Robert M. Mendell, Attorney at Law, P.C. engages in a sophisticated business, tax and estate planning practice. The firm particularly specializes in advanced Texas family limited partnership structuring, utilizing computer generated estate planning diagrams and accessing extensive computer legal databases and information processes.

Other significant areas of practice include real estate private placements, business acquisitions and divestitures; tax structured business organizations, tax planning, estate planning, complex contract negotiations and tax controversies. The firm prides itself on its ability to timely deliver substantial legal services for client time-sensitive projects.

The firm has also established strategic relationships with other law firms specializing in other areas of law and evaluates and then forwards appropriate cases to such other legal counsel. These other areas of law include complex commercial litigation, substantial personal injury cases, significant medical malpractice cases and sophisticated real estate matters.

Robert M. Mendell is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Texas.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Taxation Law
• Estate Planning
• Contracts

Certification/Specialties

• Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Certified Public Accountant, Texas State Board of Accountancy, 1983

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1979
• U.S. Tax Court, 1982

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1979
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Texas, Houston, Texas, 1976
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; Dean's List
  Major: Psychology
  
  

Published Works

• U.S. Income Tax Laws Are Too Complicated!
• Negotiating The Business Acquisition In A Buyer's Market

Honors and Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Recipient, Presidential Special Recognition for Dedicated Service Award, Texas Society of Certified Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1997 - 1998
• Recipient, Outstanding Speaker Award, Texas Society of Certified Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1993 - 1994
• AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Houston Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• State Bar of Texas; Member, Sections on Business Law,
  Taxation Law, Real Estate Probate and Trust Law
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, 2006 - 2008
  Member of CPE Advisory Board
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1992 - 2001
  Member of the Board of Directors
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 2004 - 2007
  Member of Strategic Planning Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 2005 - 2007
  Member of Relations with Taxing Authorities Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 2006 - 2007
  Member of CPE Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1996 - 2002
  Member of the Board of Directors
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 2002 - 2003
  Coordinating Director, Health Care Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 2001 - 2002
  Coordinating Director, Leadership Development Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 2001 - 2002
  Coordinating Director, Real Estate Study Group Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 2000 - 2001
  Coordinating Director, Long Range Objectives and Panning Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1999 - 2000
  Coordinating Director, Information Technology Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1999 - 2000
  Coordinating Director, Nonprofit Services Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1999 - 2000
  Coordinating Director, Real Estate Study Group
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1998 - 1999
  Coordinating Director, Advanced Technology Education Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1998 - 1999
  Coordinating Director, Personal Financial Planning Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1998 - 1999
  Member, Tax Forums Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1997 - 1998
  Coordinating Director, Small Business Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1997 - 1998
  Coordinating Director, Tax Forums Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1997 - 1998
  Coordinating Director, Tax Special Projects Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1996 - 1997
  Coordinating Director, Tax Forums Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1996 - 1997
  Coordinating Director, Tax Special Projects Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1996 - 1997
  Coordinating Director, Tax Exposition Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1993 - 1996
  Vice President
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1993 - 1996
  Member of the Executive Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1995 - 1996
  Member of the Tax Forums Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1994 - 1995
  Coordinating Officer, Community Services Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1994 - 1995
  Coordinating Officer, International Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1994 - 1995
  Coordinating Officer, Management of an Accounting Practice Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1994 - 1995
  Coordinating Officer, Library Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1994 - 1995
  Coordinating Officer, Tax Special Projects Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1994 - 1995
  Member, Tax Forums Committee, Bylaws Tax Force
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1993 - 1994
  Coordinating Officer, Health Care Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1993 - 1994
  Coordinating Officer, Membership Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1993 - 1994
  Coordinating Officer, Nonprofit Services Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1993 - 1994
  Coordinating Director, Small Business Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1993 - 1994
  Committee Chairman, Real Estate Study Group Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1993 - 1994
  Member, Federal Tax Study Groups Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1992 - 1993
  Committee Chairman, Real Estate Study Group Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1992 - 1993
  Member, Tax Forums Committee
  
  
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants/Houston Chapter, 1991 - 1992
  Treasurer
  
  

Birth Information

• January 6, 1954, Houston, Texas, United States of America