EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL

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University of Texas

J.D. with honors, 1983

The Order of the Coif

                                                                                                  

Southern Nazarene University

B.S. – Accounting, summa cum laude, 1980

Board Certified in Estate Planning & Probate Law (December 1995)

Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, April 1997

Estate & Gift Tax Committee, 2005 – 2011 and since 2014

Transfer Tax Study Committee since 2014

 

Named to The Best Lawyers in America

In Trusts & Estates &

In Litigation – Trusts & Estates

 

Member – Dallas Estate Planning Council

Board of Governors (1999 – 2001 and 2003 – 2005)

 

Member – Estate Planning Council of North Texas

Board of Governors (2005 – 2007)

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PERSONAL

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Phil was raised in Far North Dallas (Renner) and attended Plano Independent School District for grades 1 to 12.  He was in the first graduating class at Plano Senior High School.

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His wife, Debbie, is from suburban Oklahoma City.  They were married in 1980 and have two children.  Their son is a PhD Candidate at Indiana University and their daughter is an RN in Plano, Texas.

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Phil’s hobbies are travel, cars, politics, economics, current events, theology, and being a fan of auto racing and the Dallas Mavericks.  He has been to 49 states at least three times, all 50 state capitols, and 14 foreign countries.