It humbles us as a firm to have earned a national and international reputation as premier providers of business and estate planning, tax, and wealth management services to high net worth individuals and closely held businesses, and to have been recognized for our efforts.
Since 2010, U.S. News and World Report has ranked GBGR as a Tier One firm in Trusts & Estate Law within the Austin metro area. We are also AV-rated 4.9 out of 5.0 by Martindale-Hubbell, based on the firm’s rated lawyers. For more information on Martindale-Hubbell ratings, visit their website.
Leslie C. Giordani is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC):
Bloomberg BNA commissioned GBGR to write the Tax Management Portfolio 870, 1st, Private Placement Life Insurance and Annuities, co-authored by Leslie C. Giordani and Robert W. Chesner Jr.
The following attorneys are Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization:
Estate Planning & Probate
The following Partners are listed in The Best Lawyers in America© (selected by Woodward/White, Inc.):
Trusts & Estates:
- Leslie C. Giordani: 2001 – present
- Michael H. Ripp, Jr.: 2008 – present
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships):
- Cindy L. Grossman: 2016 – present
The following GBGR professionals have been named to the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP):
The following Partners have been named as the Texas Super Lawyers (selected by Thomson Reuters):
- Leslie C. Giordani: 2003 – present
- Michael H. Ripp, Jr.: 2014; 2016 – present
The following Partners have been named as the Texas Rising Stars (selected by Thomson Reuters):
- Michael H. Ripp, Jr.: 2004 – 2011 (year of age disqualification)
- Cindy L. Grossman: 2009 – 2018
- Lauren Fitte: 2018 – 2022