December 2009
Cindy Grossman presents at the 38th Annual Oklahoma Tax Institute hosted by the Oklahoma Society of CPAs (Tulsa, Oklahoma; December 3-4, 2009)

November 2009
Derry Swanger is named Best Lawyers’ 2010 Austin Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year. Only one lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as "Lawyer of the Year." Lawyers who are selected have received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers surveys and have earned a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

September 2009
Leslie Giordani and Derry Swanger are named Texas Super Lawyers by Texas Monthly and Law and Politics magazines. Texas Super Lawyers represent the top 5% of lawyers in the State of Texas. Each attorney is featured in the Texas Super Lawyers Edition as Texas Super Lawyers in the October issue of Texas Monthly magazine.
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July 2009
Leslie Giordani, Derry Swanger, and Michael Ripp are named to the 2010 Best Lawyers in America.

Peggy Ugent participates in the AICPA Advanced Estate Planning Conference and presents “U.S. Tax and Information Reporting for Foreign Trust and Entity Structures” (San Diego, California; July 20-22, 2009)

April 2009
Partners Leslie Giordani, Derry Swanger, Michael Ripp, and Steve Phillips, as well as senior directors Bob Chesner and Peggy Ugent, continue their practice as a new firm--Giordani, Swanger, Ripp & Phillips, LLP. GSRP will continue to offer superb client service while providing top-rate legal advice in a broad range of transactional practice areas.

March 2009
Bob Chesner chairs the IIR 7th Annual Event: Alternative Investing Through Life Insurance and Annuities (Miami, Florida; March 11-13, 2009)


Leslie Giordani participates in a roundtable discussion on "Operational Business Debates" and presents "Evaluating the Future of Investor Control: What Can We Expect From the IRS Next?" at the IIR 7th Annual Event: Alternative Investing Through Life Insurance and Annuities (Miami, Florida; March 11-13, 2009)


Michael Ripp participates as a panelist on "Alternative Sales Strategies in a Changed Market and Economy," IIR 7th Annual Event: Alternative Investing Through Life Insurance and Annuities (Miami, Florida; March 11-13, 2009)