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| Practice Areas | Legislative Lobbying; Legislative Services; Local Tax; State Tax | | | Education | Loyola University, J.D., 1982, University of New Orleans, B.S., 1979 | | | Admitted | 1982, Louisiana; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana and U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana | |
| Memberships | Louisiana State (Tax Section, 1982—; Chairman, 2000-2001; Vice-Chairman, 1999-2000; Secretary/Treasurer, 1998-1999; Program Chairman, 1997-1998; Chairman, Liaison Committee between the Tax Section and the Louisiana Department of Revenue, 1986-1995) and American (Taxation Section, 1982—) Bar Associations; Louisiana Law Institute (Tax Study Committee). | | | Born | Fort Smith, Arkansas | | | Biography | Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America (Tax Law). Author: "Louisiana Corporation Income Tax Apportionment Formulas - Three Factor Formula or Sales Only Factor?" LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Louisiana Property Tax Appeal Procedures Frustrating Yet Mandatory," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Alternative Tax Collection Procedures Give Louisiana Department of Revenue Many Tax Collection Options," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Beneficial S Corporation Tax Treatment in Louisiana Requires Advance Planning," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Uniform Methodologies Should be Used to Value Property for Louisiana Ad Valorem Tax Purposes," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Timely Payment Under Protest Can Be Used to Challenge the Legality of Ad Valorem Taxes and to Raise Tax Exemption Issues," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "S Corporation Bank Shareholders Entitled to Louisiana Income Tax Exclusion," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "La. Property Tax Assessment Review Procedures Arcane," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Proper Presentation of the Case Before the Louisiana Tax Commission Critical to Successful Valuation/Uniformity Dispute," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Judicial Review of Ad Valorem Tax Valuation Uniformity Cases is Limited to the Record Created Before the Louisiana Tax Commission," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Local Sales Tax Collectors Have Broad Tax Collection Authority," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Local Sales/Use Tax Payment Under Protest Prevents Collection Action and Saves Interest," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Reduce Louisiana Use Tax by Properly Claiming Credit for Sales/Use Tax Previously Paid," LexisNexis Practice Insight (2007); "Expanding Louisiana's Corporate Income Tax Base," Louisiana Bar Journal, Volume 41, Number 5, p. 417. Adjunct Professor of Law, LSU Law Center. Chairman, State Affairs Committee, 1998— and Member, 1992—, Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. Member: Revenue and Taxation Task Force, Louisiana Economic Development Council, 1998; Louisiana Motor Transport Association, 1996—; Louisiana Independent Oil and Gas Association, 1994—; Governor Edwin Edwards Revenue and Taxation Transition Team, 1992. Registered Lobbyist, Louisiana, 1989—.(Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization) | | | Reported Cases | International Paper Inc. v. Cynthia Bridges, Secretary Department of Revenue, State of Louisiana, 2007 1151 (La. 1/16/08) ___ So.2d ___; F. Miller & Sons, Inc. v. Calcasieu Parish School Board, 827 So. 2nd 409 (La. 2002); Triangle Marine v. Savoie, 681 So. 2d 937 (La., 1996); BP Oil Company v. Plaquemines Parish Government, 651 So. 2d 1322 (La., 1994); Moonmaid Marine, Inc. v. Larpenter, 599 So. 2d 820 (La. App. 1st Cir., 1992); Zapata Haynie v. Larpenter, 583 So. 2d 867 (La. App. 1st Cir., 1991); Zapata Gulf Marine Operators, Inc. v. Louisiana Tax Commission, 554 So. 2d 1253 (La. App. 1st Cir., 1990); Hildebrand v. City of New Orleans, 549 So. 2d 1218 (La., 1989). | | | ISLN | 907869069 | |
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