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Chad Silver
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Chad Silver
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(469) 960-4940 4005 Guadalupe St., Suite C
Austin, TX 78751
Free ConsultationTax
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
NEGOTIATED ONE OF THE LARGEST TAX SETTLEMENTS. Attorney Silver in US V. Briley et al., (case number 6:22-cv-00204, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas) negotiated one of the largest Tax Settlements in the Country. Attorney Silver settled a $53,000,000 Million Dollar Tax liability for $7,500,000 Million Dollars. Saving the Clients and Corporation over $45,000,000 Million Dollars. Silver Tax Group has a deep understanding of Complex Collection Matters, Automated Under Reporting (AUR) assessments, Unfiled Tax Returns, IRS Substitute for Returns (SFR), Tax Court litigation, Audit Defense, Criminal Tax Defense, Crypto, and recently ERC Advanced Employee Retention...
Kyle Robbins
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Kyle Robbins
Austin, TX Tax Law Attorney
(512) 270-5224 3800 N. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 200
Austin, TX 78756
Free ConsultationTax, Estate Planning and Probate
The University of Texas School of Law
My immediate family farms throughout New Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma. In fact, my grandfather drove a tractor until the day that he passed at the ripe old age of 89. As they say where I’m from: "He died with his cowboy boots on." I was in my first semester of law school at that time, and the time and expense of the estate process was so traumatizing to my family that I was sure the estate attorney had committed malpractice. As it turned out, he did what many estate attorneys do. I knew then that I could do much better,...
Lorenza G. Cigarroa
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Lorenza G. Cigarroa
Austin, TX Tax Law Attorney
(512) 270-5224 3800 N. Lamar Blvd.
Ste. 200
Austin, TX 78756
Tax, Estate Planning, International and Probate
The University of Texas School of Law
Probate isn't about money, it's about family. I am from a large Mexican family in the border city of Laredo, Texas. Family dynamics are always complex and changing, but my unique upbringing taught me to value my family even more now that I practice in the city of Austin. I understand that going through probate is often intimidating, and takes place at a difficult time when a family has lost a loved one. My goal is to make it as easy and efficient as possible on your family, so that you can get back to doing...
Gary L. Britt, CPA, J.D.
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Gary L. Britt, CPA, J.D.
Austin, TX Tax Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
(512) 481-2886 9442 North Capital Of Texas Hwy
Plaza 1, Suite 500
Austin, TX 78759
Tax, Business and Health Care
South Texas College of Law and DePaul University
AttorneyBritt is an Austin, Texas business lawyer and CPA with 35 years experience. AttorneyBritt helps businesses and business owners form their LLCs, corporations, and partnerships; draft their operating, shareholder, and partnership agreements; manage, structure, and enforce their business contracts and agreements; write and review their business purchase and sale agreements; protect their assets; prosecute and defend their lawsuits; do their estate planning; draft their wills; and successfully transfer their wealth to future generations. If you are a business owner in Austin, Texas count on us to be your dedicated legal team. For high quality professional business law representation from a...
Stephen L Phillips
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Stephen L Phillips
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
(512) 717-5498 1250 S Capital of Texas Hwy
Bldg 3-400
Austin, TX 78746
Tax, Business and Real Estate
University of Texas - Austin
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...
Jonathan Sooriash
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Jonathan Sooriash
Houston, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(713) 535-9178 800 Town and Country Blvd
Suite 300
Houston, TX 77024
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Chapman University Fowler School of Law and Florida Coastal School of Law
Jonathan Sooriash Esq. LL.M. represents taxpayers to resolve and settle their tax debt with the IRS and State Tax Departments. J. David Tax Law LLC assists both individuals and businesses in becoming compliant with the IRS as well as with the departments of revenue for all 50 states. They prepare and file any missing tax returns for their clients, help them achieve optimal solutions to their tax debt, and help them manage their financial lives. They can help with the following: IRS Audit Defense, Tax Appeals, Payroll Tax Issues, Installment Agreements, Currently Non Collectible, Penalty Abatement, Innocent Spouse, Wage Garnishments,...
