Experience

Patel Law Group

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Partner

  • Nov 2010 - Present

  - Address clients' legal needs in the area of Business Transactions, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Tax. - Explain to client in simple terms whether in English, Guajarati or Hindi the process, solution, and possible outcomes of their case. - Organize and administer firm's initiative to market and expand its client base. - Address clients' legal needs in the area of Business Transactions, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Tax. - Explain to client in simple terms whether in English, Guajarati or Hindi the process, solution, and possible outcomes of their case. - Organize and administer firm's initiative to market and expand its client base.



Country Inn & Suites DFW

• 2000 Hard Rock Road, Irving, TX 75061

• Owner/ President

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2018



The Law Office of Rakesh I. Patel, PLLC

• Senior Associate

  • Aug 2009 - Nov 2010

  - Address clients' legal needs in the area of Business Transactions, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Tax. - Explain to client in simple terms whether in English, Guajarati or Hindi the process, solution, and possible outcomes of their case. - Organize and administer firm's initiative to market and expand its client base. - Address clients' legal needs in the area of Business Transactions, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Tax. - Explain to client in simple terms whether in English, Guajarati or Hindi the process, solution, and possible outcomes of their case. - Organize and administer firm's initiative to market and expand its client base.



Albin Harrison Roach

• Senior Associate

  • Feb 2009 - Aug 2009

  - Developed and managed firm's Estate Planning and Tax Controversy practice. - Reviewed and updated provisions of firm's form estate planning, business transaction, and divorce documents. - Authored and published firm's monthly newsletter. - Developed and managed firm's Estate Planning and Tax Controversy practice. - Reviewed and updated provisions of firm's form estate planning, business transaction, and divorce documents. - Authored and published firm's monthly newsletter.



Gibson & Perkins, PC

• Associate

  • Aug 2003 - Jan 2009

  ▪ Successfully represent businesses, individuals, and estates in various federal and state tax controversy matters, including litigation of cases; administration of alternative settlement avenues such as Offers in Compromise and Installment Agreements; and assisting in the representation of a client in a criminal tax investigation. ▪ Analyze and restructure business transactions to ascertain and develop positive tax results. ▪ Advise clients on entity formation issues such as optimum business structure and restrictions on transfers of ownership. ▪ Develop and implement wealth transfer strategies for clients with net worth up to $80 million, as well as various estate planning techniques to eliminate or reduce tax liability. For instance, -- Using a qualified personal residence trust to remove the value of clients’ homes from their estates. -- Recapitalizing a family corporation with voting and non-voting interest to qualify the non-voting interest for a minority and marketability discount. ▪ Efficiently administer numerous estates ranging in value from $25,000 to $4.5 million, including aspects extending from preparation of probate petitions and estate tax returns to representation of estates in tax audits. ▪ Manage a majority of the firm’s cases by delegating tasks, supervising associates and law clerks, reviewing the final document, and communicating with clients about the status of their case. ▪ Provide substantial input in the management and administration of the firm, especially in the area of technology. Show less



IRS Chief Counsel's Office

• Lawclerk

  • Jan 2004 - May 2004

  ▪ Worked in the Small Business/Self-Employed division and the Large- and Mid-size Business division. ▪ Researched issues for various tax litigation cases ranging from the assessment of penalties for the underpayment of tax to non-reporting of income. ▪ Participated in the settlement negotiations of tax cases. ▪ Worked in the Small Business/Self-Employed division and the Large- and Mid-size Business division. ▪ Researched issues for various tax litigation cases ranging from the assessment of penalties for the underpayment of tax to non-reporting of income. ▪ Participated in the settlement negotiations of tax cases.



Kennedy, Minshew

• Law Clerk

  • Jun 2002 - Aug 2002

  Worked primarily in the areas of banking law, contracts, and oil and gas. Assisted in researching and drafting discovery requests and responses, as well as a Writ of Mandamus. Worked primarily in the areas of banking law, contracts, and oil and gas. Assisted in researching and drafting discovery requests and responses, as well as a Writ of Mandamus.