Dan G. Baucum

Dan Baucum assists clients with business and tax planning and federal tax disputes. He has over 40 years private practice experience and is a noted tax practitioner for his work with LLCs, LPs, and S Corps.

Dan advises clients on business and tax issues affecting business acquisitions, sales, mergers, conversions, divisions, and other complex transactions, including like-kind exchanges and qualified small business stock (Section 1202) transactions. He also represents taxpayers in IRS disputes and Appeals, and at the IRS Chief Counsel’s Office in Washington, D.C. Dan consults with tax professionals on federal tax issues and IRS practice and has served as an advisory and testifying expert witness on federal tax matters.

Dan is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Southern Methodist University School of Law and is a lecturer at Baylor Law School. While in Washington, D.C., Dan served as Special Assistant to the IRS Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries). He also taught IRS Practice as an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Tax Law Program at Georgetown University’s Law Center.

Education

• New York University School of Law, LL.M. (Taxation)
• Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D.
  • Member, Board of Editors, Southwestern Law Journal
• Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business, B.B.A.

Admissions

• State Bar of Texas
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• United States Tax Court

Academic Teaching

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Graduate Tax Law Program, Washington, D.C. 1994 -1997
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas 2007 -- Present
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Baylor University Law School, Waco, Texas 2020 - Present

Achievements

• Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
• Woodward/White, Inc. – Best Lawyers in America, Texas' Best Lawyers, Tax Law (2019, 2020, and 2021)
• D Magazine – Best Lawyers in Dallas, Taxation (2009, 2011, 2014)
• Ft. Worth Business Press – Power Lawyer (2014)
• State Bar of Texas – Distinguished Service Award, Tax Section (2013, 2018)
• Texas Lawyer – Five Top Notch Lawyers, Taxation (2012)

Courses Taught

Business Planning and Drafting