Admissions
- To the practice of law in Texas
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Professional Affiliations and Awards
- Selected by San Antonio Business Journal as an Outstanding Lawyer Award Winner in the area of Tax, 2010
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Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
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Named for over twenty-five yeas as one of The Best Lawyers in America® 2012, as published by Woodward/White, Inc.
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Awarded by the State Bar of Texas Section of Taxation the 2009 Outstanding Texas Tax Lawyer award
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Recognized by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazine as a Texas Super Lawyer in the area of Tax Law (2003-2011). Also identified as a Top 50 Super Lawyer in the Central and West Texas Region (2003-2004)
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Listed by Scene in SA magazine as one of San Antonio’s Best Tax Law and Estate Planning Attorneys (2004-2011)
- American Bar Association:
- Chair, Section of Taxation, 2007-2008, Chair-Elect (2006-2007, Vice Chair (2002-2004), Council Director (1999-2002)
- Partnership Tax Committee, Member, Past Chair
- State Bar of Texas:
- Chair, Section of Taxation (1987-1988)
- Treasurer (1985-1986)
- Secretary (1984-1985)
- Former Council Member
- The University of Texas School of Law, Member, Planning Committee, Annual Taxation Conference (1980-Present)
- Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, Member (1989-1995)
- Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Honorary Member (1996 - Present)
- San Antonio Chapter of Certified Public Accountants, Honorary Member (1995 - Present)
- American College of Tax Counsel, Member
Firm Rankings
- Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison and Tate, Inc. was ranked as San Antonio's leading Tax Law firm by Woodward/White, Inc. (2009)
Additional Information
Stanley is Chairman Emeritus and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He is also the Practice Group Leader of the Property Exchange Group and the Tax Group. His practice covers income and estate tax planning, income tax controversy and mergers and acquisitions negotiations.
In the controversy arena, Stanley has tried and won several tax cases on behalf of taxpayers in the United States Tax Court. He has published numerous articles, principally on tax-related subjects, and has spoken on tax-related subjects on numerous occasions for various groups, including but not limited to, the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and various tax institutes.
Stanley was a Staff Attorney in the Tax Court Litigation Division of the Office of the Chief Counsel at the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C. from 1967 to 1971. He became the Assistant Branch Chief in the Tax Court Litigation Division in 1971 until he joined the firm in 1972.