KENNETH L. WENZEL

Shareholder
817.877.1088
kwenzel@bwwlaw.com

Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C.
301 Commerce Street, Suite 1500
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Mr. Wenzel is a shareholder of the firm and has represented numerous closely held and family businesses throughout the state of Texas since 1980. He advises clients on issues dealing with everything from the formation of the business to the sale or other disposition of the business including coordinating the business planning with the client's overall estate and succession planning. Mr. Wenzel's scope of services over the years has been widely varied and includes counseling clients on choice of entity, management structure, buy-sell planning, employment contracts, third party contracts, mergers and acquisitions, stock options, alternative compensation plans, bank financing and the federal and state tax issues related to such planning. Actively involved in the development and implementation of family limited partnerships and Texas franchise tax reorganizations, he has received two IRS Private Letter Rulings approving a Texas franchise tax reorganization plan.

Relevant Experience

• Speaker at local and state seminars on Family Limited Partnerships, Choice of Entity and Acquisition and Disposition of Businesses
• Expert quoted in The New York Times, Money Guide Magazine and Nations Business Magazine
• Author of articles for The Business Press
• Co-Author of the seminar article, "Acquisition and Dispositions of Closely-Held Companies"
• Co-Author of the seminar article, "Family Limited Partnerships"
• Co-Author of the seminar article, "Ethics: Estate Planning For The Family Business Owner"
• Co-Author of the seminar article, "Choice of Entity"
• Co-Author of the seminar article, "Care and Feeding of the Family Limited Partnership"

Practice Areas

Tax & Business Planning
Tax Planning
Business Entity Planning
Mergers & Acquisitions
Partnership Law
Franchise Tax Planning
Corporate Transactions
Contract Law
Technology Law

Employment Law
Compensation Planning
Employment Agreement
Covenants Not To Compete
Stock Options

Estate Planning & Probate
Estate Planning
Family Limited Partnerships

Real Estate Law
Tax-Free Exchanges
Financing
Leasing and Management

Background & Education

Born in Austin, Texas - 1955

B.S. Southwestern University

J.D. University of Houston

Admissions & Certifications

Admitted: 1980, Texas

Board Certified: Tax Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Membership

American Bar Association

State Bar of Texas (Member: Business Law Section, Taxation Law Section)

Tarrant County Bar Association (Member: Tax and Estate Planning Section, Corporate & Taxation Section)