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Mr. Iliff has been a certified building official for 10+ years serving communities in Texas, Illinois, and Missouri. He has taught classes on the residential, building, and property maintenance codes with a focus on preparing students for certification exams and effective administration. Mr. Iliff has 30+ years of experience and certifications as a city planner, floodplain manager, and code enforcement officer. He earned an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and Development from Ball State University.

Mr. Iliff has been a certified building official for 10+ years serving communities in Texas, Illinois, and Missouri. He has taught classes on the residential, building, and property maintenance codes with a focus on preparing students for certification exams and effective administration. Mr. Iliff has 30+ years of experience and certifications as a city planner, floodplain manager, and code enforcement officer. He earned an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and Development from Ball State University.

Mr. Iliff has been a certified building official for 10+ years serving communities in Texas, Illinois, and Missouri. He has taught classes on the residential, building, and property maintenance codes with a focus on preparing students for certification exams and effective administration. Mr. Iliff has 30+ years of experience and certifications as a city planner, floodplain manager, and code enforcement officer. He earned an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and Development from Ball State University.

Mr. Iliff has been a certified building official for 10+ years serving communities in Texas, Illinois, and Missouri. He has taught classes on the residential, building, and property maintenance codes with a focus on preparing students for certification exams and effective administration. Mr. Iliff has 30+ years of experience and certifications as a city planner, floodplain manager, and code enforcement officer. He earned an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and Development from Ball State University.

Mr. Iliff has been a certified building official for 10+ years serving communities in Texas, Illinois, and Missouri. He has taught classes on the residential, building, and property maintenance codes with a focus on preparing students for certification exams and effective administration. Mr. Iliff has 30+ years of experience and certifications as a city planner, floodplain manager, and code enforcement officer. He earned an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and Development from Ball State University.

Mr. Iliff has been a certified building official for 10+ years serving communities in Texas, Illinois, and Missouri. He has taught classes on the residential, building, and property maintenance codes with a focus on preparing students for certification exams and effective administration. Mr. Iliff has 30+ years of experience and certifications as a city planner, floodplain manager, and code enforcement officer. He earned an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning and Development from Ball State University.

Mr. Osborn is an equity shareholder with Montgomery Little & Soran in Greenwood Village, Colorado. His practice is focused on real estate litigation, real estate transactions, and commercial litigation. He also helps numerous real estate and medical businesses by acting as their full-service corporate attorney. In addition to his work for clients, Mr. Osborn can be hired as an expert witness in cases involving real estate issues. He is licensed to practice in Colorado and Nebraska. Mr. Osborn represents a broad mix of clients but primarily handles matters relating to real estate title and access disputes, title insurance, boundary disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, leases, foreclosures, title agent negligence, liens, easements, real estate purchases and sales, real estate development, condominium conversions, real covenants, spurious liens, partitions, and real estate broker license complaint cases. Mr. Osborn is also a trial attorney and has tried 40 cases in his career. Mr. Osborn received the highest “AV Preeminent” rating from Martindale Hubbell in 2014 and has maintained this prestigious rating since then. Mr. Osborn was also recognized as a 2018 and 2019 Super Lawyers – Rising Star.

Mr. Grew is licensed as an architect in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. He is also licensed as a building official in Connecticut. For ten years Mr. Grew was the chief building official for the Town of East Hartford. Since 1989 he has been owner of his own architectural design practice working extensively in the residential, commercial, and institutional building sectors. With his expertise in codes, he has also maintained a practice as codes consultant to other architects, engineers, contractors, building owners, and municipalities. Mr. Grew has served on the AIA national Codes & Standards Committee and various committees of the International Code Council and ASTM International. 

Mr. Chestnut formerly, he 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.  

After graduating from Indiana University School of Law, Mr. Greene started his career in state and local tax as a Sales Tax Hearing Officer with the Indiana Department of Revenue in 1988. He has worked with a small consulting firm as vice president and general counsel. Mr. Green started the state and local tax practice at the Indianapolis offices of Deloitte. He was the national product leader for Grant Thornton’s automation practice; he was the national practice leader for Crowe Horwath’s sales and use tax practice; and he opened his law office as a sole practitioner. Mr. Greene is active in the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT) and serves on the certification committee. He is a frequent speaker on multistate sales and use tax issues, and sales tax process improvement.

