Angela Adolph, Esq., Member

Representative Bio

Angie Adolph is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 2011, and practices in the tax and municipal finance groups. Angie represents Louisiana, national, and international clients in a variety of tax and corporate matters. In addition to representing clients before the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals, the Louisiana Tax Commission, and in the Louisiana courts, she has special experience representing taxpayers in property tax incentive negotiations, including Payments in Lieu of Taxes. Angie is the firm's representative to the American Property Tax Counsel, an association of property tax firms with members throughout the United States and in Canada.

Angie also has extensive experience in bond transactions and in the development of Public-Private Partnerships and Cooperative Endeavor Agreements. She is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and is listed in the "Red Book" of bond professionals. Prior to joining Kean Miller, Angie practiced in the tax and municipal finance areas for over 15 years with a local law firm.

400 Convention Street, Suite 700
P. O. Box 3513 (70821-3513)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802

Tel: (225) 382-3492
Fax: (225) 388-9133

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Firm Information

Kean Miller LLP represents local, regional and national clients in Louisiana tax issues. Our lawyers routinely prepare protest letters concerning state and local tax assessments, and appear at conferences with the taxing jurisdictions concerning the resolution of tax disputes. We are involved in numerous pieces of litigation concerning the assessment of sales and use taxes, income taxes, franchise taxes and property taxes at the administrative level, district court level and appellate court level.

We have a substantial amount of expertise in handling cases concerning sales and use taxes, as well as many constitutional issues concerning the application of the state and local sales and use tax statutes. Importantly, we are well versed in state and local economic incentive programs such as the "Enterprise Zone Programs," "10-year Industrial Tax Exemption Program" and the Quality Jobs Act.

Representative Experience:

• Advising clients on state tax regulatory matters, including submission of draft regulations concerning sales and franchise taxes.
• Legislative representation, including working with legislators to draft statutory revisions to implement tax changes.
• Structuring transactions and businesses to minimize Louisiana tax liability.
• Securing favorable ruling letters for clients with respect to sales and franchise taxes.
• Lobbying for exemptions from state sales tax for certain transactions between affiliated companies and for the performance of services for use outside Louisiana.

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