Crain Caton provides first class service with integrity and exceptional value to its clients in Houston, Texas, and around the world. The firm’s 100+ year history in downtown Houston gives it strong ties to Houston and a deep commitment to giving back to the community whenever possible. Founded in 1912, the firm now has a wide range of practice areas including Banking, Corporate, Real Estate, Probate and Estate Planning, Environmental, Employment, Intellectual Property, Commercial Litigation & Appeals and several others.
Experience
Larry George focuses his practice in the areas of corporate and tax planning, estate planning, trust, and probate law. He works with individuals, families, privately owned companies, and charitable organizations in the U.S. and abroad with tax planning and business planning. He frequently teams with other lawyers at Crain Caton & James, utilizing their knowledge and experience to best serve the needs of the client.
His valued counsel includes helping clients identify and mitigate the issues that arise concerning the transfer of wealth to the next generation and the related tax and estate planning issues. Additionally, Larry has considerable experience advising entrepreneurs and executives on the formation and operation of multi-owner and family owned companies. Larry was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2014 through 2019 editions of The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward White, Inc.) in the area of tax law.
Representative Experience
Estate Planning
Preparation of traditional Wills, life insurance trusts, revocable trusts as well as powers of attorney, medical directives, and related documents
Devise gift and estate plans to minimize the payment of current or future estate and gift taxes
Develop succession plans for family owned businesses
Develop family entities such as family partnerships, limited liability companies, special-purpose trusts and trusts to direct the management, control and preservation of the family’s assets while minimizing taxes both during lifetime and at death
Charitable planning including the use of trusts and family foundations
Counsel on the benefits of and develop premarital and postmarital agreements for asset protection, succession planning and promoting family harmony
Business and Tax Planning
Structure and negotiate the acquisition or sale of entities or their assets and coordinate with the firm’s specialists in real estate, environmental, employment or securities law matters as appropriate
Develop Buy-Sell Agreements among shareholders to deal with death, divorce, disability and other issues among the owners
Devise succession plans to transfer the business to the next generation of owners or to key employees
Develop key employee agreements to encourage the retention of non-family members in the business
Develop and prepare incentive compensation agreements for key employees
Devise exit strategies for the owners including the sale of the business to family members, key employees and to the third parties in a tax effective and secure manner
Business and tax counsel to entrepreneurs and family owned businesses in the formation and capitalization of new and growing businesses taking into account control issues, management, shareholder agreements and voting agreements
Counsel on the resolution of disputes among the owners of closely-held businesses
Advise and counsel on employee disputes and, as necessary, include lawyers from the Firm’s employment group
Representation before the Internal Revenue Service on tax disputes of all nature
Press Releases & Honors
Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers 2006 through 2012 by Thomson Reuters
Selected for inclusion in "Texas Super Lawyers for the Family and Consumer" for 2007 by Thomson Reuters
Named by H Texas Magazine as one of the "Top Lawyers in Houston" for 2005 through 2007 and again in 2013
Named by H Texas Magazine as "Houston's Top Lawyers for the People" for 2005 through 2007
Inclusion in the 2014 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Tax Law.
Professional Certifications
Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Representative Community and Civic Activities
Rice University: Athletic Steering Committee; Board of Directors - Friends of Fondren Library; Board of Directors of the Owl Club; Rice Associates
River Oaks Baptist School: Chair, The Legacy Society; Development Committee
St. John’s School Quadrangle Club
City of West University: Long Range Planning Committee
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Crain, Caton & James, PC
1401 McKinney
17th Floor
Houston, TX 77010
Phone: 713-752-8614
Fax: 713-658-1921
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