About Theodore David Vicknair
Theodore David Vicknair Sr. built a career on the intersection of tax, accounting and civil regulation. He pairs trial experience with technical accounting training. The result is a tradition that moves among litigation, tax controversy and estate settlement.
He studied enterprise and accounting on the University of New Orleans, earning a B.S. in Business Management in 1986 and a M.S. in Accounting, Taxation Option, in 1992. He returned to law school at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and acquired a J.D. in Civil Law in 1996. He later finished a Master of Laws in Taxation on the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1999.
Vicknair started his professional life in accounting. He labored as a tax accountant for Louisiana Land and Exploration Company in 1994. That early work in company tax led him into consulting roles. He served as a worldwide tax consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2000 and later labored as a tax consultant at Langlands, Grossa & Booth in 2005. He moved into private company practice in the early 2000s, becoming a member of Weiler & Rees as an associate in 2001 and later serving as an affiliate at Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel in 2006 and at Crowell & Owens in 2009. He has led his personal practice since 2010, operating as president of Vicknair Law Office, LLC.
His credentials mirror cross-disciplinary training. He is board licensed as a Tax Law Specialist and as an Estate Planning and Administration Specialist by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. He is likewise a Louisiana licensed public accountant, a member of the Louisiana and Nevada bars, and licensed to practice before the U.S. Tax Court, the Fifth Circuit and both the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana.
Colleagues and clients know him for methodical preparation and an emphasis on technical accuracy. He handles federal tax legal proceedings and appeals as well as transactional matters that require accounting evaluation. He additionally manages estate planning and management work, including probate and related tax issues.
He keeps a lively trial and advisory practice thru Vicknair Law Office, LLC. He currently concentrates on tax legal proceedings, estate making plans and probate things, and related federal and state tax issues.
