Mark E. Osborne
Managing Partner
Profile
Mr. Osborne is the managing partner of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP. Mr. Osborne practices primarily in the area of trust and estate planning, with an emphasis on taxation, asset protection, and international transactions. Mr. Osborne is an author and frequent lecturer on numerous wealth transfer topics. He has made presentations and published articles nationally and internationally on the subjects of asset protection, foreign tax compliance, international inheritance rights, and related cross-border topics. Mr. Osborne is the founding Editor of the International Estate Planning Guide, a publication of the International Bar Association. Mr. Osborne is serving as Chair of the Individual Tax and Private Client Committee of the International Bar Association, and he is Chair of the Board of the Texas Chapter of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He is also a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates featured in U.S. News and World Report.
Education
- University of Denver (LL.M. in Taxation, 2003)
- South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2002)
- St. John’s College (M.A., Liberal Arts, 1998)
- University of Texas at Austin (B.A., English, 1996)
Professional Memberships and Honors
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Academician, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
- Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Past Chair, Board of Directors; Texas Chapter)
- Member, Private Client Global Elite (2017 – present)
- Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, sponsored by Thomson Reuters and published in Texas Monthly (2020 - present)
- Recognized by Best Lawyers® for Trusts and Estates (2018 – present)
- Member, International Bar Association (Past Chair, Private Client Tax Committee; Founding Editor, International Estate Planning Guide)
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Austin Bar Association
- Member, The College of the State Bar of Texas
- Member, Estate Planning Council of Central Texas