William R. Mureiko

• Plan and implement wealth transfers to family members and charity using testamentary and lifetime vehicles for high net-worth families
• Plan and draft charitable lead and remainder trusts, outright gifts to charity, gift annuities, other split interest gifts to charity, and gifts to “advise and consult” funds held by community foundations
• Obtain and maintain federal and state tax exemption for nonprofit corporations and trusts; also oversee operations
• Represent clients in adversarial proceedings with the Internal Revenue Service through appeals procedures and Tax Court petition filings
• Administrative aspects of federal tax law (including preparation of Forms 706-Federal Estate Tax Return and Forms 709- Federal Gift Tax Return, obtaining private letter rulings, and technical advice)
• Adversarial proceedings with the Internal Revenue Service through IRS appeals procedures and the filing of petitions in Tax Court

• Law Clerk for the Honorable Gerald B. Tjoflat, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1989-1990

Distinctions/Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America^® by Woodward/White Inc. (Trusts and Estates), 2006-2019
• Texas Super Lawyers^® by Thomson Reuters (Estate Planning & Probate, Non-Profit, Tax), 2003-2018
• Best Lawyers in Dallas (Trusts & Estates), D Magazine, 2018-2019
• Best Lawyers in Dallas Under 40, D Magazine, 2004

Memberships/Affiliations

Education

• J.D., 1989, Duke University School of Law, Note Editor, Duke Law Journal; Reynolds Scholarship; Bidlake Writing Award
• M.A., 1989, Duke University
• B.A., 1986, with highest honors, Austin College, Alpha Chi; Robinson Scholar

Admissions

• Texas