
Angela W. Adolph
Partner Direct: 225.382.3437
Fax: 225.388.9133
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Angie Adolph is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 2011, and practices in the tax and municipal finance groups. Angie represents Louisiana, national, and international clients in a variety of tax and corporate matters. In addition to representing clients before the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals, the Louisiana Tax commission, and in the Louisiana courts, she has special experience representing taxpayers in property tax incentive negotiations, including Payments in Lieu of Taxes. Angie is the firm’s representative to the American Property Tax Counsel, an association of property tax firms with members throughout the United States and in Canada.
Angie also has extensive experience in bond transactions and in the development of Public-Private Partnerships and Cooperative Endeavor Agreements. She is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, board member of the Louisiana Chapter of Women in Public Finance and is listed in the “Red Book” of bond professionals. Prior to joining Kean Miller, Angie practiced in the tax and municipal finance areas for over 15 years with a local law firm.
- Representation of apartment complexes in ad valorem tax and sales tax disputes
- Representation of retail and commercial businesses in ad valorem tax and sales tax disputes
- Representation of industrial manufacturers in negotiation and drafting of cooperative endeavor agreements, PILOT agreements, and bond documents
- Representation of industrial and service companies in connection with tax and incentive provisions in construction contracts
- Representation of oil and gas services company in connection with ad valorem tax dispute
- Representation of power plants in connection with ad valorem tax disputes
- Representation of food production facility in connection with ad valorem tax dispute
- Representation of casinos in ad valorem tax and sales tax disputes
- Representation of offshore services company in sales tax disputes
- Representation of chemical companies in connection with sales and ad valorem tax issues
- Representation of shopping centers in connection with ad valorem tax valuation issues
- Representation of lender in connection with tax exempt leasing transactions
- Representation of interstate pipeline companies in connection with interstate commerce discrimination challenge
- Representation of common carriers in connection with the taxability of components of exempt trucks
- Representation of bus company in connection with exemption from sales and use tax
- Representation of local companies in Internal Revenue Service audits
- Testimony before Louisiana Tax Commission in connection with the valuation of subsurface oil and gas equipment
- $16,500,000 East Baton Rouge Parish Law Enforcement District Revenue Anticipation Notes, Series 2018
- $410,000 Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana, Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2018
- $13,670,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (City of Sulphur, Louisiana Project), Series 2018
- $28,540,000 Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corporation Revenue Refunding Bonds (Army Retirement Residence Foundation Project), Series 2018
- $1,000,000,000 Parish of St. John the Baptist Revenue Refunding Bonds (Marathon Oil Corporation Project), Series 2017
- $13,275,000 Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds (Bogalusa Community Medical Center Project), Series 2017
- $20,000,000 East Baton Rouge Parish Law Enforcement District Revenue Anticipation Notes, Series 2017
- $87,495,000 Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission Toll Revenue Subordinate Lien Bonds, Series 2017
- $43,220,000 New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Provident Group – Kean Properties L.L.C. Student Housing Project), Series 2017A
- $565,000 New Jersey Economic Development Authority Federally Taxable Revenue Bonds (Provident Group – Kean Properties L.L.C. Student Housing Project), Series 2017B
- $13,275,000 Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds (Bogalusa Community Medical Center Project), Series 2017
Angela earned her B.S. from Louisiana State University in 1991. She earned her J.D. from the LSU Law Center in 1994. After law school, she served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Henry A. Mentz in the Eastern District of Louisiana from September 1994 to September 1996.
- Admitted, Louisiana, 1994; Texas, 2000. Angie is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas, the United States District Court for the Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana, and all Louisiana and Texas State Courts.
