Derry W. Swanger

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1984)

University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Accounting, with highest honors, 1981)

Professional Affiliations and Honors

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow

The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings, LLC) 2010 Austin Trusts and Estate Lawyer of the Year

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings, LLC) Trusts and Estates (1995 through present)

Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) Texas Super Lawyers list (2003 through present)

Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law (Texas Board of Legal Specialization)

American Bar Association

• - Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section

• - Taxation Section

  - Past Chair, Estate and Gift Tax Committee

State Bar of Texas

• - Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

• - Tax Section

Austin Bar Association

• - Estate Planning & Probate Section

Professional Publications

“The Mobile Client: Tax, Community Property, and Other Considerations,” co-author, BNA Tax Management, Estates, Gifts, and Trusts Portfolios (803-2nd, 2004)

“Offshore Life Insurance Planning for U.S. Clients,” ACTEC Notes (Volume 26, No.1, Summer 2000)

Professional Presentations

“Charitable Giving Techniques Revisited: What Opportunities Am I Missing and What Potholes Should I Avoid?” State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Course (Santa Fe, New Mexico; April 2002)

“Estate Planning With Income in Respect of A Decedent,” American Bar Association Section of Taxation, Estate & Gift
Taxes Committee (Washington, D.C., May 2001)

“Transfer Tax Simplification,” American Bar Association Section of Taxation 2001 Midyear Meeting, Estate and Gift Taxes Committee (Scottsdale, Arizona; January 2001)

Contact Information

Email derry@swangerprickett.com

Direct phone (512) 370-2752

Fax (737) 717-3035