Education and Honors

  • J.D. (with honors), The University of Texas School of Law, 2009
    Submissions Editor, Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy
    Member, American Journal of Criminal Law
  • B.B.A., accounting, Texas A&M University, 2006

Admissions/Affiliations

State Bar of Texas

United States Tax Court

One Shell Plaza
910 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002-4995
United States
Phone:
+1.713.229.1471
Fax:
+1.713.229.2871

Concentration

Estate planning and estate administration, particularly implementing strategies to save federal gift and estate taxes, as well as strategies to transition ownership of family businesses and legacy properties from one generation to the next

Summary

Richard Ramirez primarily handles estate planning and estate administration and representation of fiduciaries and beneficiaries in estate and trust administration. He focuses on the preparation of wills and trusts, lifetime transfers of assets and restructuring family owned businesses. His practice emphasizes the preservation of estates and the minimization of estate and inheritance taxes.

Publications, Speeches and Presentations

  • "Estate Planning By the Numbers – Defined-Value and Other Formula Transfers," Estate Planning, May 2010 (Stephen Dyer, co-author)