Sheila Kidwell
Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, L.L.P.
8th Floor
P.O. Box 1499
1500 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79408
 
 
Communication Center  
Phone: (806) 762-5281
E-mail: skidwell@cdmlaw.com
Fax: (806) 762-3510
Web site: http://www.cdmlaw.com


Position Areas of Practice Bar Admissions
Education Honors Affiliations

Ms. Kidwell is a licensed C.P.A. who practiced public accounting for many years prior to attending law school. Her public accounting experience included tax planning and preparation, auditing, and business consulting. This background coupled with her legal education, practical experience, and participation in Lubbock's Family Business & Leadership Development Forum is a strong combination for business owners facing succession, retirement plan, growth, reorganization, and estate planning issues.

Current Employment Position(s):
Partner
Areas Of Practice:
Transactional Practice
Business Organizations
Estate Planning
Probate & Estate Administration
Taxation Law
Certifications/Specialties:
Certified Public Accountant
 
Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
 
Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1996
Education:
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1996
J.D.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Order of the Coif

Arizona State University, 1993
M.B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Dean's List

University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, 1982
B.B.A.
Major: Accounting

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Business Succession Planning, American Society of Women C.P.A.'s, 2002
 
Family Tax Planning, Texas Tech University Tax Institute, 2002
 
Tax Incentives for Paying for College, Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, LLP Firm Seminar, 2002
 
Federal Estate Tax Overview, American Society of Women C.P.A.'s, 2001
 
Elder Law, West Texas Association of Legal Assistants, 2000
 
Economic Damages & Taxation of Complex Structured Settlements, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2000
 
Nuts & Bolts of Corporate Law, West Texas Association of Legal Assistants, 1998
 
Overview of Trusts, Texas Tech University Tax Institute, 1998
 
Wills & Alternatives, Texas Tech University Extended Learning, 1997
Honors and Awards:
Jurisprudence Awards for Superior Academic Achievement: Creditors' Rights and Trial Advocacy, Spring, 1996
 
Jurisprudence Awards for Superior Academic Achievement: Transactional Practice, Business Entities, and Accounting for Lawyers, Fall, 1996
 
Jurisprudence Awards for Superior Academic Achievement: Income Tax and Texas Trial and Appellate, Spring, 1995
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Lubbock County Bar Association, 2000 - 2001
Treasurer
 
State Bar of Texas
 
Lubbock County Women Lawyers Association
President, 1998 - 1999; Secretary, 2001-2002; Secretary, 2002-2003
 
South Plains Trust and Estate Council, 1999 - 2000
Treasurer
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi
Beta Gamma Sigma
Birth Information:
1960, Brooklyn, New York


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