About Kevin T. Keen

Entrusted by some of the world's wealthiest families, Kevin Keen discreetly advises clients on a broad array of tax, trust and estate planning matters spanning both the United States and abroad. His global practice includes working with ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and their private businesses, family offices and fiduciaries, to design and implement strategies geared toward tax optimization and fulfilment of various non-tax goals. Such strategies traverse traditional estate and wealth transfer planning, including in the context of international, multigenerational families; pre-immigration and expatriation planning; and structuring of foreign investments into the United States.

Problem solver for private clients in the United States and abroad

As part of his expansive multijurisdictional and topical practice, Kevin routinely guides clients through complex tax and legal issues as outside general counsel — indeed, he often receives the first call from clients and their inner circle on significant personal and business matters. Clients appreciate his depth of knowledge and extensive experience, with one sharing that “Kevin is far beyond his years. He is a trusted adviser, thorough, smart and effective” (Chambers High Net Worth 2022). Another client praised Kevin as "always attentive, responsive and thorough, providing an exceptional service"(Chambers High Net Worth 2023).

Kevin brings his vast domestic and international experience and network to bear when advising global families, entrepreneurs, mobile executives, family offices and fiduciaries. His practice focuses upon planning related to estates and trusts, wealth transfer, tax optimization, structuring of direct and passive investments, formation and operation of private trust companies and family offices, premarital planning, and global mobility matters generally, including expatriation and exit tax mitigation, application of favorable residency regimes abroad, and attainment of additional passports.

Clients rely on Kevin for his creative problem-solving strategies to protect assets, mitigate tax exposure and achieve varied non-tax goals, such as privacy and governance. He regularly travels across the United States and throughout the world to attentively serve his client base and forge trusted relationships with external client advisors, family office executives and members of the next generation of his family clients. Kevin also maintains an active client base in Florida, and can assist clients transitioning from Florida to Texas, or vice versa, or from other states or countries to either Florida or Texas, with regard to their personal and business planning.

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"His knowledge, resources and bedside manner combine to form an exemplary professional…" "Kevin is very thorough and meticulously addresses issues spanning various disciplines."

Chambers High Net Worth 2024
(Texas, Private Wealth Law) survey response

Practice Focus

  • Domestic and international estate planning
  • Domestic and international tax planning
  • Global mobility planning
  • Family office and private trust company creation and operation
  • Private client services

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  • University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, JD, cum laude
  • University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, LLM (Taxation)
  • University of Central Florida, BSBA, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
  • Texas
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
Court Admissions
  • US Tax Court
  • US District Court, Northern District of Texas
Community Involvements
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Vice Chair of the Board of the Texas Chapter, Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP)
  • State Bar of Texas, Tax Law and Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section
  • American Bar Association, Taxation and Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Sections
  • Cancer Support Community North Texas, Board Member
  • European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC) Texas, Board Member
  • International Bar Association
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Recognized or listed in the following:
  • Best Lawyers in America
    Ones to Watch
    Tax Law, 2021–2025
    Trusts & Estates Law, 2021–2025
  • Chambers High Net Worth
    Texas: Private Wealth Law, 2022–2024
  • Citywealth
    Future Leaders Awards
    Outstanding Individual of the Year, 2024
    Lawyer of the Year – Partner (Silver), 2024
    Inspirational Individual of the Year (Bronze), 2024
  • Dallas Business Journal
    40 Under 40, 2023
  • Spear's 500
    Best Tax Lawyers, Recommended, 2021–2024
  • STEP Excellence Award
    2021
  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars
    Texas, 2024
  • Texas Lawyer
    Texas Legal Awards, On the Rise Winner, 2024
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