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Antonio Gastelum Treviño

Estate planning Attorney at The Woodlands, TX

5.0   7 reviews

also known as Antonio Gastelum

  • Licensed for 4 years
    State TX
    Acquired 2019
    Status
    Eligible to Practice in Texas No misconduct found

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About Antonio

Learn Antonio’s areas of practice.

3
Practice areas
  1. Estate planning
    34%
    As an international estate planning attorney, I assist both foreign and U.S. citizens in organizing their assets and achieving their goals for the proper disposition of their estates during their lifetimes or upon their deaths.

    14 years

  2. Business
    33%
    As a dual-licensed attorney, my extensive business planning and transaction expertise range from international commercial transactions and joint ventures to establishing domestic or foreign branches and buying and selling real estate across borders.

    33 years

  3. International law
    33%
    The main focus is to help Latin American ultra-high net worth families protect their assets located world-wide. Specifically, their overall estate, business, and strategic tax planning, aircraft and yacht financing, real estate, and personal matters.

    33 years

Antonio Gastélum is a licensed attorney in Mexico and Texas, but not in California. In Texas, he leads the firm’s Houston office as Managing Partner.

Antonio Gastélum is a partner at MEG International Counsel, PC, and until recently, the principal of an independent Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), exclusively dedicated to international estate, business, and financial planning. Antonio is a law graduate of the Universidad de Monterrey, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He obtained his master's degree in Comparative Law and Business Planning from the University of San Diego School of Law, as well as his Chartered Life Underwriter designation from the American College of Financial Services.

For almost 30 years, Antonio has helped Mexican and Latin American business owners and their families protect their assets and investments in Mexico and abroad, and now in the U.S. as well. Specifically, he gets involved with the firm’s clients overall estate, business, and strategic tax planning. He also gets directly involved with his clients’ aircraft financing, maritime, real estate, business, and personal matters.

Antonio is the author of numerous articles and publications, including the first book in Spanish on international financial and estate planning titled "Planeación Financiera y Patrimonial Internacional: Guía Práctica para el Inversionista Mexicano en Estados Unidos" that turned out to be the preamble to his second book "The Definitive Blue Book of Estate Planning for Foreign Millionaires," as translated into English, which continue to be the only two books in Spanish on the subject-matter in the United States. This latest book is currently being translated into English, and should be available soon!

Antonio is also a frequent speaker and presenter, both domestically and internationally, of various topics related to international issues affecting financial, estate, and tax planning.

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Posted by Ahmed | June 24, 2020
This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.
| Consulted Attorney
Outstanding knowledge and personality
I had a consultation call with Antonio. He was full of knowledge and understanding. Very helpful and honest and generous. He basically spent an extra 15 minutes with me to make sure I walk out from my consultation call with all my questions answered. I am really glad I called him.
Posted by anonymous | November 4, 2019
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Professional, Knowledgeable and Efficient
I recently acquired the services of Mr. Gastelum Treviño for a difficult matter regarding my timeshares in Mexico. He was a pleasure to work with and not only did he resolve my problem, but he was incredibly prompt in responding to any concerns I had throughout the process. He made a difficult situation seem almost painless and I would highly recommend him.
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Posted by Judy | September 9, 2019
This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.
| Consulted Attorney
Very helpful advice
Very helpful advice. Antonio didn’t know me I called him out of the blue and he was able to answer pertinent questions that I had about working in Mexico. I wasn’t even a client but he treated me as if I was the most important person he was talking to that day. I’m so glad I made contact with him and that I know where I can go when I do need some help in his area of expertise.
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Posted by Herb Chavers | August 30, 2019
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| Consulted Attorney
A Gentleman and a Scholar!
Antonio has so graciously answered NUMEROUS of my questions about my client's interest in real property and timeshares located in Mexico which has enabled me to provide better counsel to my clients.
Posted by ISAI | August 19, 2019
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
LIC. GASTELUM REVIEW
SOME YEARS AGO I HIRED MR GASTELUM FOR A BUSINESS THAT I WAS TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERMENT OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. MR GASTELUM WENT WITH ME TO A METTING WITH SOME OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS GOVERMENT OFFICIALS IN HONOLULU AND HIS COUNSELING WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR MY FINAL DECISSION ABOUT WHETHER TO GO AHEAD OR NOT WITH THAT BUSINESS. HE WAS VERY STRAIGHT FORWARD FOR SOME CONCEPTS I HAD NOT SEEN AS POTENTIAL CAUSES FOR FAILURE.
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Posted by Carlos Morales | August 17, 2019
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| Hired Attorney
Excelente Servicio
Antonio Gastelum fue una persona muy servicial y superó con creces las expectativas de nosotros como clientes. Importante mencionar algo trascendental, el servicio después de la operación siguió siendo sobresaliente! Muchas gracias Toño!
Posted by Jorge | August 17, 2019
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Awesome Legal Counsel
I originally hired Gastelum for Estate planning and organizing l, after I established relationship with him, he also came very handy at helping me with International Law in regards to business matters in Mexico, I praise Antonio for being very versatile in law and different aspects of it.
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Cost

