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The 41 attorneys and the support sta of the San Antonio o ce of Clark Hill Strasburger not only carry the legacy of their own long history in Texas, but also the legacy of a rm founded in 1890 – Clark Hill. e two rms merged in April 2018 and now o er more than 200 years of expe-
rience serving individual people, rms and organizations throughout the world.
at long history and the legacy of the two organizations, including the Oppenheimer Blend rm that merged in 2011 with Strasburger, is a prominent factor in the day-to-day management of the rm. Partner- in-Charge of San Antonio operations, Marty Roos, says, “We really do have a sense of history and everyone wants to carry on the rm’s legacy. For a rm to last 129 years, somebody is doing something right.”
Clark Hill o ers expertise in 30 practice areas serving clients with 650 attorneys in 25 o ces in the U.S., Mexico and Ireland. In Texas, the rm is known as Clark Hill Strasburger and operates o ces in Austin, Beaumont, Collin County (Frisco), Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. e San Antonio o ce is a full-service legal rm focusing on practice areas of litigation, labor and employment, real estate, health care, estate planning, and tax planning.
John Hern, Clark Hill’s Chief Executive o cer, says of the merger, “We are very excited about our San Antonio o ce. Our professionals there have a long history of outstanding client service. While deeply in- volved in the local community, our lawyers also play on a global stage, with a strong commitment to providing value to our clients wherever their expertise is needed most. e combined rm can now provide a wide range of services, from energy to government a airs, tax and estate planning to mergers and acquisitions, health care to labor and employment, and beyond.”
LEADERSHIP AND BENCH STRENGTH
e San Antonio O ce has been under Marty’s leadership for ve years. Prior to stepping in as Strasburger’s and now Clark Hill Stras- burger’s Partner-in-Charge, Roos served as CEO of Oppenheimer Blend before that rm’s rst merger in 2011. His “real job,” as he calls it is as a practicing attorney, which he’s done for more than 29 years. He maintains a strong practice, specializing in estate planning and pro- bate law. Roos also co-manages the Tax Business Unit for the rm. e Estate Planning Group of the San Antonio o ce presently includes six attorneys, with another three estate planning attorneys joining the lo- cal o ce later this month.
e local Estate Planning group, especially with the addition of the new hires later this month, is one of, if not the largest group in Texas. It is somewhat unusual to have such a heavy concentration of estate planners in one o ce for a full-service rm, but for the San Antonio o ce because of its practices and strengths vary, it works well. Cur- rent members of the group are Roos, Taylor Boone, David Stanush, Brad Oxford, Maggie Giltner, and Kristina Kunz. Each attorney who is eligible is Board Certi ed in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Even though the group is large, they work well as a team to o er clients services in a wide range of is- sues involving estate planning, tax, and estate administration.
Additionally, the six attorneys in the estate planning group, the San Antonio o ce also has ve attorneys who handle a variety of income tax matters, from tax controversy to income tax planning. Roos says, “San Antonio is a di erent market than the markets in our other Texas o ces. San Antonio o ers more opportunities to work with privately
(L-R): MARTY ROOS, BRAD OXFORD, MAGGIE GILTNER, TAYLOR BOONE, DAVID STANUSH AND KRISTINA KUNZ.
“I’ve had the
privilege of
working with
some of the
brightest and best estate planning professionals in the city and the state, hands down. It’s a great group.” -Marty Roos
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