Areas of Practice
Education
- New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1973, Harry Rudnick Award for Highest Grades in Class
- Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1971, Tulane Law Review, Award for Best Student Comment, Medal for highest three year average grades in graduating class, Medal for highest grades in senior year, and Tulane Law Alumni Medal for highest grades in first year; Order of the Coif
- University of Notre Dame, B.B.A. in Accounting, 1968, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1971
Court Admissions
- 5th Cir., 1971
- E.D. La., 1971
- M.D. La.
Four United Plaza
8555 United Plaza Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225.248.2090 ph
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Bob Casey has been practicing law since 1971. His practice is predominately transactional, dealing with acquisitions of businesses, sales of businesses, tax advices to businesses and individuals, and estate planning. He occasionally is involved in tax controversy administrative work and litigation. He concentrates on federal, Louisiana, and local income, estate, gift, and sales taxation. Mr. Casey is a Board Certified Tax Specialist.
A native of New Orleans, Mr. Casey has served as Chair of the Tax Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association. He has also held the following positions in the American Bar Association Section of Taxation: Chair of the Committee on Partnerships; Secretary; Council Director; Vice-Chair. He is a member of the American College of Tax Counsel and the Louisiana Law Institute. Mr. Casey was named one of Worth magazine’s 100 Top Attorneys serving affluent families for 2005 and 2006.
Noteworthy
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the areas of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates (listed annually since 2003)
- Listed in the 2008 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Tax (also listed in 2007)
News
- Forty Jones Walker Attorneys Recognized in the 2008 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
- Forty-Seven Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in the 2007 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers; One In Top Ten, Four In Top Fifty, Two In Top Twenty-Five Women
- Jones Walker’s Robert R. Casey Named to Worth’s Top 100 Attorneys List 2006
- Jones Walker’s Robert R. Casey Named to Worth’s Top 100 Attorneys List 2005
- Forty-Eight Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member, Section on Taxation; Past Chairman, Committee on Partnerships, 1982–1984; Past Member of Council, 1985–1988; Past Secretary, Section on Taxation, 1988–1989; Past Vice Chair, Section on Taxation, 1989–1991)
- Board Certified Tax Attorney
- Certified Public Accountant
- Council of the American College of Tax Counsel
- Louisiana Law Institute
- Louisiana State Bar Association (Past Chair, Section on Taxation, 1978–1979)
