Austin Business Attorney - John McDuff
I like challenging cases. I am routinely called upon to litigate matters with millions of dollars at stake, to engineer large-scale sophisticated transactions, and to get clients out of considerable tax jams. The quality of work is important to me, and I have been AV rated* through Martindale-Hubbell's peer review ratings. This is the highest rating for competence and character. I am also on the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
I have limited my practice to business and taxation law for 30 years. As a solo lawyer serving a select group of clients in Austin and Travis County, and occasionally from other states or internationally, I can deliver creative legal solutions for complex and difficult issues:
- Business Litigation — Insight and strength for contract disputes, internal control disputes and corporate litigation, from negotiated solutions to advocacy at trial
- Controversial Litigation — Addressing high-profile and often overlapping allegations of fraud, conspiracy, tortious interference or breach of fiduciary duty
- Business Transactions — Astute counsel on buying or selling a business, financing growth or entering heads-up into contracts
- Business Planning — The "big picture" and the details of entity selection, tax strategies and management structure of a new or evolving business
- Tax Litigation — Seasoned representation for countering the IRS in tax litigation
- Tax Collection — Representation for settling tax debts
- Tax Planning — Assistance with planning for tax consequences
Quality Legal Advice Developed in the Trenches
I pride myself on finding the elusive answers to thorny business disputes and tax controversies. I am resolution-minded, but the opposition will face a tough litigator who negotiates from a position of strength, fully prepared to go to trial when out-of-court remedies are exhausted.
Experienced and Accessible
You will always have a one-on-one relationship with your attorney when you hire me. Call 512.457.1177 or reach me online. I personally handle your legal matter, and I return phone calls or e-mails promptly, if not immediately.
*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.
Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
