W. Carter Bates III

Position: Partner. Born in Perry, Georgia, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia.

Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1979); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 1982); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1983).

Member: Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Kappa Alpha Order. Gridiron Secret Society. Member, Brainerd Currie Honor Society. Member, 1980-1981 and Associate Editor, 1981-1982, Mercer Law Review. Member, Macon Estate Planning Council, 1991; Adjunct Law Professor, Mercer University, 2002-present. Macon Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia.

Practice Areas:

• Estate Planning Law
• Taxation Law
• Business Law
• Health Care Law
• Tax-Exempt Organizations