Baker Botts L.L.P.

Tax

Partner

A trusted advisor to some of the nation's most prominent individuals, Keri Brown assists her clients on complex federal estate, gift and income tax litigation and controversy matters, including disputes and litigation with the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service. She counsels high net worth individuals and families in a variety of courts, including in the United States Tax Court, United States District Courts and United States Courts of Appeals. She represents taxpayers in federal tax audits and administrative appeals, and represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries of trusts and estates in state courts with respect to administration and fiduciary duty issues. She also assists businesses and individuals in preparing for and navigating the litigation process in tax matters.

In 2021, Keri was recognized as a “Woman Who Means Business” by the Houston Business Journal for her significant business accomplishments, as well as her commitment to community service.

As firmwide Partner-in-Charge of Corporate Social Responsibility, Keri advances the firm’s commitment to its communities by allocating the firm’s people and financial resources to support communities, overseeing corporate citizenship, managing the firm’s pro bono efforts, and aligning the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility efforts with those of its clients.

In 2020, Keri led a firmwide team of lawyers in creating a COVID-19 Community Resource Guide focused on the federal, state, and business response to the pandemic. Her work was featured in The American Lawyer, the Texas Lawbook, and The Houston Lawyer, and she was recognized by the Houston Chronicle as one of the “Heroes of the Front Line” in the battle against COVID-19. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Keri's pro bono efforts were featured in the Wall Street Journal, ABA Journal, Texas Bar Journal, Texas Lawyer, Houston Business Journal, and The Houston Lawyer. The State Bar of Texas honored Keri with its 2018 Pro Bono Coordinator Award.

State Bar of Texas

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Board Certified in Estate Planning & Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth & Eleventh Circuits

United States Tax Court

American Bar Association - Real Property, Trust & Estate Section, Income & Transfer Tax Planning Group Chair, 2020-2022, Vice-Chair, 2018-2020; Tax Litigation & Controversy Committee Co-Chair, 2012-2016, Co-Vice Chair, 2010-2012

Life Fellow - Texas Bar Foundation

Sustaining Life Fellow - Houston Bar Foundation

Impact100, Founding Member

State Bar of Texas - Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee, Chair, 2022-present; Member, 2019-2022

State Bar of Texas - Pro Bono Workgroup, 2020-present

Houston Volunteer Lawyers - Chair, 2021-2022; Chair-Elect & Executive Committee member, 2020-2021; Board Secretary & Development Committee Chair, 2019-2020, Member, 2018-2019

Texas Appleseed - Board of Directors, 2020-present

Houston Bar Association - Board of Directors, 2022-2024

Houston Bar Association - Houston Lawyer Referral Service, Board of Directors, 2022-present

Houston Bar Association - Probate, Trusts & Estates Section Council, 2018-present, Member, 2007-present

Houston Bar Association - Disaster Preparedness Committee Co-Chair, 2020-2021

Houston Bar Association - Fee Dispute Committee Co-Chair, 2019-2020, Member, 2018-2019

Houston Bar Association - CLE Committee, Elder Law Committee, 2015-2016

Houston Bar Association - Speakers Bureau, 2014-2015

Houston Bar Association - Habitat for Humanity Committee, Harris County Law Library Committee, 2013-2014

Houston Bar Association - The Houston Lawyer, 2008-2014; Editor in Chief, 2012-2013

Houston Bar Association - Co-Chair, LegalLine Committee, 2009-2012

Houston Bar Association - Co-Chair, Law & the Media Committee, 2009-2010

Kids in Need of Defense - Houston Advisory Committee Member

J.D., South Texas College of Law 2006 summa cum laude Valedictorian Order of the Lytae Phi Delta Phi Dean's List Outstanding Female Graduate Note & Comment Editor, South Texas Law Review

B.A., Speech Communication, Texas A&M University 2001

Frequent speaker, author regarding federal transfer tax controversy issues.