Keri D Brown
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 2 : Private Wealth Disputes
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
(713) 229-1436Share profile
Band 2
About
Provided by Keri D Brown
Practice Areas
Federal tax litigation/controversy, including gift, estate, income tax disputes with IRS; fiduciary litigation. Represents clients in tax cases in U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Courts, Courts of Appeals, and in IRS audits and administrative appeals.
Career
Advises individuals and fiduciaries on complex federal estate, gift, and income tax litigation/controversy matters. Represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in state courts. Assists businesses and individuals with litigation process in tax matters.
Recipient: Houston Business Journal “Woman Who Means Business” 2021; Texas Bar Foundation Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Award; State Bar of Texas Resolution for outstanding service to community; Texas Appleseed 2019 Pro Bono Leadership Award; SBOT 2018 Pro Bono CoordinatorAward; HBJ “40 Under 40” 2018
Pro bono efforts featured in Wall Street Journal, ABA Journal, Texas Lawbook, Texas Bar Journal, Houston Chronicle, Houston Business Journal, and elsewhere.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Board Certified in Estate Planning & Probate Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization
American Bar Association – RPTE Council (Trust & Estate member)
Houston Volunteer Lawyers – past Board Chair
Texas Appleseed – Board of Directors
Publications
Frequent speaker, author regarding federal transfer tax controversy issues.
Personal
J.D. (valedictorian), South Texas College of Law, 2006
B.A., Speech Communication, Texas A&M University
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Keri Brown represents high net worth clients and families in tax litigation and controversy matters in various courts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Keri is really practical and wonderful at explaining complexity to beneficiaries and clients. She is thoughtful in challenging situations and gives great advice."
"One of the things I admire most about Keri is that she is task-oriented. She gets things done efficiently and knows her stuff."
"Clients love Keri because she digs in and knows her stuff backwards and forwards. They know she will take care of them. She works on matters at the highest level."
"Keri is really practical and wonderful at explaining complexity to beneficiaries and clients. She is thoughtful in challenging situations and gives great advice."
"One of the things I admire most about Keri is that she is task-oriented. She gets things done efficiently and knows her stuff."
"Clients love Keri because she digs in and knows her stuff backwards and forwards. They know she will take care of them. She works on matters at the highest level."
