John Round has over 30 years of experience advising clients on all phases of estate planning probate and trust law. His practice involves the preparation of wills and trusts, marital deduction trusts, life insurance trusts, minor's trusts, charitable trusts, private foundations, tax exempt entities, gift planning, marital property agreements, and estate and business planning for closely-held businesses including Family Limited Partnerships. He is also active in estate, trust and fiduciary administration practices including: probate and trust litigation, litigation practice involving fiduciary duties and responsibilities, probate and trust administration, gift tax return preparation, estate and inheritance tax return preparation, and gift and estate tax audit and litigation.
John currently serves as chair of Strasburger's Tax Practice.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Admitted, Texas; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Admitted, U.S. Tax Court
- Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Former Dallas Bar Association Probate, Trusts, and Estates Section, Council Member
- Former State Bar of Texas Trust Code Committee Member
- Instructor of Estate Planning SMU CFP Program
EDUCATION
St. Mary's University, J.D., 1979
Senior Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal
University of Florida, L.L.M. in Taxation, 1980
Texas Tech University, B.B.A. in Accounting, 1975