John KirboSenior Attorney

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John Kirbo is a Senior Attorney at Wiggam Law in Atlanta, Georgia. Kirbo has a long history of successfully navigating complex tax disputes. His work has encompassed a variety of tax issues, including audit representation, tax litigation, penalty abatement requests, innocent spouse claims, and collection issues. He also has an extensive legal background resolving numerous tax controversies, including Section 831(b) captive insurance companies, Section 170(h) conservation easements, as well as estate and gift valuations.

Prior to joining Wiggam Law, Kirbo served as Senior Counsel at Chamberlain Hrdlicka, fighting federal tax cases with the firm's Tax Controversy practice. He is a past president of the Dougherty Circuit Bar Association and volunteered annually as an instructor under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Adopt-A-Base program at the Albany Marine Corps Logistics Base to help train service members become return preparers, before moving his practice to Atlanta.

Kirbo received his Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Alabama School of Law, his Juris Doctor from Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law and his Bachelor of Business Administration from Mercer University Stetson School of Business and Economics. He was named among The Albany Herald 40 Under 40, and as a Georgia Rising Star by Super Lawyers for three consecutive years (2022-2024). Kirbo is admitted to practice in the United States Tax Court, various U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Superior, Appeals and Supreme Courts of Georgia.

John Kirbo

I help individuals & businesses resolve IRS tax disputes.

John Kirbo is a Senior Attorney at Wiggam Law in Atlanta, Georgia. Kirbo has a long history of successfully navigating complex tax disputes. His work has encompassed a variety of tax issues, including audit representation, tax litigation, penalty abatement requests, innocent spouse claims, and collection issues. He also has an extensive legal background resolving numerous tax controversies, including Section 831(b) captive insurance companies, Section 170(h) conservation easements, as well as estate and gift valuations.

Prior to joining Wiggam Law, Kirbo served as Senior Counsel at Chamberlain Hrdlicka, fighting federal tax cases with the firm’s Tax Controversy practice. He is a past president of the Dougherty Circuit Bar Association and volunteered annually as an instructor under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Adopt-A-Base program at the Albany Marine Corps Logistics Base to help train service members become return preparers, before moving his practice to Atlanta.

Kirbo received his Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Alabama School of Law, his Juris Doctor from Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law and his Bachelor of Business Administration from Mercer University Stetson School of Business and Economics. He was named among The Albany Herald 40 Under 40, and as a Georgia Rising Star by Super Lawyers for three consecutive years (2022-2024). Kirbo is admitted to practice in the United States Tax Court, various U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Superior, Appeals and Supreme Courts of Georgia.

Which famous person, dead or alive, would you like by your side during a zombie apocalypse?

Either Ben Franklin or Jennifer Doudna. One of them might figure out a more permanent solution than my chainsaw.

What was your least favorite childhood chore and why?

Mowing the lawn. South Georgia is hot, and grass doesn’t grow in the shade.

Which Wiggam Law location do you primarily work at?

Midtown - BGCA

State Bar Admissions and Admission Year

Georgia 2009 (USDC for Middle, Southern, and Northern Districts of GA; Ga Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; US Tax Court)

Law School(s) Attended
  • Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, J.D., 2009
  • University of Alabama, L.L.M., 2011
Undergraduate School(s) Attended

Mercer University, B.B.A., 2006

Enrolled Agents

Throughout my career, I have litigated cases in Georgia Superior Courts, Magistrate Courts, District Courts, and the Tax Court. For the first ten years of my career, I handled not only tax resolution cases, but estate planning and business transactions, in addition to general litigation. Once I moved to Atlanta in 2021, I began specializing strictly in tax resolution.

Professional and Scholar Awards/Honors
  • Georgia Super Lawyers (2025)
  • Georgia Rising Star, Super Lawyers (2022-2024)
  • The Albany Herald 40 Under 40
  • The Albany Herald Reader’s Choice Award for the Region’s Best Lawyer; President, Dougherty Circuit Bar Association
Professional Associations, Groups, and Bar Memberships
  • Lawyers Club of Atlanta
  • Atlanta Bar Association, Member
  • Rotary International
  • President, Dougherty Circuit Bar Association
  • Chairman of the Board, Southwest Georgia Legal Self-Help Center
  • Member, Dougherty County Public Library Board of Trustees
  • Program Instructor, Albany Marine Corps Logistics Base Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Adopt-A-Base Program
  • Fundraising Board, Flint RiverQuarium
Published Articles
Interviews & Media
Current Online Directories
Speaking Engagements
  • GSCPA Annual Convention 2025
  • IRS Settlements: Offers in Compromise
  • Partial Pay Installment Agreements, and Bankruptcy
  • Gwinette GSCPA August 2025 Meeting, IRS Controversy and Collections: The New Landscape
  • Macon GSCPA September 2025 Meeting, ITS Updates & Latest on Conservation Easements
  • Savannah GSCPA October 2025 meeting, Current Trends in Controversy: IRS Updates, Estate Audits, Conservation Easements, and Collections
  • North Atlanta GSCPA September 2025 Meeting, Tax Resolution and Non-Filers: The six-Year Rule, Refunds, Voluntary Disclosures and Other Considerations
  • Atlanta Bar, Estate Planning & Probate Section, January 2025, Shielding Estates from IRS Challenges: Updates and Defense Strategies

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