Christopher Perry Campbell
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Christopher Perry Campbell
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(512) 514-6000 7000 N Mopac Expwy
Suite 200
Austin, TX 78731
Tax and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Christopher Campbell joined Pless Law Firm in 2023 as Senior Counsel. Based in the Denver office, he specializes in assisting clients with acquisitions, dispositions, equity investments, syndications, fund formation, leasing, capital structuring, financing, 1031 exchange, and tenant-in-common structuring and finance. In his twenty years of practice, Chris has regularly worked with asset management firms, private equity funds, opportunity funds, local and regional owners and operators, investment banks, financial institutions, private lenders, investors, institutional owners, and high net worth investors throughout the country on multifamily, office, hotel, mixed-use, retail and industrial projects. Chris has also successfully represented landlords and tenants in structuring...
J. Raymond Karam
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J. Raymond Karam
SAN ANTONIO, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(210) 828-1241 110 SPRUCEWOOD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216
Free ConsultationTax, Bankruptcy, Business and Estate Planning
SMU Dedman School of Law, St. Mary's University School of Law and St. Mary's University School of Law
Tax Planning Tax Liens IRS Disputes IRS Collections Living Trusts Family Trusts Estate Planning Wills and Probate Asset Protection Planning Business Planning Entity Formation Partnerships Corporations Limited Liability Companies Bankruptcy Real Estate Contracts and more... Commited and dedicated to providing the finest legal services to the community Don't be caught unprepared of unnecessarily taken advantage of. We will protect your rights!
Dustin Webber
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Dustin Webber
Missouri City, TX Tax Law Lawyer
(888) 211-3390 9315 N Fitzgerald Way
Missouri City, TX 77459
Free ConsultationTax, Business, Estate Planning and Securities
New York University School of Law and University of Houston Law Center
Dustin advises clients about their business-related matters at the federal, state, and international levels with experience in corporate, tax, securities, and related issues. Dustin has experience providing tax and business services, including the reformation and restructuring of large multi-national businesses to achieve strategic tax and business objectives. Dustin works with business owners, corporate officers, and other advisors in structuring acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, and corporate financing arrangements to provide efficient solutions to tax and business issues across a variety of industries. In addition to his business and tax planning experience, Dustin has experience resolving taxpayer issues during IRS examination or collection status,...
Joseph Onwuteaka
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Joseph Onwuteaka
Houston, TX Tax Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
(713) 271-5760 8323 Southwest Fwy
Ste 650
Houston, TX 77074
Free ConsultationTax, Business, Divorce and Personal Injury
The Law Office of Joseph Onwuteaka, P.C., provides experienced, tenacious legal representation to seek justice and stand up for your rights in every situation.

If you have been injured in an accident, you are likely facing a multitude of emotions and obstacles. In addition to the overload of emotional conquests, you are likely dealing with changing family dynamics and even physical impairments as result of your accident.

You need personal attention and professional representation from personal injury lawyers that understand the pressures you are facing, whether you’ve been in a car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, slip and fall or...
Kunal Patel
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Kunal Patel
Houston, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
(281) 746-6066 6671 Southwest Fwy, Ste 820-B
Houston, TX 77074
Tax
University of Houston - Main Campus
Kunal Patel is an experienced tax attorney, having worked at the IRS, law firm, and public accounting before starting his practice. He represents individuals and business in tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service.
Elizabeth A. Sabol
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Elizabeth A. Sabol
Cedar Park, TX Tax Law Attorney
(512) 222-9239 201 S. Lakeline Blvd.
Suite 804
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Free ConsultationTax, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
The University of Texas School of Law
Daniel Francois Albert
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Daniel Francois Albert
Houston, TX Tax Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
(832) 930-3059 10925 Beechnut St
Ste A106
Houston, TX 77072
Tax, Bankruptcy, Business and Estate Planning
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Immigration Attorney Daniel F. Albert has over 15 years of experience in practicing law and has helped thousands of clients achieve their American dream of being a US resident or citizen. His practice extends to clients in all 50 states and overseas. Attorney Albert graduated from Tulane University with B.S. Eng. in Biomedical Engineering. He also possesses graduate degrees including an MBA and Masters in Real Estate Development. Attorney Albert received his Juris Doctor with honors from North Carolina Central University School of Law and his Master of Laws in Taxation from the prestigious Northwestern Pritzker...
