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Keri Brown

Partner, Tax Controversy
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Keri Brown serves as a trusted advisor to some of the nation's most prominent individuals on complex federal estate, gift and income tax litigation and controversy matters, including disputes and litigation with the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service. She counsels high net worth individuals and families in a variety of courts, including in the United States Tax Court, United States District Courts, and United States Courts of Appeals. She also represents taxpayers in federal tax audits and administrative appeals and represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries of trusts and estates in state courts with respect to administration and fiduciary duty issues. Published cases in which Keri served as one of the taxpayer's counsel include _Estate of Murphy_,_ Steinberg_, _Estate of Petter_, _Hendrix_, and _Estate of Christiansen_. In addition to her tax and fiduciary practice, Keri serves as the global partner-in-charge of Corporate Social Responsibility at Baker Botts. Keri is Chambers-ranked, an ACTEC Fellow, and is board certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is a former chair of the ABA's RPTE Income and Transfer Tax Planning Group. She is the 2022 recipient of the Texas Bar Foundation's Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Award, recognizing her pro bono service. She was recognized as a "Woman Who Means Business" in 2021 and a "40 Under 40" in 2018 by the _Houston Business Journal_ for her significant business accomplishments, as well as her commitment to community service, received a resolution in her honor from the State Bar of Texas in 2020, and was named the State Bar of Texas's Pro Bono Coordinator of the Year in 2018.