Blaise M. Sonnier, JD, Ph.D., CPA (La.)

• Ph.D. in Business Administration, Grenoble School of Management, Grenoble, France, 2007
• J.D., Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1985
• B.S. in Accounting, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1981

• Assistant Professor and Director of Executive Masters of Taxation, Florida International University, 2007-2012
• Adjunct Instructor, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, August, 2006 to May 2007

• Certified Public Accountant, State of Florida (Inactive)
• Certified Public Accountant, State of Louisiana, 1982 - Present
• Attorney at Law, State of Louisiana, 1986 - Present
• Board Certified Tax Attorney, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1991 - 2007
• Board Certified in Estate Planning and Administration, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1992 - 2007

• Senior Editor of "The ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research," 2018 - Present
• Associate, Partner and Of Counsel, Allen & Gooch, a Professional Law Corporation, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1993- Present
• Associate, Jean Breaux & Associates, A professional Law Corporation, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1991 - 1993
• Associate, Gordon, Arata, McCollam & Duplantis, A Professional Law Corporation, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1986 - 1991
• Law Clerk, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1985 - 1986

Blaise Sonnier, The ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research - Fall 2016

• College of Business Intellectual Contributions Award, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2015 and 2016.
• College of Business Dean’s Recognition Award, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2014 (For development and leadership for Masters of Accounting program).
• College of Business Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2013.
• Dean's Recognition Award, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2012 (For working with state of Colorado new licensing requirements for CPAs).
• Outstanding Professor Award, Masters of Accounting Program, Florida International University, 2010
• Outstanding Professor Award, Masters of Accounting Program, Florida International University, 2011
• Library Service Award, Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette, Louisiana, 2005
• Distinguished Citizen Award, Lafayette Consolidated Government, Lafayette, Louisiana, 2006

• American Accounting Association, 2007 - present
• American Taxation Association, 2007 - present
• American Association of Certified Public Accountants, 2007 - present
• Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, 1982 - present
• Louisiana State Bar Association, 1985 - present

Federal and state taxation of individuals and business entities

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