Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, is ranked by The National Law Journal as one of the 100 largest law firms in the country. Through strategic acquisitions and mergers over the past century, the Firm has grown to include more than 550 attorneys and public policy and international advisors. Baker Donelson has offices located in five states in the southern U.S. as well as Washington, D.C., plus a representative office in London, England.

Current and former Baker Donelson attorneys and advisors include, among many other highly distinguished individuals, people who have served as: Chief of Staff to the President of the United States; U.S. Senate Majority Leader; U.S. Secretary of State; Members of the United States Senate; Members of the United States House of Representatives; Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control for the U.S. Department of the Treasury; Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; Chief Counsel, Acting Director, and Acting Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services within the United States Department of Homeland Security; Majority and Minority Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; a member of President's Domestic Policy Council; Counselor to the Deputy Secretary for the United States Department of HHS; Chief of Staff of the Supreme Court of the United States; Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States; Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade for the U.S. Department of Commerce; Ambassador to Japan; Ambassador to Turkey; Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman; Governor of Tennessee; Governor of Mississippi; Deputy Governor and Chief of Staff for the Governor of Tennessee; Commissioner of Finance & Administration (Chief Operating Officer), State of Tennessee; Special Counselor to the Governor of Virginia; United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge; United States District Court Judges; United States Attorneys; and Presidents of State and Local Bar Associations.

Baker Donelson represents local, regional, national and international clients. The Firm provides innovative, results-oriented solutions, placing the needs of the client first. Our state-of-the-art technologies seamlessly link all offices, provide instant information exchange, and support clients nationwide with secure access to our online document repository.

Baker Donelson is a member of several of the largest legal networks that provide our attorneys quick access to legal expertise throughout the United States and around the world.

Retirement Plan Decisions Required By November 30, 2009
November 18, 2009
For 2009 only, Congress has suspended the normal rules which are applicable to certain qualified retirement plan distributions. However, a decision must be made by November 30th as to how to utilize this suspension. See IRS Notice 2009-82.

Tax Provisions of the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009
November 18, 2009
President Obama signed the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (WHBA Act) on November 6, 2009. The WHBA Act offers significant benefits not only to businesses through an expanded net operating loss (NOL) carryback period, but also to home buyers through an extension and...

Blindsided by the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act? There May be Hope for You Yet.
Kelly Worman, November 18, 2009
Summary: Many residential developers have been caught off guard by purchasers alleging claims under the Interstate Land Sales Full Dislosure Act (ILSA). Although the various methods of complying with the act should always be explored prior to commencement of a project, even a developer that...