Background

Barbara Seymour (Of Counsel) earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina, where she majored in Accounting and graduated second in her class. She earned her Juris Doctor at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C., with a concentration in Taxation; and her Masters in Business Administration at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.

Barbara began her legal career as a Tax Attorney with Texaco Inc., in White Plains, New York in 1979, transferring later to Houston. She joined Equilon Enterprises (a joint venture between Texaco and Shell) shortly after its inception in 1998, serving as Assistant to the CFO and General Counsel and later as Assistant Corporate Secretary. Barbara achieved a high-level appointment to the IRS Commissioner’s Advisory Group in 1995 and served a two year term. She has over 20 years of experience in tax and business matters.

Practice Areas

Barbara’s practice focuses on transactional tax planning and implementation,tax controversies and appeals, and other matters involving federal and stateand local income, employment, property and excise taxes including sales, useand gasoline taxes.
Barbara also advises on corporate and non-profit governance matters.

Professional and Community Involvement
Barbara is a member of the American Bar Association, Section of Taxation; the National Bar Association, Houston Bar Association and Houston Lawyers Association. She has served on numerous boards, including the Houston Area Urban League, Board of Public Trust, Sandra Organ Dance Company, Making Main Street Happen, Houston Grand Opera and Sickle Cell Association of the Texas Gulf Coast.