Mr. Hagerman  is a tax partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Indianapolis and has been practicing in the area of multistate taxation since 1996. He counsels business clients in all areas of state and local taxes, including controversies, administrative proceedings, audits, appeals, litigation, and planning. Mr. Hagerman serves as an independent advisor to businesses with respect to tax risk management, review of 3rd party tax strategies, legal review of tax-related transactions and business life events. His experience includes public accounting and law practice in Indianapolis, and he also managed the tax function of a Fortune 500 insurance company headquartered in Indiana for more than four years. He received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.  

Mr. Long is the Assistant General Counsel for Appeals at the Indiana Department of State Revenue.

Mr. Madden is the Director of Tax Policy at the Indiana Department of Revenue.

Ms. McDonald’s quantitative analysis allows her to identify tailored incentives opportunities for each company’s specific requirements. Her negotiation skills with government entities highlight her ability to secure monetary incentives. Ms. McDonald’s extensive expertise in property tax, multistate income taxes, and other state tax matters plays a crucial role in helping clients maximize the benefits of incentives while navigating complex regulatory landscapes. Her dedication to understanding the intricacies of tax regulations and her commitment to delivering tailored solutions underscore her value to clients in achieving their goals. Before joining KSM, she gained experience in both public accounting and corporate environments. Ms. McDonald is a member of the Indiana CPA Society.

Christopher Perry, CPA is Executive Director of Audit Operations at the Indiana Department of Revenue.

Hon. Martha B. Wentworth was appointed Judge of the Indiana Tax Court by Governor Mitch Daniels in 2011. Judge Wentworth holds a B.S., M.S. and J.D. cum laude from Indiana University – Bloomington. Prior to her judicial appointment, she was a Tax Director at Deloitte Tax LLP where she led its Indiana Multistate Tax Services. Judge Wentworth has taught at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, the McKinney School of Law, and the Maurer School of Law for more than 22 years. Judge Wentworth is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and this year she was selected to Chair the 42nd (2022) and 43rd (2023) National Conference of State Tax Judges. 

Mr. Alvi, PE is a civil, structural, and forensic engineering consultant, and principal of za/engineering. He is a licensed professional engineer (P.E.) and maintains licensure in New York and multiple other states. Mr. Alvi has extensive experience in the evaluation, repair, and rehabilitation of existing structures and historic buildings, verifying construction compliance with applicable building codes and contract specifications. He is also highly experienced in forensic investigations and evaluations to determine the cause and origin of structural deficiencies, damage following accidents, weather-related damage, slips, trips, and falls, and other concerns, and has opined in legal matters concerning the same. Mr. Alvi is a graduate of State University of New York, Farmingdale State College, and has dual bachelor of science degrees in Architectural Technology and Construction Management Engineering Technology (ETAC-ABET Accredited Programs). He also holds an Engineering Leadership Certificate from Cornell University.

Mr. Johrden, for more than 13 years, he has designed and coordinated over 1,013 MEP/FP/FA projects with an emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability. With his experience in planning and implementing multidisciplinary projects, he is devoted to fostering a more sustainable future for everyone.
The electrification of buildings in New York City is crucial for lowering greenhouse gas emissions and combatting global warming. Jonathan’s concentration is on HVAC Heat Pump electrification retrofit projects which assist in the conversion of existing building fossil fuel systems to cold climate heat pumps (ccASHPs) and other environmentally friendly alternatives. In an effort to reduce New York State’s dependency on non-renewable energy sources, he also focuses on various domestic hot water heat pumps (DHWHP) and waste heat recovery alternatives for multifamily apartment building systems.

Mr. Moskowitz, MBA, MS, PE, CME is president and managing member of CLM Engineering Associates. CLM Engineering is a multi-faceted engineering firm offering construction management and engineering, and forensic investigations. He is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Moskowitz earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine, his Master of Business Administration from the University of Bridgeport, his Master in Construction Administration from Columbia University, and his Certificate in Mediation from Quinnipiac College School of Law.

