vCardThe Texas Supreme Court, in December 16, 2011, reversed a lower court ruling in favor of Shell Oil Company et al, as Petitioners, in an interesting case where the plaintiff sued Shell Oil claiming that the oil company had underpaid on lease royalties using a scheme which was purposely designed to prevent the lessor, a trust of the Ross family, from discovering the underpayment until the statute of limitations had run out. The court, in essence, held that the lessor had had ample opportunity to discover and realize the error, and demand remedy. Read More...
Eduardo L Morales
Professional Experience
Mr. Morales joined the firm in 2007 following over five years in private practice with the San Antonio law firm of Plunkett & Gibson, Inc. where he had a diverse litigation, transaction and tax practice.
Voted San Antonio's Best Lawyers: Estate Planning and Probate, Scene in S.A. (2009 and 2011).
Details of Practice
Mr. Morales focuses his practice on tax and probate law including tax and estate planning for domestic and international persons, estate and trust administration, fiduciary litigation and business transactions.
Professional Activities
- State Bar of Texas, Tax, Business Law, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Sections
- San Antonio Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association, San Antonio Chapter
- San Antonio Estate Planners Council
- San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
- Member, The College of the State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
Publications
Eduardo L. Morales, Project, FIRPTA: At What Price?, (pts. 1-2), 30 REAL EST. TAX'N 20, 279 (2002-2003).
Eduardo L. Morales, Note, Bummed About A Shoddy Telecom Sector? Don't Fret, Privatize. 19 CORP. COUNS. REV. 325 (2000).