Matthew J. Howard - Marietta, GA

Matthew joined Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele in 1989 and currently serves as senior partner in the firm's Corporate, Tax and Estate Planning Department. Matthew specializes in Estate Planning and has served as an active member of the Estate and Gift Tax Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section since 1996. In addition, he heads up the firm's Tax Litigation Department, handling disputes for individuals and corporations before the Internal Revenue Service, as well as litigating against the Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service in the United States Tax Court and the Department of Justice in United States District Court. Matthew stays involved in the firm's larger merger and acquisition transactions, providing valuable tax advice to either the purchaser or seller.

Beginning in 2006, Matthew formed the firm's Captive Insurance Company practice. As of 2012, MIJS Captive Management, LLC manages 56 small captive insurance companies domiciled in Kentucky, Delaware and Hawaii for privately held businesses throughout the United States.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, September 28, 1960, Matthew was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1989 after receiving his Economics degree from Vanderbilt University in 1984, and his J.D. from Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio. Matthew transferred to Emory University Law School to complete his third year of law school and to obtain his Master's Degree (LL.M.) in Taxation in addition to his law degree.

Matthew and his wife, Suzanne, are members of Peachtree Presbyterian Church and involved with The Westminster Schools and Whitefield Academy, where their children attend. Matthew also serves as a Director of Atlanta Community Ministries (ACM) and is also a Board member of Feeding the Homeless Project, Inc. Mr. Howard was named one of Georgia's Top Rated Lawyers in 2012 by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell®. Their lives are filled with the activities of their five children: Taylor, Patrick, Charlotte, Noah, and Jordan.