Robert Don Collier
Robert Don Collier is the Managing Partner of the Firm.
Mr. Collier is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Mr. Collier is regularly involved in Federal estate, gift and income tax controversies. In recent years, an increasingly large part of his practice has been devoted to representing large estates in Federal estate tax audits, appeals and trials. Mr. Collier also concentrates on tax and business planning, with special emphasis on the Federal tax consequences associated with all aspects of such businesses.
Mr. Collier has been involved in all aspects of the real estate timeshare business for many years. He was a major participant in the drafting of the 2006 Texas Timeshare Act and the 2009 Massachusetts Real Estate Timeshare Act. He has also participated in the drafting of various timeshare related bills in other states.
Mr. Collier has been a presenter for numerous legal, accounting, financial and industry-specific professional organizations on various topics involving Federal tax matters and Federal estate tax controversy subjects.
Mr. Collier was admitted to practice in Texas in 1973.
Education
- LL.M. in Taxation, New York University, 1974
- Graduate Editor, NYU Tax Law Review
- J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law, with honors, 1973
- Order of the Coif
- Editor in Chief, Texas Tech Law Review
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Delta Theta Phi
- B.S., Texas Tech University, with honors, 1969
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Texas
Representative Cases
- Keller v. United States, 104 A.F.T.R.2d 2009-6015 (S.D. Tex.)
- Kimbell v. United States, 371 F.3d 257 (5th Cir. 2004)
- Adams v. United States, 218 F.3d 383 (5th Cir. 2000)
- Jones v. Commissioner, 116 T.C. 121 (2001)
- Knight v. Commissioner, 115 T.C. 506 (2000)
- Estate of Marmaduke v. Comm'r, 78 T.C.M. 3590(1999)
- Estate of Brookshire v. Comm'r, 76 T.C.M. 659 (1998)
- Estate of Fleming v. Comm'r, 74 T.C.M. 1049 (1997)
- Estate of Proctor et al. v. Comm'r, 67 T.C.M. 2943 (1994)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Member, Tax Section
- State Bar of Texas
- Member, Tax Section
- Dallas Bar Association
- Member and Past-Chair (1996), Tax Section
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Life Fellow
- Dallas Bar Foundation
- Founding Life Fellow
Publications
- Federal Taxation, Fifth Circuit Surveys, Texas Tech Law Review (1997-2002, 2004)
- Kimbell and Section 2036, 6 Bus. Entities 36 (2004)
- An Analysis of P.M. Adams, 4 Tax Prac. & Proced. 13 (2002) and 3 Bus. Val. Alert 1 (2002)
Honors and Awards
- Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly and Law and Politics Magazine, 2003 through 2009
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2010
- Texas' Best Lawyers, 2010 Dallas Edition
