State and Local Taxation
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Industrial Development and Industrial Incentives
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Blake A. Madison, CIPP

Member

Direct: (205) 633-0246
Fax: (205) 633-0346
bmadison@tannerguin.com

Practice Emphasis
Mr. Madison practices in the areas of business, corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on state and local taxes and the health care industry.  He has experience handling complex contract negotiations. 

Representative Clients
  • Tom McLeod Software Corporation
  • Southeast Cancer Network, Inc.
  • Bulheller Consulting, Inc.
  • Compass Marketing, Inc.
Memberships
  • The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama

  • Downtown Development Committee, Public Affairs Council, and Tax Committee (Chairman)

  • Legal Counsel to the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama  (2004)

  • Tuscaloosa Morning Rotary Club (Past Board of Directors and President)

  • Tuscaloosa Morning Rotary Foundation (Founder, Past Director and President)

  • Legal Counsel to The Literacy Council of West Alabama (2009-)

Professional Involvement 
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Alabama State Bar (Member, Health Law and Taxation)
  • Tuscaloosa County Bar Association
  • Leadership Tuscaloosa
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (Certified Information Privacy Professional)


Honors and Awards
  • Leadership Tuscaloosa

  • 2009 Achievement Award, Literacy Council of West Alabama

  • 2004 Leadership Award, Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama

  • Bench and Bar Honor Society

  • Frequent Speaker on state and local taxes, ethics, and healthcare compliance issues.


Publications
  • Co-Author, Alabama chapter, ABA Property Tax Deskbook (2001)
  • Co-Author, "Cellular Phone ‘Deals’ Create New Sales and Use Tax Issues," Vol. 1, The State and Local Tax Lawyer, 1996
  • Contributing Author, State Tax Notes and CCH Sales & Use Tax Alert
  • Publisher, Tanner & Guin Health Law Update, Information Security and Privacy Law Newsletter, and SALT Update
  • Creator and Publisher of Alabama Tax Law blog
 
Education and Professional Background

Education: The University of Alabama (B.S., Accounting, magna cum laude, 1991; J.D., 1994). Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma

Bar Association & Court Admissions: Admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama. U.S. District Court, Northern District and Middle District of Alabama

 

Reported Cases

Smith v. Sears, Roebuck & Company and Visintainer v. K-Mart Corporation 672 So. 2d 794 (1995 Ala. Civ. App.)

Bean Dredging, L.L.C. and Midstream Fuel Services, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue 855 So.2d 513 (2003 Ala.)

Hoover, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue 833 So.2d 32 (2002 Ala.)

Ex Parte Hoover, Inc. 956 So.2d 1149 (2006 Ala.)

State of Alabama Department of Revenue v. Hoover, Inc. 993 So. 2d 889 (2007 Ala.)

IEC Arab Alabama, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue 7 So. 3d 370 (2008 Ala. Civ. App.)

Diversified Sales, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue Administrative Law Division Docket No. S. 02-458 and S. 06-937

Kykenkee, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue Administrative Law Division Docket No. S. 01-618

Carlisle Engineered Products, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue Administrative Law Division Docket No. U. 99-524

Kaiser Realty, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue Administrative Law Division Docket No. S. 97-311  

Compass Marketing, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue Administrative Law Division Docket No. U. 96-481


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