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Mark F. Sommer Chair, Tax and Finance Practice Group
Mark is the Chair of the firm's Tax and Finance Practice Group. His areas of practice concentration are state, local and federal taxation, civil and criminal tax controversy/litigation and business law, economic development/incentives, governmental affairs and bankruptcy taxation.
Education
B.S.B.A., Finance, Xavier University, 1985, Williams College of Business
J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1988
Courts Admitted to Practice
Kentucky Supreme Court, 1988
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1988
United States Tax Court, 1988
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1989
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1989
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1990
U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2000
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Past and present service on several industry and practice Advisory Boards, including:
Advisory Board, Journal of State Taxation (CCH, a Wolters Kluwer Business), Advisory Board, Multi-State Corporate Tax Guide (CCH, a Wolters Kluwer Business), Advisory Board, Multistate Tax Institute/Deloitte & Touche National Tax Conference at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Advisory Board, Journal of Property Taxation (Panel Publishers), Advisory Board, Paul J. Hartman/Vanderbilt University School of Law State and Local Tax Forum and Advisory Board, Chilton & Medley, PLC, public accountants
Kentucky Bar Association (Section of Tax, including past service as Officer and as Liaison to the Kentucky Society of CPAs)
American Bar Association (Section on Taxation, Committee on State and Local Taxes)
Federal Bar Association (Section of Tax)
Louisville Bar Association (Section of Tax)
Past service on Louisville Bar Association Board of Directors, including service as Tax Counsel (1997 -2000)
Franklin County Bar Association
Louisville Bar Center, Inc. Board as Tax Counsel (1997-2000)
Firm Representative, NAPTA (National Association of Property Tax Attorneys)
Firm Representative, COST (Council on State Taxation)
Firm Representative, IPT (Institute for Professionals in Taxation)
Firm Representative, SEATA (Southeastern States Tax Administrators Association)
Firm Representative, ISA (Independent SALT Alliance)
Member, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC Management (Firm-wide Management Committee: 1997 - 2003; 2005 - present)
Member, Council on State Taxation (COST) COIN Network
Past service on Louisville Bar Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors, including service as Tax Counsel (2000-2006)
ABA Section on Taxation, Committee on State and Local Taxes, Administrative and Judicial Procedural Reforms Task Force
Past and current service on Tax Committees of Greater Louisville, Inc., f/k/a Louisville Chamber of Commerce, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM), f/k/a Associated Industries of Kentucky (AIK) (including leadership roles)
Member, Governor Ernie Fletcher's Administration Transition Team (November/December 2003)
General Counsel, Louisville Arena Authority, Inc. (Downtown Waterfront Louisville Arena Project) (2005 - present)
Executive Committee Member and current President, National Association of State Bar Tax Sections (NASBTS) (2006-2008)
Director, Kentucky Lottery Corporation Board of Directors (commissioned by Governor Ernie Fletcher in 2006)
Contributing Editor for Kentucky, Lexis/Nexis SALT Insights (2007-present
Tax Counsel, Governor's Mansion Preservation Foundation, Inc. (2004 - present)
Past Member, Downtown Louisville Rotary Club
Past Member, National Tax Association
Professional Leadership
Xavier University Alumni Association
Volunteer Lawyer Program, Legal Aid Society of Louisville
Leadership Kentucky Graduate, Class of 2000
Focus Louisville graduate
Editor, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC SALT Law Letter (Tax Related Newsletter)
Ad hoc member, KBA Task Forces on Multi-Disciplinary Practice Issues (1999-2000)
Past and present service on multiple projects and committees for Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) (f/k/a Associated Industries of Kentucky (AIK)), Greater Louisville, Inc. (Louisville Chamber of Commerce), Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Kentucky Coal Association (KCA), Kentucky Bar Association (KBA), Louisville Science Center, Heart of the Parks Foundation, Louisville Theatrical Association, Inc. (PNC Broadway Series), Community of St. Margaret Mary (including service as Administration Committee Chair, and Service on Finance and Budget Committees), University of Cincinnati College of Law Alumni Association Board of Trustees and United Way of Greater Louisville
Achievements in Areas of Concentration.
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