Douglas Gerard Deffenbaugh
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Douglas Gerard Deffenbaugh
San Antonio, TX Tax Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
(210) 496-0612 14350 Northbrook Dr
Suite 200
San Antonio, TX 78232
Tax, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
St. Mary's University School of Law
Mr. Deffenbaugh can offer over thirty years of legal expertise in an array of legal areas. He has worked on cases involving contracts, probate, taxation, insurance, real estate, oil and gas, business startups, and credit unions. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Mary’s University in 1975 and become a Certified Public Accountant in 1977. Mr. Deffenbaugh went on to complete his Master of Business Administration at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1982. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from St. Mary’s University Law School in 1992. Mr. Deffenbaugh has been a small business owner for...
Dustin Snow Whittenburg
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Dustin Snow Whittenburg
San Antonio, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(210) 826-1900 999 E. Basse Road
Suite 180-136
San Antonio, TX 78209
Tax, Estate Planning and Probate
My practice is focused on representing clients in a wide variety of matters pertaining to tax planning, tax controversy, and estate planning. I regularly assist clients with resolving federal and state tax controversies, and have represented individuals, closely held businesses, and large corporations in IRS audits, appeals and litigation in the United States Tax Court and the United States District Court. I have also represented taxpayers in disputes with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. I handle the formation of business entities and non-profit organizations, mergers and acquisitions, tax-free reorganizations, and state and local taxes. Additionally, I have assisted with...
Kevin Shay
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Kevin Shay
San Antonio, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
(210) 497-6300 14350 Northbrook Drive, Suite 220
San Antonio, TX 78232
Tax, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization and CPA
Amanda Traphagan
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Amanda Traphagan
(512) 582-0120 106 E. 6th Street
Suite 900
Austin, TX 78701
Tax and Administrative
The University of Texas School of Law
Amanda Traphagan is a Texas tax attorney who has spent her entire legal career assisting taxpayers with contested tax matters. She has assisted taxpayers against the Texas Comptroller, the Internal Revenue Service, and tax authorities of other states in administrative proceedings as well as state and federal trial and appellate courts. Amanda Traphagan is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas, the United States Tax Court, and before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and District of Columbia Circuits. Amanda Traphagan's published state tax cases include the Texas Supreme Court cases Combs v. Roark Amusement &...
Anthony Charbel Choueifati
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Anthony Charbel Choueifati
Austin, TX Tax Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
(512) 466-2722 106 E 6th St
Austin, TX 78701
Tax, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
South Texas College of Law
Anthony Choueifati graduated from the University of Houston with a B.A. in Psychology in 2002 and from South Texas College of Law, receiving his Juris Doctorate in 2005. His 19+ years of experience plays a significant role in advising clients, whether that involves forming business entities, complex partnership agreements, contract drafting and negotiation, estate planning, or mergers and acquisitions. Anthony enjoys meeting business owners of all types and strives to form long-lasting relationships with his clients. Anthony is married, has two children, and enjoys golf and traveling.
Joshua W Golden
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Joshua W Golden
AUSTIN, TX Tax Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
(512) 717-5499 1250 S Capital of Texas Highway
Building 3, Suite 400
AUSTIN, TX 78746
Tax, Business and Real Estate
University of Texas School of Law
Josh is the Managing Partner and CEO of Phillips Golden LLP and head of its Real Estate Section. Josh’s practice centers on advising and counseling real estate entrepreneurs, investors and businesses through all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions & dispositions, development, leasing (retail, office, industrial, and ground leases, build to suit and telecommunications), purchase and sale agreements, private development agreements, construction contracts, management agreements, and related due diligence matters. A significant portion of his time is devoted to representation of developer equity investors in the formation of pass-through entities (e.g., LLCs, limited partnerships and joint...
Rain Levy Minns
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Rain Levy Minns
Austin, TX Tax Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
(512) 520-4034 Minns Law Firm, P.C.
