A View from Meadows Collier
Meadows Collier
Get to know the lawyers practicing at Meadows Collier. Joel Crouch and Paul Budd sit down with firm lawyers to talk about their practice, types of cases they are/have been involved with and important milestones in their career. Hear from founding lawyers of the firm and what it was like to practice law when the firm was established 40 years ago and then fast forward to practicing law today. From a handful of lawyers practicing with the firm in the beginning to more than 35 lawyers now, you are sure to learn something about a firm lawyer that you did not know before you listened to this podcast.
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A Conversation with Chuck Meadows and Trey Cousins – Part I
A View from Meadows Collier
04/28/23 • 30 min
Charles (Chuck) M. Meadows, Jr. and William (Trey) R. Cousins III – join Part I of the conversation Joel Crouch and Paul Budd have with Chuck Meadows and Trey Cousins. Chuck is a founding partner of the firm and Trey was an associate at the time the firm was established in 1983. Learn what it was like to share space with the firm you were leaving to start your own practice. What were the challenges and rewards, and some of the highlights along the way.
04/28/23 • 30 min
A Conversation with David Colmenero
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05/08/23 • 36 min
Joel Crouch sits down with David Colmenero to talk about his law practice. David leads the firm’s State and Local Tax practice. Joel learns a little Texas history while talking with David about where he was born and raised. Find out about two Texas towns—Quanah and Chillicothe. After completing his education, David became a CPA, then decided to continue his education and went to law school at Texas Tech. After graduating from law school and passing the bar exam, he began practicing law. David received his Masters in Taxation Law (LL.M.) from SMU Dedman School of Law while practicing at the firm. David has been recognized for his volunteer efforts with the State Bar of Texas, TXCPA and TXCPA Dallas. David joined Meadows Collier in 2002 and became a partner in 2006. He has been with the firm for 21 years.
05/08/23 • 36 min
A Conversation with Chuck Meadows and Trey Cousins – Part II
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05/01/23 • 35 min
Joel Crouch and Paul Budd continue their conversation with Chuck Meadows and Trey Cousins in Part II. Chuck and Trey discuss a major firm change in 1989, the savings and loan crisis continues with an abundance of cases, the firm finding success in estate tax litigation and criminal cases, a view on contingency cases, and conclude with the question of how much of their success is attributable to luck and how much is attributable to skill and hard work?
05/01/23 • 35 min
A Conversation with Anthony Daddino
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05/15/23 • 20 min
Joel Crouch talks with Managing Partner, Anthony Daddino about becoming a tax lawyer and what lead him down this career path. Mr. Daddino may have been destined to become a tax lawyer due to being born on April 15th. He started his legal career with a large law firm in Dallas where he spent 2-3 years in the tax planning area researching and writing. From there, he joined Meadows Collier and he has been with the firm for 17 years, partner for 13 years, and managing partner for 3 years. He has a successful tax controversy and tax planning practice. Learn what his favorite and least favorite things are about practicing tax law, and his advice on having a successful tax practice.
05/15/23 • 20 min
A Conversation with Michael A. Villa, Jr.
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05/22/23 • 36 min
Join Joel Crouch as he sits down and has a conversation with Michael (Mike) A. Villa, Jr. about growing up in Louisiana, his heritage, including living through Hurricane Katrina, his education, and practicing law. Mike is a 7th generation New Orleans native. Both his father and uncle were lawyers and this was something he always wanted to do. He was very interested in politics and initially thought he would have a career that focused on law and politics. Ultimately, he decided to stay on the lawyer path. Mike joined a New Orleans law firm in August of 2005 and then Hurricane Katrina hit later that same month. His entire family lost their homes as much of New Orleans was totally destroyed. He began working out of the Lafayette office of his firm and worked many hurricane-related matters. Mike decided to go to NYU to obtain his LL.M. in Tax in 2007. New York was a cultural shock for him. Mike had already taken the LA and TX bar examines back-to-back. For personal reasons and the business climate, he came to Texas. He joined Meadows Collier in 2007 and quickly began working on tax shelter cases. Currently, his practice is 60-75% criminal tax, and he sees civil inquiries too on his cases from the government. Listen to Mike and Joel discuss how the practice of law has changed since 2007, and finally Mike's advice to anyone who is thinking about becoming a lawyer.
