Ms. Bruns has multiple years of experience helping clients resolve a wide range of tax issues. From state and local tax planning and controversy work to federal regulatory and licensing work, her practice encompasses a broad range of tax topics. She has experience at the state and local level in property, sales, income, and excise taxes, providing in-depth analysis on complex tax issues for local, national, and international businesses alike, including multi-state surveys on narrow tax issues. Stephanie also represents clients in tax disputes, through administrative protest or settlement, and when necessary, through tax litigation in administrative tribunals, state courts and appellate courts. At the federal level, Stephanie has experience working with the Internal Revenue Service to settle disputes on behalf of taxpayers and assist clients with their tax collection needs, including pursuing offers in compromise. Ms. Bruns earned her J.D. degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Formerly, Mr. Chestnut served as a director and practice leader for the Indianapolis office of Ryan, LLC, Thomson Reuters, and Deloitte. He has been involved with real and business personal property tax for more than 30 years. Mr. Chestnut has extensive experience with property tax reduction, administrative appeal representation, assisting clients with strategic tax planning, compliance work including the preparation of all business personal property tax forms and applications, audit representation, and testimony.  He received a B.S. degree in Accounting from Indiana Wesleyan University.  

Ms. Judy leads the compliance services team, which manages tax credits, training grants, and property tax abatements on behalf of clients through the United States. In addition to her role with KSM Location Advisors, Ms. Judy is a director in Katz, Sapper & Miller’s State and Local Tax Group. She has extensive compliance expertise in the areas of property tax, multistate sales and income taxes, and other state taxes. She serves as a liaison on KSM’s government consulting projects.

Hon. McAdam was appointed Judge of the Indiana Tax Court in 2023. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a law degree from Harvard Law School. Mr. McAdam came to the position after serving as deputy director and chief legal counsel of the Indiana Office of Management & Budget. He replaces retiring Judge Martha Wentworth.

Mr. Swain is an Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics at the Indiana University Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics in South Bend, Indiana. He also teaches business law in Rice University’s online MBA program at the Jones Graduate School of Business. His area of expertise in business law is state and local tax (SALT). Before entering academia, Professor Swain served for 12 years as Chief Counsel of the Revenue Division for the Indiana Attorney General, overseeing all state tax litigation. He previously worked as a tax manager in the SALT practices at KPMG and Arthur Andersen in Denver, Colorado, focusing on state tax audit defense and corporate transactions. He has authored over 200 tax-related articles and frequently lectures on tax law topics.