Kane Burnette

Kane is a highly experienced public finance attorney with extensive industry knowledge and a strong commitment to client service.

He primarily serves as bond counsel to municipalities, counties, boards of education, and public corporations with tax-exempt financings throughout Alabama. Kane's experience in the public education sector makes him uniquely prepared to advise public universities and boards of education on complex tax and financing issues. His education focus extends to his role as a faculty member of the University of Alabama’s academy for finance training for chief school administrators.

Beyond providing his standard bond counsel, Kane also serves as company counsel and bank counsel in letter-of-credit-backed transactions, lender’s counsel in direct placement transactions, and trustee’s counsel. 

Kane earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law. Prior to attending law school, Kane worked in the Birmingham office of Ernst & Young LLP as an Alabama-licensed Certified Public Accountant (currently inactive).

Community & Professional

• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys
• Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 53 - Boy Scouts of America

• Represented public state university as bond counsel in connection with $38 million tax-exempt financing
• Represented county board of education as bond counsel in connection with $75 million tax-exempt financing
• Represented nine municipal boards of education in connection with ad valorem tax renewal referendum
• Represented conduit borrower as special tax counsel in connection with I.R.S. examination of $36 million "Gulf Opportunity Zone" bond issue

• Represented city board of education as bond counsel in connection with $70 million tax-exempt financing for new school construction

• Represented municipal water and sewer board as bond counsel in connection with $1.1 million tax-exempt financing through the USDA Rural Development program

• Represented county board of education as special tax counsel in connection with I.R.S. examination of $25 million of taxable, direct subsidy bonds

• Represented gas district as bond counsel in connection with $9.9 million taxable refinancing

• Represented county board of education as bond counsel in connection with $7.9 million tax-exempt financing for construction of college and career readiness center

• Represented county as bond counsel in connection with $805,000 state gasoline tax anticipation warrant issue

• Represented state banking corporation as bank counsel in connection with $15 million tax-exempt private placement refinancing by city board of education

• Represented municipality on negotiation of economic development and incentive package for combined manufacturing and retail center

• Represented county emergency communications district as bond counsel in connection with $3.5 million tax-exempt financing for construction of new E-911 call center

• Advised bank on workout of loan default by municipal corporation

• Represented 501(c)(3) conduit borrower as bond counsel on $3.5 million qualified nonhospital bond for school improvements

Recognition

• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Public Finance (2020 - present)
• Mid-South Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," Government Finance (2016 - 2019)
• B-Metro, 'Top Lawyers," (2019 - 2020)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
  • Corporate Law, (2022 - present)
  • Municipal Law, (2022 - present)
  • Public Finance Law, (2022 - present)
  • "Lawyer of the Year," Birmingham, Municipal Law , (2023, 2025)