3571 Far West Blvd. #106
Austin, TX 78731
Tax, Appeals, Business and Criminal Defense
Rain Minns' litigation experience ranges from international arbitration in Hong Kong to Native American courts to jury trials in the United States. After law school, Rain clerked for Chief Judge George P. Kazen in the Southern District of Texas. She then became an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas, where she was recognized for her outstanding work. Rain first-chaired and obtained favorable trial and appellate verdicts in all of her cases, including the highest arbitration award in the history of her division. Rain then spent a few years at a large law firm working on bet-the-company litigation, where...
Azhar Mamdani
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Azhar Mamdani
Houston, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
(281) 533-6600 6200 Savoy Dr
# 528
Houston, TX 77036
Tax, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Immigration
South Texas College of Law
William Lance Stodghill
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William Lance Stodghill
HOUSTON, TX Tax Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
(713) 972-1040 2002 Hoskins Drive
HOUSTON, TX 77080
Free ConsultationTax
Lance’s practice focuses on representing taxpayers before the IRS and Federal courts in matters involving audits, appeals, collection and litigation. Lance left the IRS Office of Chief Counsel in 2007 after serving as a Senior Attorney. As a Senior Attorney, Lance litigated cases on behalf of the government and advised Revenue Agents and Revenue Officers in their investigations.
Harold N. May III
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Harold N. May III
Houston, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(281) 407-5609 1500 S Dairy Ashford Rd
Ste 325
Houston, TX 77077
Tax, Bankruptcy, Business and Estate Planning
South Texas College of Law
Hap May focuses on business and tax law. He also has significant experience in commercial litigation, real estate law, bankruptcy, business transactions, estate planning, and probate as well as asset protection. As both an attorney and a CPA, he has held many court-appointed roles over the last 30 years, including serving under the State District Court to help dissolve the affairs of a Houston law firm. He was appointed as arbitrator in a massive real estate case involving more than 300 property owners and a settlement upward of $20 million. He was also appointed by a federal judge as receiver of...
Kreig Mitchell
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Kreig Mitchell
Houston, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(713) 909-4906 6671 Southwest Fwy, Ste 820D
Houston, TX 77074
Tax and Probate
Texas Tech University School of Law
Houston tax attorney, who helps with tax planning, tax disputes, and tax litigation.

Mr. Mitchell is a former IRS attorney and an IRS appeals officer. He has worked in two Fortune 500 tax departments. He has lead a tax controversy team and has since managed and grown a tax law firm.

You can find out more about Mr. Mitchell at irstaxtrouble.com.
Richard A. Behlmann
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Richard A. Behlmann
Katy, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
(281) 398-0088 21218 Kingsland Blvd
Katy, TX 77450
Tax, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Raymond R Gray
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Raymond R Gray
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
(512) 477-0200 824 W 10th St
Ste 101
Austin, TX 78701-2039
Free ConsultationTax
Raymond Gray represents commercial property owners in property tax valuation disputes from administrative (ARB) protests thru litigation. Raymond Gray is the Texas affiliate of the American Property Tax Counsel (APTC), an affiliation of the premier property tax practitioners in North America.
John McDuff
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John McDuff
Austin, TX Tax Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
(512) 457-1177 111 Congress Ave
Suite 400
Austin, TX 78701
Tax and Business
Experienced business and tax litigation attorney that handles an array of legal matters for business owners and individuals seeking protection for their assets. Handles the following legal matters: Business transactions Tax liens and seizures Mergers and acquisitions Tax collection Corporate litigation Buy-sell agreements Tax appeals, IRS audits Contract litigation
Lacy Leonard
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Lacy Leonard
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(512) 542-9898 301 Congress
Suite #1950
Austin, TX 78701
Tax
Lacy Leonard represents state and federal taxpayers through all stages of a tax controversy, including audit assistance, challenging assessments and seeking refunds of overpaid taxes. Ms. Leonard has over 13 years of substantial trial experience, which allows her to effectively represent clients before the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and in the state and federal district courts. Ms. Leonard also frequently writes and speaks on state tax topics, including the Texas sales tax and Texas franchise tax.

