Willie Kolarik Elected Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel

Kean Miller is pleased to announce that William Kolarik, II has been elected Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. To be eligible for nomination, an attorney must demonstrate a high standard of excellence and ethical conduct in the practice of tax law, be nominated by a current Fellow, and evaluated by a committee of the College’s Board of Regents. The American College of Tax Counsel is a nonprofit association of tax attorneys who are recognized for their excellence in tax practice and their substantial contributions and commitment to the legal profession.

Willie is a state and local tax partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He has almost 20 years of experience advising major companies on tax-related matters. Willie has provided tax advice to many of the world's largest businesses across multiple industry groups, including, energy, financial institutions, industrial products, retail, consumer goods, health care, entertainment, and utilities. He has handled every major aspect of corporate, state, and local tax matters, with a primary focus on state and local income, sales and use, gross receipts, property, payroll, and other transaction-based taxes.

Kean Miller is one of the largest and best recognized law firms in the Gulf South region. For more than 42 years, the firm has been innovating and growing, revolutionizing the standards for excellence in client service, and earning numerous awards for its market-leading practices and thoughtful and creative legal representation. Consistently named to the National Law Journal’s NLJ 500 and the Law360 Top 400 lists, Kean Miller is Mansfield Certified for the fifth consecutive year, an honor bestowed for a select group of law firms which demonstrate a genuine commitment to diversity in the legal profession. The firm’s collaborative culture, people-first approach, and devotion to quality are foundational to the firm’s continued success, reflecting its reputation in the market. From the firm’s eight offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Shreveport, Lake Charles, Houston, and The Woodlands, and more than 215 attorneys, Kean Miller delivers sophisticated and meaningful counsel to Fortune 500 leaders, national businesses, and local companies.