GARY G. STANKO
Practice Areas:
- Tax and Estate Planning
- Wills and Trusts
- IRS Controversies / Contests
- Probate Law
- Elder Law
- Business Planning
- Corporate Law
Member
Email: gstanko@cheahalaw.com
Telephone: (256) 237-4641 (ext. 2)
Education:
B.A., Furman University, 1971
J.D., University of South Carolina, 1974
L.L.M., Taxation, University of Alabama
Admitted:
South Carolina, 1974
Alabama, 1978
U.S. Tax Court, 1979
U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
Florida, 1986
Professional Profile:
- Certified Public Accountant, District of Columbia, 1985
- Instructor, U.S. Army Military Police School, 1975-1978
- President, Anniston Area Estate Planning Council, 1987
- Special Asst. Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1990
- President, YMCA of Calhoun County, 2002-2004
- Special Probate Judge, 2008, 2009
Military: LTC, JAGC, USAR
- Commissioned in U.S. Army Reserve 1971 and served on active duty 1974-1979.
- Continued in active reserve until 1997.
- Retired as Lieutenant Colonel.
Community Involvement:
- Calhoun/Cleburne Bar Association, Member; President (1993-1994)
- Alabama State Bar (Bar Examiner 1996-2002)
- Anniston Rotary Club- Board Member
- Anniston Museum of Natural History- Endowment Board and legal Counsel
- YMCA of Calhoun County- Chair of Board (2002-2004); Board Member since 1987
- Grace Episcopal Church- Four terms on Vestry; Choir Member; Sunday School Teacher
- Boys & Girls Club- Past Board Member
- Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce- Member; formerly on Education Committee
- Habitat for Humanity- Helped organize; past legal counsel
- Wills For Heroes
- Hospice of East Alabama- past legal counsel
Publications:
How to Start a Business in Alabama: With Forms