The Firm
Our small business law firm provides services that help our clients create, manage, and grow their businesses as well as protect themselves and their investments by:
Alexis Gonzalez
I spent over 10 years in the entertainment industry as CEO of an artist management and consulting company before turning my career toward law. The years I spent learning the nuances of the entertainment industry gave me a solid understanding of the needs of entertainment professionals and business owners of all types.
Today, I blend my own experiences with the entertainment industry and my knowledge of the practice of law, that comes with my family’s 40-year history providing legal services, to focus on representing business owners, entrepreneurs, investors, entertainers and entertainment companies, athletes, artists and families.
I am here to help you with the matters that are often the biggest financial and personally valuable investments of your life. My focus is in handling matters related to your business, real estate transactions and estate planning.
Some of the areas I can assist you with include:
– Properly Structuring, Setting Up, and Managing Your Businesses.
– Protecting your Intellectual Property.
– Contracting with Employees. Independent Workers, and service providers .
– Purchase and Sale of Businesses.
– Business Succession Planning
– Estate Planning and Administration
– Purchase, Sale, and Lease of Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Please contact me if you are interested in:
– Creating a business.
– Managing an existing business.
– Purchasing or selling a business.
– Making real estate decisions, purchasing or selling real estate, or drafting and negotiating a lease.
– Planning ahead for your health, financial affairs, estate, and protection of your loved ones and minor children.
– Protecting your intellectual property and navigating the entertainment industry while retaining the rights to your work.
My goal is to make the legal process a positive, seamless, and efficient experience for all of my clients.
Ivan Ramirez
Licensed in Texas.
Education
– St. Mary’s University School of Law, Juris Doctor
– Texas A&M International University, Master of Science
– The University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts
Bar Admissions
– Texas
– United States District Court, Western District of Texas
– United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
Professional Associations
– San Antonio Bar Association-International Law Section, Past Chair 2018 – 2019
– Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
– Mexican American Bar Association
– WealthCounsel
Professional Experience
– Law Office of Iván Ramírez & Associates- Managing Partner, 2019 – Present
– Ramirez & Parenti, PLLC- Managing Partner, 2011 – Present
– Ramirez, Marrou & Martinez de Vara, PLLC- Attorney/Partner, 2007 – 2010
– Intern, US District Court, Hon. X. Rodriguez, 2006
Community Involvement & Awards
– San Antonio Scene, 2014, 2020 and 2021 Best Lawyer Award- Estate Planning & Trusts
– Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, 2014 – 2017 “Rising Star”- Estate Planning
Continuing Legal Education (Cle) Presentations
San Antonio Black Lawyers Association:
– Texas Business Entity Legislative Update, 2011
– Trust Based Estate Planning, 2012
Laredo-Webb County Bar Association:
– Federal Estate and Gift Tax Updates, 2013
Mexican American Bar Association (San Antonio Chapter):
– Trust Based Estate Planning, 2013
– Asset Protection Planning, 2015
Texas Forum of Wealthcounsel:
– Gift & Estate Tax Planning for Non-Residents, 2013
– Asset Protection Planning, 2020
The Hispanic Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas:
– Estate Planning 101: Wills VS. Trusts, 2015
Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas:
– Avoiding Unintended Estate Planning, 2015
San Antonio Bar Association-Family Law Section:
– Asset Protection Planning, 2016
San Antonio Bar Association-Family Law Section:
– Intersection of Family Law & Estate Planning, 2017
San Antonio Bar Association-International Law Section:
– Estate & Tax Planning for International Clients, 2017
– Asset Protection Planning, 2018
San Antonio CPA Society-CE:
– Estate & Tax Planning for International Clients, 2018
Texas Society of CPA’S-Austin Chapter:
– Estate & Tax Planning for International Clients, 2018
Society of Financial Service Professionals Houston-CE:
– Estate and Tax Planning for International Clients with US Assets: Pitfalls for the Unwary, 2018
Texas Society of CPA’s – Houston (CPE):
– Estate and Gift Tax Planning for Non-US Residents: Maneuvering Across the Minefield, 2019
– International Estate and Gift Tax Planning: Avoiding the Ticking Time-Bomb, 2020
– So Your Client Has a Trust, Now What? Trust Federal Income Taxation, 2021
National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors- San Antonio:
– The Importance of Estate and Tax Planning for International Clients, 2019
Please contact me if you are interested in:
– International & Domestic Estate, Business and Tax Planning
– Non-Resident Estate and Gift Tax Planning
– Estate Administration and Probate
– Asset Protection Planning
– Charitable Tax Planning
