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Mark F. Sommer

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Frost Brown Todd LLC
Louisvile, Kentucky, USA

Law Firm - Regional

Federal and State Tax Audits, Tax Controversy, Credits and Incentives

Professional Summary

Some significant tax cases actively involved are as follows: Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Dep’t of Treasury, No 10-481 U.S. Jan. 18, 2011)(cert. denied)(served as amici curiae counsel on behalf of U.S. Chamber of Commerce et al. in case concerning the constitutionality of retroactive state tax legislation) Bavarian Trucking Co., Inc. v. Dep’t of Revenue, File No. K09-R-16, Order No. K-21008 (KBTA Dec. 9, 2010),on appeal, No.10-CI-3173 (Boone Cir. Ct.,Div. I)(first impression action involving Ky. recycling tax credits and a methane producing landfill) Freeman v. St. Andrew Orthodox Church, Inc., Nos. 2006-CA-000305 and 2006-CA-000458 (Ky. App. Aug. 10, 2007),on appeal, No. 2007-SC-000640-DG (Ky. May 21, 2009), Petition for Rehearing denied, (Ky. Oct. 29, 2009), on remand, File Nos. K03-S-08, K04-S-61, K05-S-02, K06-S-09, K07-S-12 and K08-S-48, Order No. K-21096 (KBTA Mar. 16, 2011), on appeal, Civil Action No.11-CI-389 (first impression issue on scope of Ky. constitutional exemption for property owned by churches) Ford Motor Co. v. Jefferson County Prop. Valuation Adm’r, File Nos. K08-S-166 and K09-S-338, Order No. K-20934 (KBTA Sept. 22, 2010) (largest manufacturing plant real property tax valuation case tried in Ky.) AT&T Corp. and Subsidiaries v. Finance and Admin. Cabinet, No. 08-CI-01272 (Jefferson Cir. Ct., Sept. 9, 2008),on appeal, No. 2008-CA-1888 (Ky. App.) (first impression case on composition of elective consolidated group for Ky. corporation income tax purporses)

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Frost Brown Todd LLC
Louisvile, Kentucky, USA 40202

Member

Law Firm - Regional

2013 - Present

Mark F. Sommer is a Member of the Firm and tax attorney resident in the Louisville office of the law firm of Frost Brown Todd LLC. During his 25 year career, his practice has focused on controversy, litigation and planning relating to state and local tax matters. He has been involved in countless controversies regarding tax issues before the administrative and judicial systems of numerous jurisdictions and assisted on hundreds of transactions and planning situations. Mr. Sommer has written extensively in the area of state and local taxation. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including authoring the Kentucky Chapter of the ABA’s Property Tax Deskbook, various Council on State Taxation (COST) publications, several Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT) publications, State Tax Notes, The Journal of State Taxation, Tax Notes, The Journal of Property Taxation, BNA’s Multistate Tax Advisor, The Tax Lawyer, and still many others. He also was the Contributing Editor for CCH’s Guidebook to Kentucky Taxes (all editions). Mr. Sommer is a frequent speaker and lecturer on state and local tax matters at conferences, forums and groups such as the Hartman SALT Forum, Deloitte & Touche Multi-State Tax Institute, Kentucky Society of CPAs, COST, Tax Executives Institute, Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, IPT, and the American Bar Association.

Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP
Louisville, Kentucky, USA 40202

Partner and Chair, Tax and Finance Practice Group

Law Firm - Regional

1988 - 2013

Mark F. Sommer is a Partner of the Firm and tax attorney resident in the Louisville office of the law firm of Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, where he serves as Chair of the Tax and Finance Practice Group. His practice focuses on controversy, litigation and planning relating to state and local tax matters. He has been involved in countless controversies regarding tax issues before the administrative and judicial systems of numerous jurisdictions and assisted on hundreds of transactions and planning situations. Mr. Sommer has written extensively in the area of state and local taxation. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including authoring the Kentucky Chapter of the ABA’s Property Tax Deskbook, various Council on State Taxation (COST) publications, several Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT) publications, State Tax Notes, The Journal of State Taxation, Tax Notes, The Journal of Property Taxation, BNA’s Multistate Tax Advisor, The Tax Lawyer, and still many others. He also was the Contributing Editor for CCH’s Guidebook to Kentucky Taxes (all editions). Mr. Sommer is a frequent speaker and lecturer on state and local tax matters at conferences, forums and groups such as the Hartman SALT Forum, Deloitte & Touche Multi-State Tax Institute, Kentucky Society of CPAs, COST, Tax Executives Institute, Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, IPT, and the American Bar Association.

Education

JD, Law 1988

University of Cincinnati College of Law

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

BSBA, Finance 1985

Xavier University, Williams College of Business

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Bar Admissions

Kentucky

Active

1988

Court Admissions

Kentucky Supreme Court

U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky

United States Tax Court

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Associations and Societies

Kentucky Association for Economic Development (Member)

National Association of State Bar Tax Sections (Executive Committee Member and past Chair and President)

American Bar Association - Section of Taxation (Committee on State and Local Taxes)

Federal Bar Association (Section of Tax)

Louisville Bar Association (Past Service as Chair and other positions)

National Association of Property Tax Attorneys (IPT) (Kentucky Delegate)

Council on State Taxation (Firm Representative)

Institute for Professionals in Taxation (Firm Representative)

Southeastern States Tax Administrators Association (Firm Representative)

Independent SALT Alliance (Kentucky Delegate)

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