Dulaney G. Dee Steer

Dulaney G. Dee Steer

Nonprofit / Charities Law

3.0 (1 reviews)
Fort Worth, Texas
43+ years experience
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
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201 Main Street, Suite 2500, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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Bio

Dulaney G. "Dee" Steer is a senior partner in the firm's Estate Planning, Probate and Nonprofit Organizations Practice Group. He has prepared numerous estate planning documents, including complex wills, irrevocable trusts, revocable trusts, prenuptial agreements, limited partnership documents, and limited liability company documents. Mr. Steer also works closely with clients in addressing their unique family and business issues.On behalf of various individual and corporate trustees and executors, grantors, beneficiaries, and heirs, Mr. Steer has handled trust and estate administration matters and trust and will interpretation/modification lawsuits. He has prepared numerous estate tax returns and has represented clients before the IRS in the examination of estate and gift tax returns, both in audits and on appeals. He also has represented clients in Tax Court litigation. He advises clients on the formation, operation, and financing of nonprofit corporations and charitable trusts. He works closely with numerous public charities and private foundations on various corporate governance and tax matters and assists clients in structuring charitable gifts and grants.In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Steer has served on the boards of local charities and currently is an officer of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation, Performing Arts Fort Worth, Inc., The Philecology Foundation, and Event Facilities Fort Worth, Inc. He has been recognized by the Fort Worth Business Press and Fort Worth Magazine as one of the city’s top attorneys in the estate planning area, as voted on by local attorneys. Mr. Steer also was selected to be included in the 2007-2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, for his work in the trusts and estates area and in the 2007-2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, for his work in the nonprofits and charities area. Mr. Steer also works closely with clients in addressing their unique family and business issues. On behalf of various individual and corporate trustees and executors, grantors, beneficiaries, and heirs, Mr. Steer has handled trust and estate administration matters and trust and will interpretation/modification lawsuits. He has prepared numerous estate tax returns and has represented clients before the IRS in the examination of estate and gift tax returns, both in audits and on appeals. He also has represented clients in Tax Court litigation. He advises clients on the formation, operation, and financing of nonprofit corporations and charitable trusts. He works closely with numerous public charities and private foundations on various corporate governance and tax matters and assists clients in structuring charitable gifts and grants. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Steer has served on the boards of local charities and currently is an officer of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, the Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation, Performing Arts Fort Worth, Inc., The Philecology Foundation, and Event Facilities Fort Worth, Inc. He has been recognized by the Fort Worth Business Press and Fort Worth Magazine as one of the city’s top attorneys in the estate planning area, as voted on by local attorneys. Mr. Steer also was selected to be included in the 2007-2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, for his work in the trusts and estates area and in the 2007-2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®, for his work in the nonprofits and charities area.

Practice Areas

Nonprofit / Charities Law

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized: Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Recognized: Trusts and Estates
  • Special Focus: Charitable Gift Planning
  • Special Focus: Private Foundations
  • Special Focus: Tax-Exempt Organizations
  • Best Lawyers in America®, 2007-2026Nonprofit | Charities LawTrusts and Estates
  • Nonprofit | Charities Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2008-2024Nonprofit Organizations
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Top Attorney, Fort Worth Magazine, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2023, 2024Nonprofit Law
  • Nonprofit Law
  • Top Attorney, 360 West magazine, 2017-2025Attorneys for NonprofitWills, Trusts, Estates, and Probates
  • Attorneys for Nonprofit
  • Wills, Trusts, Estates, and Probates
  • Attorney of Excellence, Elite 100, Fort Worth Business Press, 2004
  • Attorney of Excellence, Fort Worth Business Press, 2003Estate and Probate Law
  • Estate and Probate Law

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007

Education

  • University of Oklahoma, J.D., graduated 1982
  • The University of Texas, Bachelor of Journalism, graduated 1977
  • University of Oklahoma, graduated 1982

Reviews

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Karen Rivera

2 weeks ago

Competent estate planning, but communication could improve

Mr. Steer assisted my family with updating our wills and establishing a charitable remainder trust, a process that clearly drew on his decades of experience in trusts and estates. His knowledge of charitable gift planning, as noted in his professional recognitions, was evident and valuable for our specific goals. The documents he prepared were thorough and precise. However, the experience was somewhat less personal than I had hoped. Response times to emails were occasionally slow, and some legal concepts were explained in a way that assumed a fair amount of prior knowledge. For straightforward estate planning needs, his expertise from Kelly Hart & Hallman is solid, but be prepared to follow up proactively if you need more frequent communication or simpler explanations along the way.

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