03/12/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/12/2026 12:46
Taft Columbus attorney J. Donald Mottley was quoted in the Law360 Tax Authority Article "Ohio Lawmakers OK Updating Conformity To Fed. Tax Code." This publication outlines the key points of S.B. 9, which passed the Senate with a 31-0 vote and now advances to Governor Mike DeWine. Throughout the article, Mottley discusses the importance and impact this Ohio tax conformity bill will have on individual taxpayers and pass-through entities.
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Mottley focuses his practice on state and local tax matters, tax issues involving non-profit organizations, tax controversies (federal, state, and local), and on public agency law. As a public agency lawyer, he represents both public agency clients and other clients before public agencies. Mottley has been able to draw upon 25 years of experience as a public official and as an attorney and financial manager to the benefit of his clients. He is admitted to practice before Ohio courts as well as the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Internal Revenue Service. He is also a director of Focused Capitol Solutions LLC, a business affiliate of the law firm of Taft, which provides governmental relations and public policy services at its offices in Cincinnati and Columbus. In this role, Don represents clients before Ohio state government agencies and the Ohio General Assembly.