Mr. Shapiro is a professional engineer licensed in New York State and has been practicing in the field of construction related electrical engineering for almost 30 years. Mr. Shapiro has a diverse background in the design and development of reliable electrical distribution, emergency power, lighting, and fire protection systems for commercial, educational, industrial and health care data center facilities. He has been responsible for conceptual and actual critical electrical system design, coordination of internal and external trades, client communication and construction administration. He has also worked on power distribution design (switchgear, switchboards, transformer, standby power generation, UPS, and associated protection schemes), fire alarm (air aspiration and addressable types) systems, raised floor grounding, security access control and CCTV, lighting design and associated manual or automatic controls, short circuit, coordination and arc flash studies, voltage drop, lightning protection, and miscellaneous power systems. His experience also includes providing analysis/evaluation of existing and new electrical distribution systems and ancillary electrical infrastructure. Mr. Shapiro plays a critical role as technical code/theory adviser and internal educator for DLB Associates. He has coauthored “NEC 645 might not be for You” and “A Comparison Of Arc-Flash Incident Energy Reduction Techniques Using Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breakers.” Mr. Shapiro has lectured regarding varied data center related electrical topics such as: “Fire Alarm Monitoring and Control Systems” for the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and the Data Center Journal “Are We Ready for DC in the Data Center”, “Arc Flash in the Data Center Environment” and “Industry Trends in Electrical Systems.”

Mr. Reed concentrates his practice on state tax controversies, planning and unclaimed property. A former litigator for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, he has represented clients in state tax controversy matters in over 30 states and has obtained favorable letter rulings for clients in several different jurisdictions. Mr. Reed regularly advises on the constitutionality of state tax positions, the availability of exemptions and incentives, and how to source revenue streams for state corporate income tax and sales tax purposes. He has handled New York qui tam (whistleblower) lawsuit litigation and received widespread acclaim for arguing and winning the closely-watched IT USA, Inc. case before the New York Tax Appeals Tribunal. Besides state tax, Mr. Reed also devotes a significant part of his practice to unclaimed property. In the federal tax area, he has favorably resolved IRS audits and has successfully represented taxpayers in appeals conferences before the IRS Office of Appeals. Mr. Reed is the author of “The Reed Report,” a State Tax Notes column. He also writes a “Shop Talk” column for the Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives. Mr. Reed is the former editor in chief of the State and Local Tax Lawyer and is on the State and Local Tax Executive Committees for both the American Bar Association and the New York City Bar Association.

Rothenberg Tax Law is a boutique law firm with a niche focus in federal and state tax controversy and multistate state and local tax consulting. Mr. Rothenberg is the former Practice Leader for Tax Controversy Services for a top 15 accounting firm. He represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service and various state revenue departments, with special expertise in matters before the New York Department of Taxation and Finance, the New York City Finance Department, and the New Jersey Division of Taxation. Among other areas, he specializes in residency taxation, sales and use taxation, responsible person assessment defense, remote worker taxation, and multistate nexus analyses, as well as tax audits and appeals for businesses and business owners. Mr. Rothenberg is a frequent lecturer and author on numerous tax topics, and he genuinely enjoys his work assisting clients from high-net-worth individuals to smaller mom/pop operations with their tax entanglements.

Nate Strand is a tax attorney in New York City; he deals with issues such as tax audits and back taxes as well as general tax filing advice. Mr. Strand is a graduate of Tulane University, where he worked as an academic research assistant. He is licensed in New York and Louisiana.

Karen J. Tenenbaum is a partner at Tenenbaum Law, P.C. An attorney for over 35 years, she founded Tenenbaum Law, P.C., providing legal counsel to individuals and businesses facing IRS and New York State tax problems. Ms. Tenenbaum and her team have successfully represented clients in matters including Federal and State Audits, IRS Appeals and NYS Conciliation Conferences, Federal and NYS Collection Issues, including Liens, Levies, Warrants and Seizures, Offers in Compromise, Installment Agreements, Responsible Officer Assessments, NYS Residency Audits, NYS Driver’s License Suspension, and NYS Voluntary Disclosures. She is a frequent speaker on IRS and NYS tax issues for numerous professional groups on topics such as New York State Residency, IRS and NYS Collections, and more. Her knowledge and leadership have established her as a leading tax attorney in the NY area, and she was selected by her peers for inclusion in the New York Super Lawyers as a practitioner in Tax Law for the past 5 years.

Mr. Zupnick represents individuals and business entities in tax controversy matters involving Federal and New York State audit and collection issues. He received his J.D. from Cardozo School of Law.

Steve Thomas, has over forty years’ experience in working with building codes including plan reviews, inspections, and administration. Providing building code consulting services for governmental agencies and architectural firms, as well as educational seminars on building codes. He has served as the contract Building Official for local jurisdictions in Colorado. Mr. Thomas has served on several ICBO and ICC committees including serving as a member and then Chairman of the ICC Means of Egress Code Development Committee. He is also the author of the book, Building Code Basics, based on the 2009 & 2012 IBC and Building Code Essentials based on the 2015 IBC, both available from ICC. He was awarded the Educator of the Year Award by the ICC in 2018. He has presented building code classes for the last 30 years and provides an interesting and engaging look at building codes. 

