement

Mr. Simmons participates in numerous community activities, including coaching various youth sports through the YMCA and little league baseball.

Mr. Simmons joined the firm in 1993 and became a shareholder in 1998. He practices in state and federal taxation, corporate and business law, securities law, municipal finance, employee benefits law and estate planning. He has represented corporations, partnerships, public entities and individuals in a broad spectrum of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, tax-exempt financings, and joint ventures.

Mr. Simmons has extensive experience in structuring capital financing for corporations and other ventures involving various tax and securities issues in both public offerings and private placements. He also has significant experience representing and providing guidance to hospitals and other healthcare service providers on financing, compliance and organizational design and structure. He has represented taxpayers in tax matters at the federal level in the United States Tax Court and at the state level in front of various administrative and judicial bodies.

Mr. Simmons served as a member of the Alabama Law Institute committee to revise the Alabama Public Employees Retirement System. He is currently a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the American Bar Association Sections on Business Law, Health Care and Taxation. He is also a member of the estate planning council.

Honors and Awards

Mr. Simmons has been selected for inclusion in the list of The Best Lawyers in America® for over 15 years. He has also been named “Montgomery Litigation and Controversy – Tax Lawyer of the Year” in the 2013, 2021, and 2026 editions of this publication. The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in the publication’s surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

Presentations

Mr. Simmons lectures frequently to continuing legal education groups sponsored by educational, legal and private institutions on subjects ranging from state and local taxation, estate planning, employee benefits, and other tax and corporate matters.

Community Involvement

Mr. Simmons participates in numerous community activities, including coaching various youth sports through the YMCA and little league baseball.

  • B.S. (Corporate Finance and Investment Management), University of Alabama, 1989
  • J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1992
  • L.L.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1993
  • Alabama State Bar
  • Montgomery County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Business Law, Healthcare, and Taxation Sections
  • Alabama Law Institute Committee to Revise the Alabama Public Employees Retirement System
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Montgomery Estate Planning Council
  • Alabama