Jay Adams is a partner in the Tax Practice Group and leader of the state and local tax team. Through partnering with his clients, Jay has developed a broad knowledge of the energy, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, and retail industries that allows him to provide comprehensive and cost-effective advice in those areas.

John Fletcher is a partner in the Tax Practice Group. John focuses his practice primarily on state tax matters, encompassing Mississippi and Louisiana, as well as multi-state income, franchise, sales and use, and local ad valorem taxes.

Bill Backstrom is a partner and leader of the firm’s Tax Practice Group. For more than 35 years, he has focused on state and local tax matters in Louisiana and on a multistate basis.

Andre counsels clients on state and local tax planning, audit defense, tax refunds and credits, and represents businesses and individuals in tax controversy work before the Louisiana Department of Revenue and local parish taxing agencies. Andre also represents clients in tax controversies before the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals and in state and federal courts.