Dr. Prasad is a licensed professional engineer, land surveyor, and professional planner with more than three decades of professional experience in civil engineering, surveying, and management field since his graduation. He has recently earned Ph.D. degree from New York University in Civil Engineering. Dr. Prasad has double M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Engineering Management from New Jersey institute of technology and an B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. He has more than 2000 hours of continuous professional education as instructor/participating professional (1990-2022) excluding formal education. Dr. Prasad is a New Jersey state certified emergency medical technician (EMT), emergency medical responder (EMR), fire fighter (FF). He is a fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers and also an active member of several professional organizations such as: AREMA, PMI, AISC, NYSAPLS etc. His technical papers were accepted in multiple ASCE journals and various other organizations like ASCE, AREMA & NYSAPLS conference proceedings for presentation and or publication multiple times.

John T. Deeds of Crapo Deeds PLLC in Salt Lake City advises clients in all areas of state and local tax, including property, sales, and income tax matters. He has successfully represented clients before administrative tribunals, as well as state and federal courts throughout the county. Additionally, Mr. Deeds has been involved in legislative efforts when such action is required to further his clients’ needs. He understands that there is more than one way to solve an issue and uses his extensive background in state and local tax to find innovative solutions for his clients. Prior to joining Crapo Deeds PLLC, Mr. Deeds practiced at Holland & Hart. He has also worked as a law clerk in the Tax and Revenue Division of the Utah Attorney General’s Office. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Utah and an LL.M. degree in taxation from Georgetown.

Nathan R. Runyan is an associate at the law firm of Holland & Hart LLP in Salt Lake City. His clients look to him for guidance securing the financial health of their companies. He strategically devises methods to provide his clients with the maximum financial benefits. Mr. Runyan’s practice focuses on state and local taxation, including property, sales, income and severance tax issues, government relations, administrative law, and commercial litigation. He represents clients in virtually all aspects of dispute resolution, including State and Federal Courts, mediations, arbitrations, state and local administrative tribunals and local boards of equalization. Mr. Runyan received his B.A. degree in Accounting and J.D. degree from Brigham Young University. He is admitted to practice in both the federal and state courts in Utah. Prior to law school, Mr. Runyan was employed as a senior auditor in the Auditing Division for the Utah State Tax Commission. He is a frequent lecturer on state and local tax issues and publishes routinely in state and local tax publications, including the ABA Property Tax and Sales and Use Tax Deskbook.

Rebecca Taylor has extensive experience managing company startup and growth in the private sector as, prior to law school, she owned and operated her own healthcare company. Ms. Taylor leverages her practical business knowledge and experience to help clients develop effective solutions to achieve their business objectives. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Rebecca served as a judicial extern on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah for Judges William T. Thurman and Kevin R. Anderson. She also has experience in the public sector, including externing at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during law school and working for the Utah Division of Securities.

Gary R. Thorup is a shareholder in the Salt Lake City Office of the Utah law firm Durham Jones & Pinegar. Mr. Thorup’s practice emphasizes state, local and federal taxation, government affairs (lobbying) and administrative law. He received a BA degree from the University of Utah in Political Science (magna cum laude), a J.D. degree from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, and an LL.M. (Tax) from the New York University School of Law. Mr. Thorup commenced practicing law in the Tax Section of the Office of the Utah Attorney General (1981-1986) where he served as section chief and as chief counsel to the Utah State Tax Commission (1982-86). He has been a shareholder at Durham Jones & Pinegar since 2011. Mr. Thorup previously practiced in the Salt Lake Office of Holme Roberts & Owen (1990-2011) and at Prince Yeates & Geldzahler (1986-1989). He has spoken at numerous local and national seminars on various state and local tax, administrative law and lobbying topics.

Steve Young is a state and local tax attorney at Holland & Hart LLP in Salt Lake City. His practice focuses on state and local property, sales, income, and severance tax, unclaimed property and state and local incentives. He represents clients in state and local tax litigation before administrative tribunals, local boards of equalization and courts. Mr. Young is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, and he is a member of the Utah Tax Restructuring and Equalization Task Force, appointed by the Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives in 2019. He also serves as vice-chair of the State and Local Tax Committee of the American Bar Association, and is the past president of the Tax Section of the Utah State Bar. He also sits on the Board of the Utah Manufacturer’s Association. Mr. Young speaks and publishes often on state and local tax matters, and is an editor for the ABA Property Tax Deskbook.

