Private Wealth Law
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : Texas
Band 1
Chambers Review
Baker Botts continues to advise on estate planning and administration. Baker Botts relies on its deep bench to regularly advise high-profile individuals and wealthy families on asset transfer techniques, forming charitable foundations and reorganising multi-entity structures. The law firm also enjoys a strong reputation for high-value litigation matters, including estate and gift tax disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Baker Botts have always been outstanding in this area, particularly because of John Porter, and they continue to be outstanding."
"The team are very sharp and collaborative. They seek the best answer for us, thinking creatively and contemplating all sides of a transaction."
"The Baker Botts attorneys are incredibly responsive. Despite they fact they are a national firm with lots of clients they are timely and proactive in keeping clients up to date."
"Baker Botts have always been outstanding in this area, particularly because of John Porter, and they continue to be outstanding."
"The team are very sharp and collaborative. They seek the best answer for us, thinking creatively and contemplating all sides of a transaction."
"The Baker Botts attorneys are incredibly responsive. Despite they fact they are a national firm with lots of clients they are timely and proactive in keeping clients up to date."
Notable Practitioners
John Porter handles complex estate tax audit, controversy, and litigation work for wealthy individuals and prominent businesses.
"I am always impressed with John. He has uncommon judgement about when a client should settle and when they should go forward. He has very high-profile cases and is the go-to litigator in Texas."
"John Porter is very well known for disputes involving family limited partnerships and estate and gift tax issues. There is no better practitioner to defend a big case."
"John is probably one of the best fiduciary litigators in the country. Getting to work with him is considered a privilege."
Stephen Dyer is an esteemed estate planning attorney who centres his practice on guiding clients through asset transfer and business succession strategies.
"Stephen Dyer is a star; he is very smart and has great judgement."
"Stephen is a very highly regarded tax attorney who works with high net worth clients to put in place complex strategies."
"He is top of his game and has been for a long time."
Keri Brown represents high net worth clients and families in tax litigation and controversy matters in various courts.
"Keri is really practical and wonderful at explaining complexity to beneficiaries and clients. She is thoughtful in challenging situations and gives great advice."
"One of the things I admire most about Keri is that she is task-oriented. She gets things done efficiently and knows her stuff."
"Clients love Keri because she digs in and knows her stuff backwards and forwards. They know she will take care of them. She works on matters at the highest level."
Richard Ramirez is a partner at Baker Botts with experience in estate planning and administration. Ramirez has particular expertise in the preparation of wills, asset transfer work, family business restructuring and estate tax work.
"Richard Ramirez has an excellent reputation for being technical and detail-oriented. He is a very smart guy."
"Richard Ramirez does a fantastic job on incredibly complicated estates. He gives great advice on funding, contentious family challenges and reorganising complex partnerships and entities."
"Richard is able to convey and request information in a way which is easily understood. He offers very straightforward options while pointing out pros and cons for our business."