William R. Mureiko
Partner
Bill.Mureiko@tklaw.com
William R. Mureiko
Representative Matters
- 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
Prior Employment
- Law Clerk for the Honorable Gerald B. Tjoflat, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1989-1990
- D Magazine Recognizes 31 TK Attorneys as “Best Lawyers in Dallas”
- 70 Thompson & Knight Attorneys Listed in Texas Super Lawyers® 2020
- 118 Thompson & Knight Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Lists; Six Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Client Alert: IRS Wealth Squad Targets High-Wealth Taxpayers and Their Entities
Honors & Affiliations
Distinctions/Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc. (Tax Law, Trusts and Estates), 2006-2021
- Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters (Estate Planning & Probate, Non-Profit, Tax), 2003-2020
- Best Lawyers in Dallas (Tax: Trusts & Estates), D Magazine, 2018-2021
- Best Lawyers in Dallas Under 40, D Magazine, 2004
Memberships/Affiliations
- Member, American Bar Association; Tax and Real Property Section; Probate Section; Trust Law Section
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Instructor in Legal Research and Writing, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1995-1996
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2001
- Testified before Senate Jurisprudence Committee on H.B. 1190, amendments to Texas Trust Code, April 2005
Education & Admissions
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
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