Profile
Wesley Filer is principally involved in the representation of clients in connection with business transactions and in estate planning. While the emphasis is on federal and state tax matters, his practice in the general business and estate planning areas in includes advising clients with respect to the formation, operation and liquidation of business entities (including general and limited partnerships, joint ventures, business and professional corporations, professional associations and nonprofit corporations), purchase and sale of business entities and assets, and formulation of estate plans (including succession plans for business owners). His experience includes four years as a trial attorney with the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., during which time he completed the graduate tax program at George Washington University Law School. He is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both tax law and estate planning and probate law.
Wesley also served on the Executive Committee of the Firm for several terms and as President of the Firm from 2002 to 2007.
Affiliations
Civic & Professional
State Bar of Texas
Waco-McLennan County Bar Association
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
News & Insights
Speaking Engagements
Adjunct Professor, Baylor Law School
Certifications & Specialties
Certifications & Specialties
Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate by Texas Bar Association
Board Certified in Tax Law by Texas Bar Association
Admissions
- State Bar of Texas, 1969
Education
The George Washington University Law School, L.L.M., 1974
Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1969
- Baylor Law Review
University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., 1967
- cum laude