Profile
David has 36 years of experience representing clients in a diverse array of corporate litigation and tax controversy matters. His far-reaching expertise includes strategic advice for corporate governance, federal and state income tax planning, and estates and probate.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Advises corporate clients on matters such as structuring and negotiating mergers & acquisitions, asset purchase agreements, and partnership and limited liability agreements and drafting commercial leases, non-disclosure agreements, and contracts.
- Handles wide range of taxation matters, including drafting tax opinion letters, audit letter responses, claims for refund, and foreign bank account reporting.
- Advises large and small estates in all aspects of estate planning, such as the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and acts of donation.
- Counsels tax-exempt entities, including public charities and private foundations, in corporate and tax law issues such as submission of organizational documents and operative agreements and reinstatement of tax-exempt recognition after inadvertent termination.
- Represents clients in numerous commercial litigation matters, including oil and gas pipeline sales tax disputes, ad valorem tax appeals, and zoning variances.
Professional Experience
- Private law practice (1986-2022)
- Adjunct Professor, Paralegal Studies Program, Tulane University (1989-1991)
Affiliations
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (2020-present)
- Board Certified Tax Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization (1990-present)
Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., Baylor University School of Law
B.A., summa cum laude, Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Bar and Court Memberships
- District of Columbia Bar
- Louisiana Bar
- Texas Bar
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court
- Supreme Court of Louisiana
- Supreme Court of Texas