- Louisiana and Texas State Bar Associations; ABA Co-Chair of Property Tax Program Planning Committee (2015-present); Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association (LIDEA); Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Women in Public Finance - Louisiana Chapter (Board Member); and Municipal Marketplace Red Book
- The Presentation of Obsolescence Helps Commercial Property Owners Achieve Successful Tax Appeals, ReBusiness Online, January 2021
- New and Improved Municipal Liquidity Facility, Louisiana Law Blog, April 29, 2020
- Deadlines Extended for Like Kind Exchanges and Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments, Louisiana Law Blog, April 20, 2020
- Update: Certain Uncertainties Resolved by SBA Regarding Payroll Costs of Partnerships and Sole Proprietors Applying for CARES Act Payroll Protection Program Loans, Louisiana Law Blog, April 15, 2020
- Traps for the Unwary: Not All State Tax Deadlines Have Been Extended, Louisiana Law Blog, April 15, 2020
- IRS Extends Certain Deadlines, Louisiana Law Blog, April 14, 2020
- Municipal Liquidity Facility Announced, Louisiana Law Blog, April 9, 2020
- Louisiana Tax Commission Confirms Suspension of Filing Deadlines, Louisiana Law Blog, April 8, 2020
- Property Tax Filing Deadline Extended to April 30, 2020, Louisiana Law Blog, April 7, 2020
- Uncertainties Created by Tax and Accounting Issues Raised by the Paycheck Protection Program in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Louisiana Law Blog, April 2, 2020
- Tax Related Employment and Employee Benefits Changes in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Louisiana Law Blog, April 1, 2020
- State Bond Commission Authorizes Expedited Financial Application, Louisiana Law Blog, March 31, 2020
- Deadline Extended for Filing Property Tax Forms with Assessors, Louisiana Law Blog, March 30, 2020
- Tax and Accounting Implications of the $2 Trillion Stimulus to Assist Individuals and Businesses Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic, Louisiana Law Blog, March 27, 2020
- The Terrible T's of Inventory: Timing and Taxes, ReBusiness Online, February 2020
- The Terrible T's of Inventory: Timing and Taxes, ReBusiness Online, January 7, 2020
- Louisiana Perspectives: Employment Tax, ABA Tax Section Midyear Tax Meeting, 2019
- Opportunity Zones Guidance Now Available, Louisiana Bar Journal, December 2018/January 2019
- An Overview of Louisiana's Business Incentive Program, New Orleans Bar Association, December 2018
- Opportunity Zones Guidance Now Available, BIZ Shreveport, October 26, 2018
- Opportunity Zones Guidance Now Available, Louisiana Law Blog, October 22, 2018
- Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes Cut the Additional Temporary Penny and Raise the Rate on Business Utilities - Effective July 1, 2018, Louisiana Law Blog, June 26, 2018
- Is the New Tax Law a Boon for Residential Rentals?, Multi-Housing News, June 22, 2018
- Louisiana Department of Revenue Issuing Arm's Length Transfer Pricing Adjustments, Louisiana Law Blog, January 4, 2018
- Ballot Measure to Codify Longstanding Approach to CWIP, Louisiana Law Blog, August 18, 2017
- Louisiana Moves to Codify Longstanding Approach to Construction Work in Progress, Southeast Real Estate Business, 2017
- Roundtable: Around the Nation: What’s Hot, What’s Not, ABA/IPT, Advanced Property Tax Seminar, 2017
- Economic Development Options, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, Beyond the Bar, 2017
- New Fiduciary Rules, Background, Updates and Frequently Asked Questions, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2017
- Roundtable: Perspectives on Valuation Issues, ABA/IPT, Advanced Property Tax Seminar, 2016
- Basic Structuring of a Bond Transaction, National Association of Bond Lawyers, Fundamentals of Bond Law, 2016
- Engagement Letters and Opinion Letters, National Association of Bond Lawyers, Fundamentals of Bond Law, 2016
- Economic Development Tools are Under Assault, Southeast Real Estate Business, October 2015
- Social Impact Bonds, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2015
- Document and Default Administration: the Trustee’s Perspective, National Association of Bond Lawyers, Fundamentals of Bond Law, 2015
- Underwriting Behind the Scenes, National Association of Bond Lawyers, Fundamentals of Bond Law, 2015
- Even More Recent Developments in Municipal Finance, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2014
- Incentives Update, Lorman Education Services, Sales and Use Tax in Louisiana, 2014
- Procedure Update, Lorman Education Services, Sales and Use Tax in Louisiana, 2014
- Default Administration, National Association of Bond Lawyers, Bond Attorneys Workshop, 2014
- Recent Developments in Municipal Finance, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2013
- Tax Incentives, Tax Executives Institute, SALT Seminar, 2013
- Public Private Partnerships: Case Studies Across Louisiana, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2012
- Dodd Frank and its Impact on Municipal Issuers, Louisiana Municipal Association Webinar, 2012
- Financing Outside the Box, Louisiana Municipal Association Webinar, 2012
- Public Private Partnerships and Financing Options, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2011
- Member, Board of Directors, McMains Children's Developmental Center
- Sustaining Member, Junior League of Baton Rouge; Chair of Legal Ad Hoc Committee (2015 to present)
- Member, Krewe of Artemis