Rebecca M. Hinton

Taylor Porter Partner Rebecca Hinton represents individuals and businesses in the areas of trust and estates/estate planning; taxation; successions; tax-exempt organizations; corporate matters; and tax controversies.

Rebecca advises clients on formation and operations of entities for both tax planning and state law compliance issues, and drafting business documents to achieve client objectives.

Rebecca is ranked by her peers among the Best Lawyers in America in trusts and estates and tax law. She is a former adjunct professor at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, and frequently presents at CLE and other seminars on the topics of federal estate and gift taxation, estate planning, and federal taxation.

In Ms. Hinton’s estate planning and administration practice, she assists clients with the preparation of their personal estate planning documents, ranging from traditional wills and powers of attorney to establishing large scale trusts, family limited liability companies, and long-term gifting plans to lessen Federal estate and gift tax exposure. She also supports clients in administering successions.

Rebecca serves is a past president of the Estate & Business Planning Council of Baton Rouge, an interdisciplinary organization for professionals involved in estate planning. She is a graduate of the 2021 Class of Baton Rouge Area Chamber Leadership Baton Rouge. In the community, Rebecca is a member of the Board of Directors of the nonprofit SportsBR, and she is the Director of the nonprofit, Center for Emotional Healing.

Rebecca earned her J.D., in 2006, from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where she was production editor of the Louisiana Law Review, and a member of the Order of the Coif. She earned a B.S., summa cum laude, from Louisiana Tech University in 2003.

• Structuring and advising clients concerning business and personal financial transactions and options to lessen tax exposure. Handling large-scale Federal, state and local tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service, Louisiana Department of Revenue and local taxing authorities, including audits, administrative negotiations, trial preparation and litigation.
• Assisting individuals and businesses in obtaining federal, state, and local tax and business incentives.
• Providing advice to nonprofit entities on formation, corporate governance, tax exemption, and compliance with tax-exempt law.

• Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 2006
• Louisiana Tech University, B.S., Accounting, 2003

• Louisiana
• U.S. Tax Court

• Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• American Bar Association (Taxation Section)
• Estate & Business Planning Council of Baton Rouge (Past President)
• BRAC Leadership Baton Rouge (2021)
• Former Adjunct Professor (Income Tax, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center)

• AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
• Best Lawyers in America – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law

• “Recent Developments in Federal Gift and Estate Taxation,” 2021 Estate Planning Conference, Loyola University New Orleans, December 3, 2021
• “The ABCs of 529 Education Savings Accounts: An Update on Federal Tax Guidelines and Southern State 529 Plans,” The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, December 2021
• “Recent Developments in Federal Gift and Estate Taxation, Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants,” Louisiana Tax Conference, December 2-3, 2021
• “Recent Developments in Taxation of Interest to Estate Planners, 51st Annual Estate Planning Conference,” LSU Law Center, November 18-19, 2021
• “Recent Developments in Federal Gift and Estate Taxation, 30th Annual Tulane Estate Planning Institute,” Tulane University Law School, October 29, 2021
• “Recent Developments – Federal Gift and Taxation,” Tulane University Law School, 69th Tulane Tax Institute, November 20, 2020
• Minors as Beneficiaries, Podcast with Simplifynance, March 2020
• “The Basics of Federal Tax: Selected Significant Federal Tax Issues Encountered by Lawyers,” Presentation to the Federal Bar Association, 2019
• “Recent Developments in Federal Gift & Estate Taxation,” Loyola University College of Law, Annual Estate Planning Conference, 2015-2020
• “Estate Tax Repeal and Recent Developments in Estate and Gift Tax,” Tulane University Estate Planning Institute, 2017-2020
• “Recent Developments in Taxation of Interest to Estate Planners,” Estate Planning Seminar, Louisiana State University, 2015-2020
• “Recent Developments in Taxation of Interest to Estate Planners,” Baton Rouge CPA Society Tax Day, 2016-2019

• “Withdrawal Up to $10K from START College Savings Plan for K-12 Education Available Until End of Year,” The Taylor RePorter Legal Blog, October 15, 2020
• “There’s Still Time to Top Off HSA Contributions for 2019 through COVID Extended Tax Deadline,” The Taylor RePorter Legal Blog, June 11, 2020
• “Retirement Account Tax Rules Change Amidst COVID-19 Legislation,” The Taylor RePorter Legal Blog, May 7, 2020
• “IRS: Social Security Recipients to Get Stimulus Checks Without Filing Returns,” The Taylor RePorter Legal Blog, April 2, 2020
• “U.S. Tax Filing Deadline Moved to July 15, 2020,” The Taylor RePorter Legal Blog, April 2, 2020
• “Tax News Regarding Coronavirus – IRS Defers Tax Payments by 90 Days Past April 15 Deadline,” The Taylor RePorter Legal Blog, March 17, 2020
• “Who Gets Prince’s “Little Red Corvette?“,” The Taylor RePorter Legal Blog, August 12, 2019
• “New Louisiana Law Enables Parents to START Saving for K-12 Tuition,” Taylor RePorter Legal Blog, August 5, 2018

• SportsBR
• Center for Emotional Healing