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John Hall Kirbo Kirbo & Kirbo, P.C.
An Albany native, John graduated from Deerfield-Windsor School before attending Mercer University, where he studied Accounting and graduated with a B.B.A. Following graduation, he went on to earn his J.D. becoming the sixth lawyer in his family to graduate from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. During law school, he clerked for the Macon firm, Lindley, Powell & Rumph, and also for Kirbo & Kirbo, P.C. After graduating from law school and passing the bar exam, he moved back to Albany to practice with his aunt, Helen V. Kirbo, his father, Glenn A. Kirbo, and later with his brother, Campbell W. Kirbo, at the family law firm, Kirbo & Kirbo, P.C. During his first two years as a practicing lawyer, he earned his Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Alabama. John gives back to the community where he was raised and now enjoys as a working adult. He is a member of Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church in Albany, the Artesian City Sertoma Club, and the Rotary Club of Dougherty County. He has helped host Wild Affair, benefitting the Flint RiverQuarium, and the Albany Museum of Art’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. He has also served the community through several pro bono cases, including the filing of the non-profit applications for the Friends of the Dougherty County Public Library, and the Captain Nicholas Schade Whitlock Foundation. In 2008, John married his wife, Cristin Kimbrell Kirbo of Roswell, after meeting at Mercer University. John is the son of Peggy and Glenn Kirbo, and the brother of Glenn and Campbell. In his free time John is an avid supporter of Mercer University Athletics and enjoys spending time with his family and friends and taking advantage of all the outdoor opportunities in southwest Georgia, especially fishing on the Flint River.