Thomas E. Salyer
Associate
Profile
Mr. Salyer is an associate of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP. He focuses his practice on estate planning, the administration of estates and trusts, and probate law. Mr. Salyer assists clients with creating and maintaining estate planning documents, charitable planning, complying with fiduciary duties, and preparing gift and estate tax returns. During law school, he served as research assistant to Mark L. Ascher, a leading scholar in the field of trusts and estates.
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2023) Managing Editor, The Review of Litigation
- Duke University (M.A., Political Science, 2020)
- The University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Finance and B.A. with honors, Government, 2018)
Professional Memberships and Honors
- Member, State Bar of Texas (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law & Tax Sections)
- Member, Austin Bar Association (Estate Planning Section)
- Member, Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Member, Estate Planning Council of Central Texas
- The University of Texas School of Law, Dean’s Achievement Award: Federal Estate and Gift Taxation/Estate Planning
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Select Publications and Presentations
Asset Protection: Domestic and International Law and Tactics (four volumes; updated quarterly)
West Group
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1995
A Brief History of Asset Protection Trusts
ALI CLE Estate Planning Course Materials Journal, January 2022
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2022
Truth, Transparence, and The Right of Privacy
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Law Journal, Volume 46, Number 3, Summer 2021
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2021
The Financial Action Task Force and the Legal Profession
New York Law School Law Review, 2014/15, Volume 59, Number 3
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2015
Asset Protection Trusts Under Attack – Views from the Bench and Bar
49th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, Florida
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Co-Author/Presenter
2015
Asset Protection Trust Planning Using Traditional Estate Planning Techniques
Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, 32nd Annual Estate Planning Institute, Las Cruses, New Mexico
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Co-Author/Presenter
2015
The Financial Action Task Force and The Good Practices Guidance
New Mexico State Bar 2012 Bridge the Gap, Albuquerque, New Mexico; The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Southeast Regional Meeting, Savannah, Georgia; The National College of Probate Judges, Jekyll Island, Georgia; Connecticut Bar Association Probate Section Meeting, New Haven Connecticut; The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel New England Regional Meeting, Mashantucket, Connecticut
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2011
The Financial Action Task Force and Its Impact on The Practice of Law
33rd Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, Houston, Texas (2009); 44th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, Florida
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2009
Asset Protection: Trust Planning
American Law Institute – American Bar Association Course of Study, Planning Techniques for Large Estates, New York, New York (April, 2009)
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Co-Author/Presenter
2009
Converting an Asset Protection Trust into a Tax-Efficient Wealth Reserve
U.S. Taxation of International Operations
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Co-Author
2003
The Influence of Spanish and Mexican Laws on the Property and Probate Laws of Texas
The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, Santiago, Chile
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2003
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