Charles E. Elrod, Jr.

Partner | Atlanta Office
celrod@phrd.com

T: (404) 880-4753
F: (678) 533-7747

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Education

University of North Carolina - (J.D., with honors, 1967) Delta Theta Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review, 1966-1967
University of North Carolina - (A.B., 1964)

Admitted to Practice

Georgia
North Carolina (inactive)

About Charlie

Charlie's practice for over 38 years has been centered around tax and employee benefits law, with a particular emphasis in recent years on the representation of boards of trustees of multiemployer Taft-Hartley trust funds. In addition, Charlie has represented numerous clients in tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service including litigation in the United States Tax Court. Charlie has represented clients before the United States Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regarding complex matters regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

Professional and Civic Involvement

Member, State Bar of Georgia; Chairman, Section on Taxation, 1980-1981
Member, Section of Taxation, American Bar Association
Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
Member, Atlanta Tax Forum 1977 - present; President, 1996
Board of Trustees, Georgia Federal Tax Conference 1980-2007; President, 1987 and 1996
Board of Advisors, University of North Carolina Tax Institute, 1981-2006
Adjunct Professor, Employee Benefits Law, Emory University School of Law, 1980-1995
Board of Advisors, Georgia State University College of Law, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, 1992 - present

Selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Media and Atlanta Magazine (1998-present)
Recognized as a leading Employee Benefits and Tax practitioner by The Best Lawyers in America (listed annually for 20 consecutive years)