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Texas Tax Legends

“The Tax Legends Interviews may be the most complete chronicle anywhere of the practice and events of the federal tax law in the United States over the last 50+ years.” –Lawrence B. Gibbs.

Interview with Tom Helfand - November 11, 2019

Thomas R. Helfand of the Winstead law firm in Dallas is one of our preeminent tax lawyers. Tom has practiced tax law with Winstead for 40 years. A unique attribute of Tom's career is that he was the first law clerk and first associate of the law firm back in the mid-1970s shortly after Winstead was formed and has remained at Winstead ever since. In this interview about Tom's career, he discusses his rise to prominence along with his law firm, his influences and choices and how he and Winstead's view of law practice were in harmony, thus grew together. Tom has been at the forefront of Dallas and Texas tax practice for these many years.