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  • Retainer Sometimes
Payment methods
Cash, Check, Credit Card

Resume

AVVO RATING 7.5 (Very Good)

Work Experience

  • Attorney Licensed in Mexico
  • Antonio Gastelum
  • 1990 - Present

Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law
  • LL.M - Master of Laws
  • 1995
  • Universidad de Monterrey School of Law
  • LL.B - Bachelor of Laws
  • 1989

Legal Cases

  • Created Trust Strategy for Foreign Investment in the U.S.
  • Created Multiple Foreign Trusts for Foreigners to Transfer Real Estate in U.S. and Avoid Estate Taxes
  • Created Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs) for Foreign Couple for Premium Financing Purposes
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Associations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Member
  • 2019 - Present
  • Instituto Latinoamericano de Empresas Familiares (ILAEF), Miami Chapter
  • Board Member
  • 2019 - Present
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Member
  • 1987 - Present

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Speaking Engagements

  • Latin Private Wealth Management Summit
  • Migración de Activos a Estados Unidos – Evaluando el proceso y los pasos para lograr inversiones exitosas en Estados Unidos
  • 2018
  • Latin Private Wealth Management Summit
  • La Preparación para Invertir en Los Estados Unidos: Pasos para proteger las inversiones en EEUU, impuestos de sucesión, estrategias distintas para cada cliente
  • 2016
  • Latin Private Wealth Management Summit
  • Legal Structures and Tax Implications – Addressing current regulations in the region and creating strategies to enhance financial decisions
  • 2014
  • Latin Private Wealth Management Summit
  • Control Jurisdiccional – Analizando la Importancia de la Evaluación de la Jurisdicción en la Preservación de la Riqueza
  • 2013
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Attorney endorsements

Received (5)
Given (5)
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International law Attorney | Oct 21
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Antonio is professional, knowledgeable and personable. He has graciously and promptly answered my questions regarding international issues. Always a pleasure"
Trusts Attorney | Nov 04
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Antonio provided a clear, concise legal opinion for a complex, cross-border matter. He acted promptly and was responsive to our specific needs. I highly recommend him for matters involving Mexican law."
Business Attorney | Oct 30
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Antonio has a diverse set of skills, experiences and capabilities that make him a complete attorney in the areas of international estate planning and business transactions. He is dual-licensed (Mexico and Texas), fully bilingual, attentive to detail and well respected by his peers and colleagues."
Estate planning Attorney | Sep 07
Relationship: Co-worker
"Antonio is my partner and husband, as a lawyer he has an amazing knowledge and ability to create outside-the-box strategies to meet our client’s many different objectives. I am fortunate to work with him."
International law Attorney | Sep 03
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Antonio has so graciously answered NUMEROUS of my questions over several years about my client's interest in real property and timeshares located in Mexico which has enabled me to provide better counsel to my clients."
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The Woodlands Estate planning Lawyer Antonio Gastelum Treviño
Antonio Gastelum Treviño
Estate planning Attorney
The Woodlands, TX
Licensed for 4 years