Ms. Leonard tried to verdict and won the first lawsuit challenging a franchise tax assessment under the current...
Michael Boydstun Seay
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Michael Boydstun Seay
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(512) 582-0120 106 E. 6th Street
Suite 900
Austin, TX 78701
Free ConsultationTax
Rand Zumwalt
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Rand Zumwalt
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(512) 777-4313 4408 Spicewood Springs Rd.
Ste 306
Austin, TX 78759
Free ConsultationTax, Bankruptcy, Business and Estate Planning
St. Mary's University School of Law
Rand is the principal attorney at Zumwalt Law Group. After heading the bankruptcy and general counsel departments of two medium-sized Texas law firms, Rand decided to open his own law firm, merging the best aspects of both firms with his own strong personal ethics and creative legal mindset. Through Zumwalt Law Group, Rand strives to elevate personal service while taking care of foundational legal issues in a client-focused professional manner. Rand's areas of practice include business litigation, contract law, mergers & acquisitions, copyright and tax law, and legal issues relating to startups and nonprofit formation. Helping Austin startups...
Charles Zagara
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Charles Zagara
Houston, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(216) 269-7828 9950 Westpark Drive
450
Houston, TX 77063
Free ConsultationTax
With my Experience, Training and Expertise, I get You the best solution to your tax problem.
Siri Khalsa
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Siri Khalsa
Houston, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
(713) 686-5444 720 N. Post Oak Rd, Suite 610
Houston, TX 77024
Free ConsultationTax and Business
University of Houston - Main Campus
Michael S. McGovern
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Michael S. McGovern
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
(512) 320-0601 620 Congress Avenue
Third Floor, Suite 320
Austin, TX 78701
Tax, Business, Real Estate and Securities
Jessica Warren
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Jessica Warren
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(512) 469-9500 1100 West Ave
Austin, TX 78701
Tax, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
Jack Morton Wilhelm
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Jack Morton Wilhelm
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
(512) 236-8400 5524 Bee Caves Road
Suite B5
Austin, TX 78746
Free ConsultationTax, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Energy
Jack Wilhelm is an Austin, Texas, attorney whose office is located convenient to the Railroad Commission, General Land Office, State Comptroller’s Office, State Capitol, and Austin area courthouses. Jack focuses his practice on oil and gas and state taxes. Jack’s oil and gas clients include Fortune 500 oil and gas companies and privately and publicly held oil and gas independents, as well as sophisticated landowners. Most of the oil and gas practice focuses on real estate (title examination, acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas properties, and negotiations) and assisting clients with matters before the Railroad Commission...
Paul Verberne
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Paul Verberne
Austin, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(713) 562-4876 9430 Research Blvd. IV-200
Austin, TX 78759
Tax, Business, Employment and IP
Kevin Andrew Johnson
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Kevin Andrew Johnson
Houston, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(877) 393-2415 9597 Jones Rd
Houston, TX 77065
Tax and Personal Injury
Kevin Andrew "Andy" Johnson aggressively represents commercial and personal injury plaintiffs in state and federal courts throughout Texas, the Gulf Coast and the United States. Kevin Andrew "Andy" Johnson earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Houston, where he was elected as a Student Government representative. He went on to earn his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center, graduating cum laude. In law school, he earned numerous distinctions and honors, including induction to the Order of the Barons. He was elected as a Student Government representative and as...
James Lynch
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James Lynch
Round Rock, TX Tax Law Lawyer
(512) 745-6347 3000 Joe DiMaggio Blvd. Ste. 90
Round Rock, TX 78665
Tax, Business, Estate Planning and Immigration
Jeremy D Curtis
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Jeremy D Curtis
Houston, TX Tax Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(713) 940-1244 16300 Katy Freeway, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77094
Tax, Business and Estate Planning
Texas Tech University School of Law
Joseph Uradnik
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Joseph Uradnik
(512) 322-2562 1500 San Jacinto Center
Austin, Texas, 78701
Tax, Antitrust, Appeals and Employment
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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