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Erin N. Tuggle

Erin N. Tuggle

Partner, Austin
512.236.2065
etuggle@jw.com
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Practice Experience Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement

Practice Areas

  • Wealth Planning
  • Tax

Experience

  • Asset Protection
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Charitable Planning
  • Family Office
  • Family-Owned Business
  • Fiduciary Advice & Counsel
  • Premarital, Marital, & Cohabitation Agreements
  • Probate, Trust, & Guardianship Administration

Biography

Erin N. Tuggle is a partner in the Wealth Planning practice group of Jackson Walker and focuses her practice on estate planning and the administration of estates and trusts, with a particular emphasis on complex federal tax issues and the preservation of wealth through efficient transfer techniques. Erin is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Education

B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, University of Arkansas

J.D., with honors, University of Texas School of Law

Bar Admissions

Texas, 2005

Board Certifications

Estate Planning and Probate / Tax

Practice Experience Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement

Erin strives to develop customized estate plans for her clients, drawing from her experience in a broad range of estate planning matters, including matters related to business succession planning, asset protection, international tax, and complex estate and gift tax issues. Erin focuses on educating her clients on the various techniques available for minimizing taxes and preserving wealth, achieving family harmony, and planning for business succession. These techniques include but are not limited to:

  • the use of irrevocable life insurance trusts
  • buy-sell agreements
  • family partnerships and family limited liability companies
  • premarital and postmarital agreements
  • charitable planning, charitable trusts, and private family foundations
  • grantor retained annuity trusts
  • dynastic trusts
  • intentionally defective grantor trusts
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.)
    • Trusts and Estates, 2020-2021
    • Tax Law, 2021
  • Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • LexisNexis – Texas Probate, Estate and Trust Administration, Editor/Contributor, 2005 – 2016
  • LexisNexis – Texas Estate Planning, Editor/Contributor, 2005 – 2016
  • Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2010
  • Five Star Wealth Manager, Five Star Professional, 2013
  • Estate Planning Council of Central Texas, President
  • Estate Probate and Trust section of the Austin Bar Association, Board Member
  • Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation
    • Treasurer
    • Chair, 2012-2013
  • Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association

Practice Experience

Erin strives to develop customized estate plans for her clients, drawing from her experience in a broad range of estate planning matters, including matters related to business succession planning, asset protection, international tax, and complex estate and gift tax issues. Erin focuses on educating her clients on the various techniques available for minimizing taxes and preserving wealth, achieving family harmony, and planning for business succession. These techniques include but are not limited to:

  • the use of irrevocable life insurance trusts
  • buy-sell agreements
  • family partnerships and family limited liability companies
  • premarital and postmarital agreements
  • charitable planning, charitable trusts, and private family foundations
  • grantor retained annuity trusts
  • dynastic trusts
  • intentionally defective grantor trusts

Recognition & Accolades

  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.)
    • Trusts and Estates, 2020-2021
    • Tax Law, 2021
  • Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • LexisNexis – Texas Probate, Estate and Trust Administration, Editor/Contributor, 2005 – 2016
  • LexisNexis – Texas Estate Planning, Editor/Contributor, 2005 – 2016
  • Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2010
  • Five Star Wealth Manager, Five Star Professional, 2013

Community Involvement

  • Estate Planning Council of Central Texas, President
  • Estate Probate and Trust section of the Austin Bar Association, Board Member
  • Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation
    • Treasurer
    • Chair, 2012-2013
  • Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association

Practice Areas

  • Tax
  • Wealth Planning

Experience

  • Asset Protection
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Charitable Planning
  • Family Office
  • Family-Owned Business
  • Fiduciary Advice & Counsel
  • Premarital, Marital, & Cohabitation Agreements
  • Probate, Trust, & Guardianship Administration

News

  • Tax Planning for a Biden Presidency
  • ‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 164 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2021 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 25 “Ones to Watch”
  • ‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 109 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2020 Edition, With Eight Named “Lawyers of the Year”
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