05/22/23 • 36 min
A Conversation with Stephen Beck
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06/05/23 • 18 min
Joel Crouch sits down for a conversation with Stephen Beck. Mr. Beck has been with the firm for 17 years. He joined the firm in 2005 and became a partner in 2011. He attended the University of Texas and earned his BBA, with high honors, in 1995. He also attended the University of Texas School of Law earning his J.D., with honors, in 1998. After law school, he moved to Washington, D.C. where he worked at one of the nation's premier litigation firms and attended Georgetown University School of Law earning his LL.M. in Taxation, with distinction, in 2000. He remained in Washington, DC for five years practicing tax law and then returned to Texas with his family and joined Meadows Collier. From an early age, Steve knew he wanted to be a lawyer. His first year of law school was tough and he wasn't sure what type of law he wanted to practice but after taking several tax courses, he discovered taxes impact all business decisions. As a tax planning lawyer, Steve works with entrepreneurs, privately-held companies, individuals buying and selling businesses and is involved with cross-border transactions involving taxpayers owning businesses outside the U.S. Mr. Beck enjoys problem-solving, especially difficult tax problems that clients are uncertain how to treat. His favorite thing about practicing law is the relationships he develops and his least favorite thing about practicing law is billable hours and the housekeeping items associated with a law practice. He attributes the success of his practice to caring about his clients and colleagues. Hear Steve's best advice to new lawyers and whether he thinks his law practice is successful due to his hard work, luck or both.
06/05/23 • 18 min
A Conversation with Kristen Cox
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05/29/23 • 17 min
Joel Crouch talks with firm partner, Kristen Cox about how she earned a spot on a famous game show during High School when she was 17-18 years old and what she did with her winnings. Kristen determined she wanted to be a lawyer at a very young age and she thought she wanted to be a litigator. Find out how a two-year clerkship turned her interest from Litigation to a Corporate and Real Estate practice. She feels luck played a role in her joining the firm 15 years ago. With great mentors and excellent teachers at the firm who allowed her to participate in all stages of various transactions, she has developed a very rewarding practice. Find out what her favorite and least favorite things are about practicing law as well as one thing she believes has changed the most in the last 15 years of her law practice.
05/29/23 • 17 min
A Conversation with Damon Rowe
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06/12/23 • 42 min
Firm Partner, Joel Crouch sits down with one of the newest firm partners, Damon Rowe, who joined the firm in March of 2022. Mr. Rowe's areas of practice with the firm include White Collar Crime, Tax Controversy, Government Regulatory Litigation, and Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets. Joel talks to Damon about his education and what led him to become a tax lawyer. Mr. Rowe spent 24 years of his legal career with the IRS. His first position with the IRS was as a Special Agent and he finished his IRS career as Executive Director of the Office of Fraud Enforcement. Hear him talk about the types of crimes and investigations he was involved in at the IRS. He attributes some of his business success to, "being in the right place at the right time" and to having great mentors. Hear what he likes best and what he likes least about practicing law as well as his best advice to someone wanting to be a lawyer.
06/12/23 • 42 min
A Conversation with Alex Pilawski
A View from Meadows Collier
06/19/23 • 30 min
Joel Crouch talks with Firm Partner, Alex Pilawski about his journey into practicing law. Alex started practicing in 2010, joined Meadows Collier in 2013, and focuses on state tax controversy and litigation, state tax planning, and commercial litigation. Hear about where Alex grew up, his background, and education. Learn what his favorite and least favorite things are about practicing tax law, how he sees things have changed in the 13 years of his practice, what he attributes his success to, and his advice to young lawyers.
06/19/23 • 30 min
A Conversation with Brian Spiegel
A View from Meadows Collier
06/26/23 • 42 min
Joel Crouch and Firm Partner, Brian Spiegel have an interesting conversation about how he went from working towards a career in sports journalism to practicing tax law. He talks about his favorite sports teams that he began following when he was a young boy. Brian's college education started in Arizona and after his first year, he returned to Texas going to school at UT in Austin. He spent time in college writing about various sports events and he became the News and Sports Director at an Austin Radio Station while in college. After receiving his Bachelor of Journalism degree, he decided to apply his math and analytics expertise to becoming a lawyer. He moved to Dallas to attend law school at SMU Dedman School of Law and then furthered his education at NYU School of Law receiving his LL.M. in Tax. He clerked for a Tax Court judge for almost two years in Washington, DC and then joined the firm. Find out about his law practice, how and what has created change in his practice and his advice to young lawyers just starting to practice law.
06/26/23 • 42 min
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A View from Meadows Collier currently has 15 episodes available.
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The episode title 'A Conversation with Chuck Meadows and Trey Cousins – Part I' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on A View from Meadows Collier is 32 minutes.
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Episodes of A View from Meadows Collier are typically released every 7 days, 1 hour.
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The first episode of A View from Meadows Collier was released on Apr 28, 2023.
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