Ms. Ethington is a Senior Associate at Frost Brown Todd LLP in its Louisville, Kentucky office, where she is a part of the firm’s Tax, Employee Benefits, and Estate Planning Practice Group. Elizabeth focuses her practice in the areas of state and local tax controversies, planning, and economic incentives. Elizabeth serves as the Co-Chair of the Louisville Bar Association Tax Section as well as a Board Member of the Kentucky Bar Association Tax Section. Elizabeth is also involved with Frost Brown Todd’s Manufacturing Industry Team including its Industrials Subteam, Consumable Goods Subteam, and Supply-Chain Subteam.

Mr. Gahm has more than fifteen years of service in the accounting industry, including eleven years in public accounting. He has encountered a diverse set of experiences during his career, having been employed at MCM, a Big 4 firm, and in the private industry. During his time in public accounting, Chad has worked with both public and private companies in a variety of industries, with his current focus in manufacturing and real estate.

Mr. Hargrove, an attorney and CPA, is the founder of Hargrove Firm LLP. His national law firm has physical offices across the US and is based in Louisville, Kentucky. His firm has a 50-state practice with over 150 Hargrove Firm attorneys. Over half of his practice is with tax planning for the sale of family businesses including state income tax planning strategies.

Jamie is also a co-founder of NetLaw.com which recently landed a contract with the public company that owns MoneyGuide Pro, the financial planning platform for about a third of the financial planners in the country. By year -end, NetLaw will have a single sign-on and full client data integration with MoneyGuide Pro making it seamless for financial advisors on that platform to engage with Hargrove Firm’s attorneys across the country.

Outside of the highly scalable online practice that is powered by NetLaw, and its exit planning, the Hargrove Firm handles complex tax planning and trust planning engagements for high net worth families.

Mr. Mudd’s practice focuses on state and local tax planning, controversy and incentives matters, including property tax, sales tax, excise tax, income tax, employment tax and local business tax, particularly for manufacturers. He also advises clients in the alcohol industry on various matters, including federal and state tax, incentive, licensing and regulation issues.

Daniel is a leader in the firm’s Manufacturing Industry Team, including heading up its Consumable & Regulated Goods subteam which oversees all alcohol, tobacco, hemp, cannabis, food, and beverage clients. He is also a member of the firm’s Technology and Innovation Committee and its Blockchain subteam due to his experience with e-commerce, digital products, cryptomining and other technology-based products and businesses.

Prior to his legal career, Daniel worked for the Kentucky Senate President’s Office during multiple legislative sessions, where he gained experience in the legislative process and the political landscape in Frankfort. From this experience, he regularly works with clients, lobbyists and legislators on tax and industry-specific legislation.

Beyond his practice, Daniel has quickly risen to obtain a prominent leadership role throughout the Bar and the community, including currently serving multiple national and local professional and industry organizations, such as the ABA State and Local Tax Committee, Independent SALT Alliance, Greater Louisville Inc.’s (GLI) Business Competitiveness Committee and GLI’s Tax Reform Task Force, Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, Kentucky Distillers’ Association, American Distilling Institute, and Kentucky Wholesale Distributors Association, to name a few. Previously, he served as the Chairman of the Tax Sections for both the Kentucky Bar Association and the Louisville Bar Association. He also helped found a local giving circle, [give 502], among other philanthropic activities. For these efforts, Daniel is recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine in Tax and was selected for Business First’s 2019 Forty Under 40 Award as well as the New Face of Philanthropy Award by NFocus Magazine for his work in the community.

Ms. Palmer is the Director of Program Administration Division in the Department for Financial Services at the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. She previously served as a Senior Program Manager, administering numerous cash and tax incentive programs within the Cabinet. The Program Administration Division is responsible for encouraging economic development, business expansion and job creation by providing financial support for businesses and industries through an array of financial assistance, tax credit and training programs.

Prior to joining the Cabinet in 2014, she was Director of Compliance for the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy. Kylee has over 16 years of work experience in state government and is a graduate from the University of Louisville. Kylee and her husband Eric are the proud parents of two girls and spend their free time on the softball field.

