William M. Backstrom, Jr., Jesse R. "Jay" Adams, III, and Andre B. Burvant, all partners in the firm's Tax & Estates Practice Group in the New Orleans office, spoke at the Institute for Professionals in Taxation ("IPT") 2013 Sales Tax Symposium on Sunday, September 29-Wednesday, October 2, 2013, in Monterey, California. Mr. Backstrom presented, "Mock Trial: You Can't Tax This," and Mr. Burvant presented, "Wading Through Murky Waters of Local Taxation." Mr. Adams gave two presentations titled, "Ask the Experts - Louisiana, Texas," and "Sales Tax Planning: Contracts - What Every Sales Tax Professional Needs to Know and Why."