Kendall Houghton

Ms. Houghton was a partner with the state and local tax practice group of Alston & Bird, LLP, when this Portfolio was originally written. From September 1993 through December 1997, she served as General Counsel to the Committee On State Taxation (“COST”), a nonprofit trade association that promotes the equitable and nondiscriminatory state and local taxation of multijurisdictional business entities through judicial and legislative advocacy, educational efforts, and policy development. Prior to joining COST, Ms. Houghton served as an associate in the Atlanta, Georgia law firm of Alston & Bird, where her practice focused on state and local tax planning and controversy. 

Ms Houghton has published numerous articles on state tax and related issues and is a frequent public speaker at conferences hosted by such groups as COST, the Tax Executives' Institute, the Federation of Tax Administrators, the American Bar Association, and the National Association of State Bar Tax Sections. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the State Income Tax Alert and is the Managing and Chief Production Editor of the ABA Section of Taxation's State and Local Tax Lawyer journal. Ms. Houghton received her A.B. degree (cum laude) from Harvard University, her J.D. degree from the New York University School of Law, and her LL.M. in taxation from Emory University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Georgia.