Ms. Ramsey, has focused her practice on providing strategic counsel to high-net-worth clients designing their estate plan and on trust and estate administration for nearly a decade.
Ramsey graduated from Western Kentucky with a double major in Psychology and Political Science. She obtained a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. While in law school, Ramsey interned with the Clerk of Court for the South Carolina Court of Appeals, the late Honorable Tanya Gee. Upon her graduation from law school, Ramsey served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Kristi L. Harrington, Circuit Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina. She then joined the Wiles Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina where she focused exclusively on estate planning, probate & trust administration, and asset protection until joining the Hargrove Firm team in the fall of 2021.
In 2017, Ramsey was appointed by Mayor R. Keith Summey of North Charleston to serve on the City of North Charleston Planning Commission. Her appointment was confirmed by the North Charleston City Council and she served in that capacity until moving out of the jurisdiction in 2019.
Ramsey is licensed in Kentucky, South Carolina, and Wyoming. Beyond serving her clients, Ramsey enjoys spending time with her daughter (Ellie Grace) and her family, and she is an avid reader. Ramsey attends Southland Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky; is a member of the University of Kentucky’s Women & Philanthropy organization; and was a member of the Junior League of Charleston for six years.

Mr. Call is a partner with McDermott Will & Emery LLP. His clients operate in virtually every industry, including the tech, energy, financial, health, retail, and restaurant industries. Mr. Call has spoken at the State Tax Roundtable for Utilities & Power (STARTUP) and the Restaurant Industry Sales Tax Audit Professionals (RISTAP) annual meeting. He also works with individuals regarding personal income tax issues such as residency. Mr. Call is actively engaged in the state and local tax community both locally and nationally. He is the current co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Tax Section. Mr. Call publishes frequently on state and local tax topics, with articles appearing in numerous professional publications, including State Tax Notes, Bloomberg BNA Weekly State Tax Report, Bloomberg BNA Multistate Tax Report, The Tax Executive, the Journal of State Taxation, the Boston Business Journal, and the New York University Institute on State and Local Taxation. He also has spoken on state and local tax topics in multiple forums, including the Boston Bar Association – State and Local Tax Section, Council on State Taxation (COST), Tax Executives Institute, Strafford webinars and the Philadelphia Bar Institute. Mr. Call earned his J.D. degree from Bringham Young University, and his LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law.

Mr. Hague is an attorney with McDermott Will & Emery LLP. He focuses his practice on state and local tax matters. Mr. Hague assists businesses and individual taxpayers with state and local tax controversies, compliance, and multistate planning opportunities across a variety of tax types, including income, sales and use, and tax credits. He also works closely with several of the Firm’s taxpayer coalitions focused on specific state tax policy issues such as the taxation of digital goods and services. Mr. Hague earned his J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law, and his LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law.

Mr. Jones is a partner and leader of Sullivan & Worcester’s Tax Group. He concentrates on state tax and local tax (SALT) litigation and transactional planning involving corporate, personal income and sales/use tax matters. Mr. Jones has more than two decades of experience before the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, the Supreme Judicial Court, various state Departments of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service on a range of issues, including corporate nexus, domicile, apportionment, step transaction, and unitary reporting. He has served clients across sectors including technology, financial services, retail, media, manufacturing, telecommunications, e-commerce, software and construction. Mr. Jones has developed a strong record in representing clients in SALT controversies over the years, including a string of recent victories in landmark Massachusetts tax cases. Mr. Jones formerly taught State and Local Taxation as an adjunct professor at Northeastern University, D’Amore-McKim Graduate School, M.S. degree in Taxation Program. He is active with the American Bar Association’s Tax Section, and co-chairs the SALT Subcommittee on Income & Net Worth. Mr. Jones previously served as co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Tax Section and its State Tax Committee. He is co-author of “Taxation,” Vols. 4 – 4C of Thomson Reuters’ Massachusetts Practice Series and frequently writes and speaks at seminars on SALT topics. Mr. Jones has also appeared as a guest on National Public Radio (NPR) programs to discuss SALT issues. He earned his J.D. Degree from Boston University School of Law and his LL.M in Taxation from Boston University School of Law.

Ms. Kupiec is an attorney with Sullivan & Worcester LLP. She has an extensive tax controversy and litigation practice representing taxpayers in front of federal and state taxing authorities at all levels of the audit, controversy and litigation process. Ms. Kupiec has significant experience representing both individual and business clients before the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board, and in helping life science and technology clients navigate Massachusetts’ state and local tax landscape. She also has in-depth federal tax controversy and litigation experience, having clerked in the chambers of the Honorable Joesph H. Gale of the United States Tax Court prior to her time at Sullivan, and having represented many individual and business clients before the Internal Revenue Service and in front of the United States Tax Court since. Ms. Kupiec is a member of Sullivan’s Women’s Initiative and co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s State and Local Tax Committee. She speaks frequently on Massachusetts tax issues at professional conferences.

