N. Dean Hawkins

N. Dean Hawkins
ISLN: 906618552
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Mr. Hawkins, the founder of NDHA, is an AV Preeminent rated attorney, a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas, the  author of "Texas Trusts & Clauses" published by James Publishing and a well-recognized attorney in the fields of taxation and estates and trusts.  During the course of his career, Mr. Hawkins has handled:

(1) Business transactions of all types, including purchases and sales of businesses; formation, mergers and termination and winding up of entities; shareholder agreements; employment contracts with closely-held businesses and with publicly held companies; real estate sales; and international transactions;

(2) Estate planning, including formation of estate plans; drafting of wills (pour-over and wills creating testamentary trusts); trusts (living and testamentary, revocable and irrevocable, irrevocable life insurance trusts and charitable remainder trusts); ancillary estate planning documents (such as durable and medical powers of attorney and living wills); probating of wills and probate litigation; and

(3) Tax controversy and litigation representation (generally subject to certain minimum limitations), including IRS appeals; sales and use tax appeals before the Texas Comptroller; negotiated installment payment agreements; settled numerous tax liabilities by submitting offers in compromise; litigated in the United States Tax Court and United States District Court, and represented non-filers.  

Mr. Hawkins has also lectured on numerous occasions on tax-related subjects including:

        Family Limited Partnerships, September 2003
        Family Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies in Texas, April 1999 and September 2000        
        Limited Liability Companies in Texas, 2002
        Hot Topics in Texas Retirement Asset Planning, July 2003
        How to Protect Assets During Life and Avoid Estate Tax at Death in Texas, October 2001
        Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Texas, February 2000        
        Sophisticated Estate Planning, December 1998

Practice areas

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• Tax planning
• Business planning

• Estate planning

Admitted

• Texas, 1985
• U.S. Tax Court, 1988
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1988

Education

• New York University, LL.M. (Taxation)
• University of Oklahoma, J.D., with honors; graduated Order of the Coif
• University of Oklahoma, College of Business Administration, B.A., with honors; Member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
  

Member

• State Bar of Texas
  
  • Tax Section
  • Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section
    
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• Dallas Bar Association
  
  • Tax Section
    
  • Probate, Trusts & Estates Section
  • Solo & Small Firm Section
    

Languages

• Spanish

Agencies

• Internal Revenue Service
• Department of Veterans Affairs

Cases

• 133 T. C. No. 4
• PLR 199924015

_NDHA is conveniently located in Dallas and serves clients in the outlying towns of Richardson, Plano and McKinney, as well as throughout Collin County and Denton County.

Areas of Practice

• Tax Planning
• Business Planning
• Estate Planning
  

Address

_ 12801 N. Central Expressway
Suite 540
Dallas, TX 75243

P: 972-934-2830
F: 972-934-2825_