December 2010
Congratulations to Amy Quinones and Evan Furman on their promotions! Amy is now the firm’s insurance Practice Manager, and Evan is GSRP’s first Project Specialist.

Cindy Grossman to speak at Strafford Publications' webinar entitled "Form 1099: Preparing for Significant New Reporting Demands" (Austin, Texas; December 16, 2010)


Leslie Giordani and Bob Chesner to speak at the Marcus Evans Private Wealth Management Summit (Las Vegas, Nevada; December 1-3, 2010)


October 2010
Congratulations to Amy Quinones for finishing the Chicago Marathon!

September 2010
GSRP is recognized by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" as a Tier One firm for trusts and estates.
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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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August 2010
Leslie Giordani presents "Offshore Private Placement Life Insurance and Annuity Applications for U.S. and Non-U.S. Taxpayers" at the 13th Annual ALI-ABA Course of Study for International Trust and Estate Planning (Chicago, Illinois; August 19-20, 2010)


July 2010
Leslie Giordani, Derry Swanger, and Michael Ripp are named to the 2011 Best Lawyers in America.


June 2010
Mondaq awards GSRP as "Contributor with Most Popular Article in the United States" for the month of May.
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April 2010
Leslie Giordani, Michael Ripp, Mari Reed and Bob Chesner's manuscript "Private Placement Life Insurance and Annuities" will be published as a BNA Tax Management Portfolio in 2011.

GSRP celebrates its one year anniversary! Thank you to all those who contributed to our successful first year!

Leslie Giordani and Bob Chesner's article "Private Placement Life Insurance: A Cornerstone of Financial and Estate Planning for the High Net Worth Individual" is published in The WealthCounsel Quarterly.
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Michael Ripp, Mari Reed, and Cindy Grossman are named Rising Stars for 2010 by Law and Politics magazine. Rising Stars represent the top 2.5% of up-and-coming lawyers in the State of Texas.

March 2010
Cindy Grossman is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court.

New Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts regulations provide clarity regarding filing requirements for 2009, but questions remain.
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U.S. House today passes "HIRE" act. Significant domestic and offshore tax provisions.

Leslie Giordani, Michael Ripp and Mari Reed's article "Using Life Insurance and Annuities in U.S. Tax Planning for Foreign Clients" is published in BNA Tax Management International Journal.
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February 2010
Leslie Giordani, Michael Ripp and Mari Reed's article "An Elegant Solution" is published in STEP Journal.
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Leslie Giordani and Bob Chesner present on private placement life insurance at the monthly Society of Financial Service Professionals meeting (Houston, Texas; February 16, 2010)

January 2010
In November 2009 and January 2010, Steve Phillips and Cindy Grossman gave a series of lectures to the Austin chapter of SCORE, providing guidance and information to SCORE counselors on issues relating to business entity formation, financing, and acquisition.

It is with bittersweet emotions that GSRP announces the retirement of Practice Manager, Penny Dedman. Mrs. Dedman’s contribution to the firm’s practice and her dedication to client service over her 17 year affiliation have been extraordinary and exemplary. In addition to providing superior client service, Mrs. Dedman was a mentor and teacher to many in GSRP’s ranks. She will be deeply missed.

Bob Chesner's article "Private Placement Life Insurance: A Diamond in the Rough" is published in NAIFA's Advisor Today.
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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.