Mr. McLaughlin, is the founder and managing partner of McLaughlin Legal, APC. He is a Certified Tax Law Specialist who focuses his practice as a San Diego tax attorney on Federal and California tax law, with a special emphasis on representing taxpayers in civil and criminal tax litigation and controversy cases. Mr. McLaughlin has worked with the California State Board of Equalization Taxpayer Appeals Assistance Program, the Legal Aid Society of San Diego, and the San Diego County Bar Association’s U.S. Tax Court Pro Bono Program. In 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013, he was recognized by the San Diego Daily Transcript’s annual peer nomination program as one of only a handful of top young attorneys throughout San Diego County. The San Diego Metropolitan Magazine listed him as a top San Diego tax attorney in 2011 and 2012, and the San Diego Business Journal has listed him in its Best of the Bar award in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Mr. McLaughlin has also been recognized as a Super Lawyer and Super Lawyer Rising Star every year since 2015. He earned his J.D. degree with Special Certificate in Tax Law with Distinction from Golden Gate University School of Law, and his LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Mr. Olsen is a tax attorney and shareholder with Davis Malm & D’Agostine, P.C. His focus is on state and local tax consulting and litigation. He has over 25 years’ experience litigating and resolving major tax controversies before courts and administrative boards. While Mr. Olsen has a successful track record of litigating cases, he has also successfully and discretely resolved hundreds of cases short of trial. His experience spans just about every area of state and local tax, including corporate income, sales and use, personal income, estate, real and personal property, and unclaimed property. In addition to advocating for taxpayers on state level taxes, Mr. Olsen represents property owners and municipalities in local property tax appeals. Before entering private practice, he served as a senior trial attorney and litigation supervisor for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue where he represented the Department in many landmark tax cases. This experience gives him an insider perspective of the issues his clients face. Mr. Olsen is a frequent public speaker on state and local tax and litigation issues. He has addressed organizations such as the Council of State Taxation, Tax Executives Institute, Institute for Professionals in Taxation, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Olsen earned his J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School.

Ms. Scott, JD, LL.M. is a principal with Baker Newman Noyes tax practice, specializing in the state and local taxation of businesses and individuals. She works with multiple areas of state and local taxation, including income, franchise, and gross receipts taxes, sales and use tax, premium tax, and other tax types. Ms. Scott’s experience includes tax consulting, multi-state tax planning, tax controversies, credits and incentives, and return preparation and review for clients in many different industries. In addition to serving clients, she is a frequent author, contributor, and speaker on a variety of state and local tax topics, including remote workers, Massachusetts tax matters, and nationwide developments and trends. She also regularly conducts internal trainings for colleagues on a variety of state and local tax topics. Ms. Scott earned a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in History from Louisiana State University. She then earned a juris doctor from Emory University School of Law and, later, an LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law.

Mr. White is a Professor of Electrician Education, Freelance Electrical System Design and Drafting Professor White’s 48 years’ experience in the electrical industry, 25 years of teaching apprentices, and CEU courses for Electrical Contractors, Architects, & Engineers has provided perspectives he enjoys sharing. He has written and revised more than 150 college course syllabi. Transitioned the entire Skilled Trades Catalog of courses from Quarter hours to Semester Hours. Professor White has created and changed numerous College Programs of Study for associate degrees and various trade certificates. He has taught for IEC Central Ohio, Columbus State Community College, and most recently Midlands Technical College Columbia, SC. Professor White has also been teaching CEU Seminars for various Training Agencies and private companies since 2007. He has a strong understanding of the National Electric Code, tries to create interactions with seminar attendees. Regarding Electrical System Design, he has completed over one hundred projects from simple single buildings, multiple occupancy strips, and multiuse buildings.

