Stephen L Phillips
The Entrepreneur's Tax and Business Lawyer
REAL | RELIABLE | CREATIVE | PRACTICAL
A founding member of Phillips Golden LLP, Steve is a tax and business attorney in Austin, Texas, USA. He has been continuously Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1994.
His and his firm's passion is to engage and collaborate with domestic and international entrepreneurs and investors to help them identify, grow, enjoy, and monetize their real and intangible assets, ideas, and resources here and abroad.
Prior engagements and clients have ranged from cutting-edge technology leaders, to ranching and oil and gas magnates, to inventors and purveyors of "low-tech" consumer products and services, to prominent investors, celebrities, thought-leaders, and philanthropists.
Our client appreciates seasoned tax and business legal counsel with experience in sophisticated investment and entrepreneurial matters, a worldwide perspective, and a keen and sharp eye for the ever-present tax implications of a endeavor or transaction.
Our mission is to provide legal services in a comfortable and creative setting, free of pretense and artificial delivery hierarchies, and with the most advanced technological tools available.
Typical representations include: Private investment and closely-held business analysis and structure; family investment and holding company organization and reorganization; real estate investment and development; cross-border transactions (inbound and outbound) involving real estate, services, and goods; angel and other private equity and debt funding; business operations, dissolution, M&A, and other exits; individual and partnership taxation; executive and equity compensation, including deferred; liquidity event pre- and post-planning; repatriation of foreign assets from entities and trusts; worker classification planning and controversy; family office organization and operations; inbound and outbound business/individual migration around the U.S. and abroad.
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
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Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Predominantly hourly billing, but can devise creative fee schemes as warranted with the right clients.
- Texas
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- Founding & Senior Partner / CFO
- Phillips Golden LLP
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- Attorney / Partner
- Giordani, Swanger, Ripp & Phillips LLP
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- Attorney / Partner
- Cantey & Hanger LLP
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- Attorney / Shareholder
- Roan & Autrey PC
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- Tax Counsel
- Electronic Data Systems
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- Associate Attorney
- Johnson & Gibbs
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- University of Texas - Austin
- J.D. (1985) | Law
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- Honors: Graduated with Honors
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- University of Texas - Austin
- B.B.A. (1983) | Accounting
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- Honors: Graduated with Highest Honors
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- Best Austin Tax Lawyer
- Austin Business Journal
- Outstanding Rotarian
- North Austin Rotary
- Federal Court - Western District of Texas
- Member
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- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Member
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- U.S. Tax Court
- Member
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- State Bar of Texas
- Member
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- American Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Taxation Section
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- IRC Section 338(h)(10) Elections After the Tax Cut and Jobs Act 2017, National Webinar, National Webinar
- Clear Law Seminars
- IRC Section 338(h)(10) After the Tax Cut and Jobs Act 2017, Strafford, National
- Strafford Seminars
- Board Certified Tax Law
- Texas Board Of Legal Specialization
