Firm Overview
Attorney Overview
Gregory W. Sampson
Gregory W. Sampson
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Areas of Experience |
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VCF - Mr. Sampson's representative transactions and experience include:
- Counseling clients on all phases of estate planning and the preparation of wills and various forms of trusts to effect property transfer goals and minimize estate and gift taxes.
- Analyzing and advising clients recently relocated to Texas on revising or updating wills and trusts from other states.
- Representing clients in numerous uncontested Will probates and in administration of the estate.
- Representing executors, trustees, and beneficiaries in various estate and trust controversies.
- Representing trustees or beneficiaries in trust modification and/or termination proceedings
- Representing beneficiaries and executors in family settlement agreements in lieu of will probate proceedings or to settle contests.
- Designing and implementing multiple family limited partnerships and other entities for family owned assets.
- Representing business owners in negotiating and drafting buy-sell agreements.
- Advising business owners on implementation of nonqualified benefit plans and deferred compensation plans.
- Analyzing client at-risk assets and designing and implementing asset protection arrangements prior to liability claims.
- Counseling clients on and preparing premarital agreements and separate property and community property agreements and on maintenance of separate property interests.
- Counseling clients in organizing and in managing tax exempt charities.
- Preparing estate tax and gift tax returns.
- Representing taxpayers in gift, estate and income tax audits and appeals.
Education
J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 1985B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1981 |
Memberships
· State Bar of Texas (Sections on Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law, and Tax Law) · American Bar Association (Sections on Taxation, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law) · Dallas Bar Association (Sections on Probate, Trusts and Estates [Chair-Elect 2007-2008, Secretary/Treasurer 2006-2007, Program Chair 2005- 2006, Probate Council 2004-2005; Dallas County Probate Practice Manual Revision Sub-Committee Chair 2007], Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Publications Committee [Co-Chair 2007-2008; Co-Vice-Chair 2006]; CLE Committee [Chair 2008, Vice-Chair 2007]; Speakers Committee [Chair 2005]) · Estate Planning Council of North Texas (Board of Governors 2007-2009) · Dallas Estate Planning Council · Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers · AV® Peer Review Rated* * CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Click on Disclaimers and Privacy Notice below for Policy for additional information regarding the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings.
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Serving as Trustee Under the New Trust Laws and Attorney Fiduciary Duties in Texas. Presented August 16, 2006, by Gregory W. Sampson.
A summary of the duties owed by trustees as affected by the new Uniform Prudent ...
Submitted on 8/16/2005 |
Estate Planning With Retirement Benefits, by Gregory W. Sampson
Published in the
Submitted on 11/18/2002 |
Fiduciary Duties in Texas - Duties owed by Attorneys to Clients, and Agents Under Durable Powers of Attorney, and Trustees under the new Trust Laws, by Gregory W. Sampson
This outlines the duties owed by agents to their principals with a focus and case summaries about t...
Submitted on 1/1/2004 |
Tax Law Changes Shift Focus on Estate Planning, by Gregory W. Sampson (Co-Authored)
Published in the
Submitted on 3/1/2006 |
Texas Legislature Enacts Significant Changes to Trust Code, by Gregory W. Sampson
Published in the
Submitted on 7/1/2005 |
Could the Terri Schiavo Case Happen in Texas – End of Life Issues?, by Gregory W. Sampson
Published in the
Submitted on 5/1/2005 |
Asset Protection Planning in Texas Outline, by Gregory W. Sampson
Submitted on 9/4/2003 |