Biographies
Rudy M. Groom, of Counsel
- Born: 9/1/1931 in Mabank, Kaufman County, Texas
- USN 6/1948 to 5/1952 Korean Conflict
- University of Texas BBA 1956
- University of Houston School of Law 1958 to 1961
- Employed as Internal Revenue Agent 1956 to 1962 in Houston, Texas
- Admitted to practice law 10/1961
- Licensed to practice before United Supreme Court, United States Court of Claims, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, United States Tax Court and Supreme Court of Texas.
- Private practice 1962 to present, individually from 1962 to 1964, as a partner in various partnerships from 1964 to 1995 and as an individual from 1995 to present.
- Board certified in Estate Tax and Probate Law by Texas Board of Legal Certification, 1975.
Areas of Experience
- All areas of federal taxation, including both civil and criminal
- Estate and probate planning and litigation
- Real estate
- Business
- Litigation
- Qualified as expert witness in the fields of federal taxation, accounting, valuation of going businesses and probate law.
Bar Associations
- American Bar Association
- Texas Bar Association
- Harris County Bar Association
- Wharton County Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association for the Southern District of Texas
