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Derry W. Swanger
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Biography
Mr. Swanger has extensive experience in assisting U.S. and . clients with the design and implementation of traditional and more sophisticated estate planning and asset protection strategies. This includes the preparation and implementation of wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, disability documents, marital property agreements, corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies for business succession planning, as well as beneficiary designations necessary to coordinate a client’s life insurance and retirement assets with his or her overall plan. Mr. Swanger has worked extensively with individual and corporate executors and trustees, advising them with respect to the tax and non-tax issues associated with the administration of estates and trusts, and is experienced in the judicial construction, reformation, modification, and termination of trusts. Mr. Swanger also has substantial experience in advising clients about charitable giving issues and about the creation of tax-exempt organizations, including public charities, private foundations, and private operating foundations. Mr. Swanger is board certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Council, serves as a legal advisor to the Ballet Austin Foundation, and is an active member of various other professional and civic organizations. Mr. Swanger graduated from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1984 after receiving his B.B.A. in Accounting, with highest honors, from The University of Texas at Austin in 1981.
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Licensed in Texas for 41 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1984
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Location
Giordani, Swanger, Ripp & Phillips, LLP
100 Congress Avenue, Suite 1440, Austin, TX, 78701-4042
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Experience
Honors
2010
Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers
2010
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers
2009
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
2008
Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers
2008
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
2007
Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers
2007
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
2006
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
2006
Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers
2005
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
2005
Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers
2004
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
2004
Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers
2003
Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers
2003
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
2002
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
2001
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
2000
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
1999
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
1998
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
1997
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
1996
Listed, Best Lawyers in America
Associations
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Fellow
State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section
Member
American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
Member
American Bar Association, Taxation Section
Member
State Bar of Texas, Taxation Section
Member
Austin Bar Association
Member
Education
1984
Southern Methodist University
1981
University of Texas System, Austin
B.B.A.
Speaking Engagements
2002
Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Course
Charitable Giving Techniques Revisited: What Opportunities Am I Missing and What Potholes Should I Avoid?
2001
ABA Section of Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxes Committee
Estate Planning With Income in Respect of a Decedent
2001
ABA Section of Taxation 2001 Midyear Meeting, Estate and Gift Taxes Committee
Transfer Tax Simplification
Publications
2004
BNA Tax Management Portfolio
The Mobile Client: Tax, Community Property, and Other Considerations
2000
Languages
English