Important Special Notices

Last Site Update Thursday, 07 December 2006

• Dear Friends, Clients and Colleagues: (April 17, 2006) (click here)

• 
  "IRS - Limits Eliminated for Hurricane Katrina Victims Deducting Casualty, Theft Losses" (click here)

• 
  "IRS - Qualified Disaster Relief Payments. . . (click here)

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  "IRS - Fact Sheet 2006-12  - A new IRS fact sheet explains key tax breaks for individuals provided by the recently enacted Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 (GO Zone Act), which was signed into law on Dec. 21, 2005 as P.L. 109-135, and its predecessor, the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 (KETRA), which was signed into law on Sept. 23, 2005 as PL 109-73. (click here )

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  IRS outlines tax breaks for small businesses in the Gulf Region (click here)
   

• State of LA ...refund of state sales tax on losses not covered by insurance

  >> go to www.rev.state.la.us/sections/hottopics/ndrg.asp for form<<
  
  Consult with your tax advisor

    
For over 30 years we have been providing legal counsel to individuals, their families, businesses and professional practices . Fred Herman has assembled a staff of highly trained and dedicated professionals who take a personal interest in YOU.  The firm practices throughout Louisiana and the Gulf South.  Representative corporate clients have included Sewell Cadillac Chevrolet, Tom Benson, Benson Automotive and the New Orleans Saints, Rob Couhig and the New Orleans Zephyrs Investors, Parish Mack Truck Sales, The Jambee Real Estate Development Company, Sahuque Realty, the Grimaldi Family Interests, Traffic Solutions and Universal Furniture House, Addiction Recovery of New Orleans and the Prytania Blood Flow Center.  

We provide services to our clients in real estate and business transactions, zoning and litigation.

We represent attorneys, physicians, nurses and other professionals in their practices and in regulatory and disciplinary matters.

We have practiced administrative law before city and state boards and agencies and have represented the City of New Orleans, The City Council and The Orleans Parish Board of Assessors. We act as special counsel to the Hon. Dale N. Atkins, Clerk of Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans State of Louisiana.

We represent the seriously injured and have extensive experience in medical injury, nursing home, tractor trailer and automobile cases.

We provide innovative solutions to complex matters.