Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C.

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Law Firm in Fort Worth, Texas
 
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301 Commerce Street, Suite 1500
Fort Worth, Texas 76102-4115
(Tarrant Co.)
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Phone: 817-877-1088  
Fax: 817-877-1636; 817-810-0463
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Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Estate Planning and Probate-Charitable Gift Planning, Charitable Trust Support, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Fiduciary Representation, Wills and Trusts, Family Limited Partnerships, Probate, Tax Planning, Fiduciary Litigation, Probate and Trust Litigation, Asset Protection Planning.

Tax and Business Planning-Tax Planning, Business Entity Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnership Law, Family Limited Partnerships, Franchise Tax Planning, Corporate Transactions, Contract Law, Technology Law.

Litigation-Business and Commercial Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Employment Litigation, Fiduciary Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Creditor's Rights Litigation, Probate and Trust Litigation, Marital Property Rights, Divorce Litigation.

Non Profit Organizations-Charitable Gift Planning, Religious Organizations, Charitable Entity Planning, Private Foundation Support, Public Charity Support.

Health Law-Entity Planning, Business Transactions, Regulatory and Stark/Anti-Kickback Issues, Employment Arrangements, Ancillary Medical Service Facility Representation, HIPAA Compliance, Mergers and Acquisitions.

Real Estate Law-Residential and Commercial Transactions, Farms and Ranches, Acquisition and Development, Tax-Free Exchange, Leasing and Management, Financing, Residential and Commercial Construction, Real Estate Litigation.

Employment Law-Deferred Compensation, Employee Benefit Planning, Employment Litigation, Compensation Planning, Employment Agreements, Covenants Not to Compete, Stock Options.

