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Briefed and successfully appealed the trial court’s summary judgment rulings against a well-known country music artist on various claims against his former business manager arising out of breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, accounting malpractice, and misrepresentation. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s findings that those claims were time-barred and remanded the case for trial.
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Participated in the successful trial against the Tennessee Department of Revenue in this case on remand from the Tennessee Supreme Court. We obtained a significant use tax refund, interest and attorneys’ fees, relating to the out-of-state purchase of a Cessna aircraft and its subsequent in-state use exclusively for leasing.
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Successfully presented a real property tax appeal before the Assessment Appeals Commission and obtained a substantial reduction in the fair market value of the golf course property for multiple tax years. Through the use of expert testimony of a real estate appraiser with specialized expertise in golf course properties, established the income approach as the method of valuing a private golf course property owned by a residential development.
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Won excise tax refund case at trial court and on appeal on behalf of automotive parts manufacturer, holding that Tennessee's excise tax assessment on excess funds invested in treasury securities was unconstitutional under the federal Due Process and Commerce Clauses applying the unitary business principal.
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Won summary judgment in favor of several major cosmetics and fragrance manufacturers challenging state sales and use tax assessments on in-state department store samples and gifts with purchases.
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