Thomas G. Havener is a public finance tax attorney with 30 years of experience rendering legal opinions on the exemption of interest on governmental (and conduit) debt obligations from federal and state income tax. He has substantial experience in tax disputes, including large, complex matters involving IRS audits of billions of dollars of tax-exempt governmental general obligation bonds, qualified 501(c)(3) bonds issued for the benefit of large health care, educational, and other charitable and cultural institutions, as well as tax-exempt “exempt facility bonds” issued for the benefit of for-profit conduit borrowers.
In 2015, Mr. Havener was named Cleveland Public Finance Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America.