Year Established: 1983
Firm Profile:
Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C., a Professional Corporation, was formed on February 8, 1983. The firm represents a large number of individuals, closely held and family businesses, professional practices and charitable organizations within its area of practice. Unless otherwise stated, the firm's legal personnel are not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the legal areas herein stated.
Firm Size: 21
Michael V. Bourland (Shareholder) born Fort Worth, Texas, October 2, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Texas; 1970, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1975, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Tax Court; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969); University of Miami, Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1973). Baylor Law Review, 1968-1969. Co-Author: "Wills and Trusts," 1988 Annual Survey of Texas Law, 42 Southwestern Law Journal 349. Member: Tarrant County (Director, 1987-1989) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member: Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Council; Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1992-1996); Tarrant County Probate Bar association; Fort Worth Business and Estate Council (Chair, 1992-1993). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [Capt., JAGC, USAF, 1970-1975]. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Probate Law; Charitable Giving; Estate Planning; Fiduciary Law; Family Limited Partnerships; Tax Planning; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Religious Organizations. Email: Michael V. Bourland
Lewis D. Wall (Shareholder) born Fort Worth, Texas, January 2, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1987, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1972); St. Mary's University (J.D., 1975); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1979). Member: Tarrant County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Tax and Estate Planning; Employee Benefits; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); Tarrant County Probate Bar Association. (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Charitable Gift Planning; Fiduciary Law; Wills; Trust Law; Family Limited Partnerships; Tax Planning; Deferred Compensation; Employee Benefit Planning. Email: Lewis D. Wall
Kenneth L. Wenzel (Shareholder) born Austin, Texas, February 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas. Education: Southwestern University (B.S., 1977); University of Houston (J.D., 1980). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association (Member, Tax and Estate Planning Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law and Taxation Law Sections). (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Business Entity Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Franchise Tax Planning; Corporate Transactions; Contracts; Technology Law; Employment Law; Compensation Planning; Employment Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Stock Options; Estate Planning; Probate; Family Limited Partnerships; Real Estate; Tax Free Exchanges; Finance. Email: Kenneth L. Wenzel
W. Marc McDonald (Managing Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, January 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1987, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., with honors, 1981); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member: Tarrant County (Member, Health Law Section) and American (Member: Business Law Section; Health Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections of: Business Law; Health Law); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Travel and Tourism Law; Asset Protection; Tax Planning; Business Planning; Business Entity Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Contracts; Technology Law; Health Law; Business Law; Regulatory and Stark/Anti-Kickback Issues; Employment Arrangements; Covenants Not To Compete; Ancillary Medical Service Facility Representation; HIPAA Compliance; Employment Law; Compensation Planning; Employment Agreements. Email: W. Marc McDonald
William R. (Butch) Korb, Jr. (Shareholder) born Cleburne, Texas, May 23, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1983); Baylor University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Employment Litigation; Fiduciary Litigation; Probate; Trust Litigation; Marital Property Law; Divorce; Real Estate Litigation; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Real Estate; Residential Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Farm and Ranch Law; Acquisitions and Development; Tax-Free Exchanges; Leasing and Management; Finance; Residential Construction; Commercial Construction. Email: William R. (Butch) Korb, Jr.
Jeffrey N. Myers (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas, July 25, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1994, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1988); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1992); University of San Diego School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1992). Member: Tarrant County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association; Fort Worth Business and Estate Council. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Probate; Charitable Giving; Estate Planning; Fiduciary Law; Wills; Trust Law; Family Limited Partnerships; Tax Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Entity Planning. Email: Jeffrey N. Myers
David P. Dunning (Shareholder) born Albany, New York, February 27, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Rochester Institute of Technology (B.S., cum laude, 1992); Baylor Law School (J.D., 1994). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association; Fort Worth Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Franchise Tax Law; Corporate Law; Contracts; Employment Law; Compensation Planning; Employment Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Real Estate; Leasing; Finance. Email: David P. Dunning
David J. Goodman (Shareholder) born El Paso, Texas, July 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1995); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Fort Worth Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Labor and Employment Litigation; Probate; Trust Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: David J. Goodman
Bryon R. Hammer (Shareholder) born Pasadena, Texas, April 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New Mexico; 2000, Texas. Education: Texas A&M University (B.A., 1995); Texas Tech University (M.B.A., 1999; J.D., 1999). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of New Mexico; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law, Health Law, Probate, Trust, and Real Estate Sections); State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law, Health Law, and Real Estate Sections); Fort Worth Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Employment Law; Health Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Law; Business Planning; Contracts; Business Transactions. Email: Bryon R. Hammer
Darren B. Moore (Shareholder) born Lubbock, Texas, December 11, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., cum laude, 1996); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Editor-in-Chief, Baylor Law Review, 1999-2000. Adjunct Professor, Baylor School of Law, 2000—. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association (Co-Chair, Texas Law for Texas Clergy Committee, 2001); Fort Worth Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Trust Litigation; Fiduciary Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Religious Organizations; Employment Law; Covenants Not To Compete. Email: Darren B. Moore
OF COUNSEL
Stephanie M. Daley (Of Counsel) born Dade County, Florida, July 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1993); University of Texas at Austin (J.D.; M.B.A., 1997). Member: Tarrant County and American (Member, Business Law, Tax Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Science and Technology Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Real Estate, Probate, Trust Law, Business Law, Taxation Law, Computer and Technology Law, and Intellectual Property Law Sections); Fort Worth Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1998-1999; Treasurer, 1999-2000; Secretary, 2000-2002; Vice President, 2002-2003; President-Elect, 2003; President, 2003-2004); Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1999-2000). Practice Areas: Contracts; Technology Law; Tax Planning; Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Family Limited Partnerships; Employment Law; Covenants Not To Compete; Stock Options; Real Estate; Leasing; Managment. Email: Stephanie M. Daley
ASSOCIATES
Bethany L. Brooks (Associate) born Lubbock, Texas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., Multidisciplinary Studies, summa cum laude; J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Technology Law; Health Law.
P. Michelle Eaton (Associate) born Cleburne, Texas, May 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: University of Texas, Arlington (B.A., 1992); Baylor University Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Texas (Member: Business Law Section; Taxation Law Section); Fort Worth Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Business Planning; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Franchise Tax Law; Corporate Law; Contracts; Estate Planning; Probate; Family Limited Partnerships; Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Leasing; Finance; Employment Law; Covenants Not To Compete. Email: P. Michelle Eaton
Sean P. Hennessee (Associate) born Montrose, Colorado, 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S.B.A.; M.B.A.; M.S., Taxation; J.D.). Author: Saginaw Bay Pipeline Company v. United States: Saginaw Wins the Pipeline Depreciation Battle, but is the War Over? Energy Law Journal, Vol. 27, Number 1, 2006; Williams Gas Processing Company - Gulf Coast Company, L.P. v. FERC: Remedies for Producers in the Absence of FERC Regulation, Energy Law Journal, Vol. 26, Number 2, 2005. Co-Editor, Oil and Gas: Federal Income Taxation, CCH. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Young Lawyers Association; Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Email: Sean P. Hennessee
Jason R. Mahon (Associate) born Sherman, Texas; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., Accounting; Masters of Accounting); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D.). Associate, Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C., August 2007. Audit Manager, Public Accounting Firm, Fort Worth. Certified Public Accountant, 2002. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association; Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association; Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Fort Worth Chapter); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wealth Migration; Asset Protection; Charitable Giving; Family Business Succession Planning; Tax Planning.
Eric J. Millner (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, March 17, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., English, cum laude, 2000); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Phi Delta Phi Honor Society; Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Tech Law Review. Co-Author: J. Price Collins and Eric Millner, "Insurance Law," 57 S.M.U. Law Review 1065 (2004). Member: Dallas and Tarrant County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Fort Worth Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Marital Property Settlements; Divorce; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Covenants Not To Compete. Email: Eric J. Millner
Jay Newton (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Associate, Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C., February 2008. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.
Jeremy Ross Pruett (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas, Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 2000); Texas Tech University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Fellow: Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Member: Tarrant County and Arkansas Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Acquisitions; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing; Residential Real Estate; Real Property Finance; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Construction Law.
Dustin G. Willey (Associate) born Glen Rose, Texas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A.); Texas Tech University (M.B.A.; J.D.). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Business Law Section); Texas Young Lawyers Association; Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Employee Compensation; Tax Planning. Email: Dustin G. Willey
Deren Worrell (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude); Baylor University Law School (J.D., 2007). Order of Barrister. Associate, Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C., 2007. Member: Tarrant County Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bar Association Women's Section. Practice Areas: Wills; Living Wills; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Trust Planning; Charitable Giving; Family Limited Partnerships.


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