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ELIAS V. LORENZANA JR. (Principal Attorney)
Phone: (512) 338-0529
Fax: (512) 338-6005
email: el@lorenzanalegal.com |
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Education:
-B.A. The University of Texas, 1990
-J.D. St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1995 |
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Practice Areas:
Areas of Practice include (but not limited to) administrative law, banking and finance, bankruptcy, business law and litigation, collection, condemnation and inverse condemnation litigation, contracts and contract litigation, corporate and commercial law, creditor rights and litigation, financing transactions, government law, insurance defense, internet law and litigation, state and federal regulatory issues, tax planning and tax litigation, mergers and acquisitions. |
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Bar Admissions:
-Texas, Nov. 1995; Bar Number: 00794191 |
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Other Court Admissions:
Texas Supreme Court; All Texas State Courts; Federal District Court; Western District and Northern District of Texas; Federal Bankruptcy Court; Western District of Texas; Federal Tax Court. |
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Association Memberships:
American Bar Association; Texas Bar Association; Austin, Texas’ Asian American Bar Association; Asian America Bar Association; Tax Bar. |
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Paper and Publications:
Texas Corporate Franchise Tax-The Applicability of Officer and Director Compensation Addback in Determining Net Taxable Earned Surplus, Texas Tax Lawyer, May 2003 |
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Example Cases:
Elias has won a $750,000 judgment in a commercial dispute case. He has also won various tax cases in bench trials. For list of additional cases, see www.lorenzanalegal.com |
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Previous Employment Summary:
Elias was formerly an Assistant Attorney General with the Office of the Texas Attorney General. He has extensive litigation experience as a prosecuting attorney. As a former Assistant General Counsel for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, he gained tax experience with respect to sales and use tax as well as business tax issues. As a retired Captain in the United States Army Judge Advocate General, Elias has extensive military law experience, Federal tort claims, and trial defense services. |
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Activities and Awards:
-Classes/Seminars Taught: Texas Franchise Tax Update, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, June 9, 2004
-Honors and Awards: Who’s Who Among American Law Students, 1993; Marquis Who’s Who in Finance & Industry, 1993; Outstanding College Students of America, 1989? |
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Foreign Languages: Tagalog, Spanish, Urdu and Punjabi |
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