Mr. Kurdi has been serving the electrical industry for over 30 years as an engineer, electrician and trainer. He has engineered (design, specify & analyze) government buildings (police stations, sheriff’s offices, fire stations, city halls, court houses, libraries, and jails), housing buildings (affordable, senior, assistant, memory care, adaptable use & student), hospitals, data centers, sport arenas, commercial office buildings, water/wastewater treatment plants and electric utility distribution and substations. Mr. Kurdi’s electrician experience includes estimating, laying out, wiring, installing and maintaining electrical systems for residential & commercial buildings. He has served as an engineer on construction projects in numerous locations in Texas, including San Antonio, Arlington, Bryan and Manor. Mr. Kurdi has developed and taught thousands of seminar hours over the years at Dunwoody College of Technology, Minnesota Electrical Association, IEEE & others. The Seminars include NEC Code, electrician’s exam, MV system, electrical wiring, apprenticeship, estimation, electrical design, Revit MEP, and project management. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Adult Education. Mr. Kurdi is a registered electrical engineer (PE) in 37 states, including Minnesota and Texas. He holds a Class A master electrician license from the State of Minnesota. Currently, Mr. Kurdi is a senior electrical engineer and department head at BKV Group (A&E Firm with offices in Chicago, Dallas, DC & Minneapolis). He served as NCEL Board Member (Jan 2021 – Present), IAEI MN Chapter President (Jan 2018 – Jan 2023), Chair of IEEE Twin Cities PES/IAS (Aug 2019 – Jan 2023), Minnesota State Board of Electricity Member (Jan 2018 – Jan 2020).

Mr. Kurdi has been serving the electrical industry for over 30 years as an engineer, electrician and trainer. He has engineered (design, specify & analyze) government buildings (police stations, sheriff’s offices, fire stations, city halls, court houses, libraries, and jails), housing buildings (affordable, senior, assistant, memory care, adaptable use & student), hospitals, data centers, sport arenas, commercial office buildings, water/wastewater treatment plants and electric utility distribution and substations. Mr. Kurdi’s electrician experience includes estimating, laying out, wiring, installing and maintaining electrical systems for residential & commercial buildings. He has served as an engineer on construction projects in numerous locations in Texas, including San Antonio, Arlington, Bryan and Manor. Mr. Kurdi has developed and taught thousands of seminar hours over the years at Dunwoody College of Technology, Minnesota Electrical Association, IEEE & others. The Seminars include NEC Code, electrician’s exam, MV system, electrical wiring, apprenticeship, estimation, electrical design, Revit MEP, and project management. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Adult Education. Mr. Kurdi is a registered electrical engineer (PE) in 37 states, including Minnesota and Texas. He holds a Class A master electrician license from the State of Minnesota. Currently, Mr. Kurdi is a senior electrical engineer and department head at BKV Group (A&E Firm with offices in Chicago, Dallas, DC & Minneapolis). He served as NCEL Board Member (Jan 2021 – Present), IAEI MN Chapter President (Jan 2018 – Jan 2023), Chair of IEEE Twin Cities PES/IAS (Aug 2019 – Jan 2023), Minnesota State Board of Electricity Member (Jan 2018 – Jan 2020).

Mr. Kurdi has been serving the electrical industry for over 30 years as an engineer, electrician and trainer. He has engineered (design, specify & analyze) government buildings (police stations, sheriff’s offices, fire stations, city halls, court houses, libraries, and jails), housing buildings (affordable, senior, assistant, memory care, adaptable use & student), hospitals, data centers, sport arenas, commercial office buildings, water/wastewater treatment plants and electric utility distribution and substations. Mr. Kurdi’s electrician experience includes estimating, laying out, wiring, installing and maintaining electrical systems for residential & commercial buildings. He has served as an engineer on construction projects in numerous locations in Texas, including San Antonio, Arlington, Bryan and Manor. Mr. Kurdi has developed and taught thousands of seminar hours over the years at Dunwoody College of Technology, Minnesota Electrical Association, IEEE & others. The Seminars include NEC Code, electrician’s exam, MV system, electrical wiring, apprenticeship, estimation, electrical design, Revit MEP, and project management. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Adult Education. Mr. Kurdi is a registered electrical engineer (PE) in 37 states, including Minnesota and Texas. He holds a Class A master electrician license from the State of Minnesota. Currently, Mr. Kurdi is a senior electrical engineer and department head at BKV Group (A&E Firm with offices in Chicago, Dallas, DC & Minneapolis). He served as NCEL Board Member (Jan 2021 – Present), IAEI MN Chapter President (Jan 2018 – Jan 2023), Chair of IEEE Twin Cities PES/IAS (Aug 2019 – Jan 2023), Minnesota State Board of Electricity Member (Jan 2018 – Jan 2020).