Michael C. Burns - Roswell, GA
Attorney at Scroggin & Burns, LLC
Corporate/Business Law Lawyers in Roswell, GA
647 Mimosa Boulevard Roswell, GA 30075
Roswell Corporate/Business Law Lawyer
Updated: 10/08/2026
Areas of Practice
- Corporate/Business Law
- Estate Planning
- Wills
- Trusts
- Probate & Estate Administration
Attorney Information
Overview
Michael Burns is the managing attorney with Scroggin & Burns, LLC. His practice focuses on estate and tax planning, trusts, estate administration, and small business representation. He is licensed to practice law in Georgia and Florida.
Michael served as President of the University of Florida Tax Institute in 2025 and 2026. He speaks frequently in the Atlanta area, and his articles have appeared in national publications. He previously served as an adjunct professor at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School, where he taught Wills, Trusts & Estates and Federal Income Taxation.
Michael earned a B.S. in Finance with honors from the University of Florida in 2008. He then attended the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2011 and his Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) in 2012.
Outside the office, Michael is married with three children and enjoys spending time with them outdoors. He finds that planning a family outing calls for all the foresight of an estate plan, with far less cooperation from the beneficiaries.
Education
Legal Education
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University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2011
J.D.
Honors: cum laude -
University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 2012
LL.M., Master of Laws
Major: Taxation
Non Legal Education
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University of Florida, 2008
B.S.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Finance -
University of Florida, 2008
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Political Science
Classes and Seminars
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Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
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Taxation of Estates and Trusts , March 28, 2016 - Present
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National Business Institute
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Business Law Boot Camp
- Preparing Common Business Contracts, September 16, 2016 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Florida Tax Institute, Board of Directors (2017 – Present); Speaker’s Committee Chairman (2017 – Present)
- Friends of Barrington Hall, Inc., Board of Directors (2014 – Present)
- Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Board of Directors (2016 – 2019); Executive Committee (2017 – 2019)
- Founding Member, Roswell NEXT
Published Works
Articles
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Acosta, Bowers, & Burns, Summaries of Presentations from the 2015 Florida Tax Institute, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2314 (June 18, 2015)
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Burns & Scroggin, Tangible Personal Property is the Most Forgotten Part of an Estate Plan, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2283, (February 19, 2015)
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Burns & Scroggin, Tax Basis Planning – The Basics, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2194 (February 11, 2014); republished in the NAEPC Journal of Estate and Tax Planning (Fall 2014); republished in Florida Bar State to State Magazine (Spring 2015)
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Burns & Scroggin, Tax Basis Planning – Traps and Opportunities, NAEPC Journal of Estate and Tax Planning (Fall 2014)
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Burns, Estate and Income Tax Planning in a World of Uncertainty, The Tennessee Banker # 107 (October 2019)
- Burns & Scroggin, Checklist for Avoiding Penalties on PPP Loan Certifications, LISI Business Entities Newsletter #192 (May 2020)
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- Florida
Other Affiliations
- The State Bar of Georgia
- Tax Section of the Georgia Bar
- Business Section of the Georgia Bar
- Young Lawyers Division, Georgia Bar
- Florida Bar Association
- Tax Section of the Florida Bar
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association, Estate Planning and Probate Section
- University of Florida Tax Institute (2025 - 2026) (President)
- Former Adjunct Professor, Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (courses: Wills, Trusts & Estates; Federal Income Taxation)
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Contact
647 Mimosa Boulevard
Roswell, GA 30075
Phone Number: 770-884-7197
Fax Number: 770-518-4124
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday: Closed
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