Eric Hagenswold

About Eric Hagenswold

Eric is a civil litigator specializing in state and local taxation. He represents clients regarding assessments and refund claims involving most of the major state and local taxes. Eric is based in Texas, but he has represented clients regarding state and local tax issues in more than 30 states. He has litigated more than 100 cases in trial courts, appellate courts, and administrative proceedings before taxing authorities. Eric is at home in the courtroom. Prior to becoming a tax litigator, he served as lead trial counsel in numerous cases as an Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County.In addition to his litigation practice, Eric also regularly assists clients with tax advice, tax planning, and obtaining private letter rulings. Eric speaks on state and local tax topics at seminars for corporate tax professionals such as the Council on State Taxation (COST) and the Tax Executives Institute (TEI).Eric’s specific areas of experience are: sales and use tax, state corporate income tax (including the Texas franchise and margin taxes), motor vehicle sales tax, oil and gas severance tax, hotel occupancy tax, insurance tax, motor fuels tax, mixed beverage tax, unclaimed property, tax credits/incentives, and voluntary disclosure agreements.Specialties: State & Local Tax

Experience

1. Partner

   Scott Douglass & Mcconnico Llp

   Jul 1997 — Present

   Colorado Tower303 Colorado, Suite 2400Austin, Texas 78701Office: 512/49•••53Fax: 512/4••••••••@scottdoug.com

Education

• Austin College

  B.A. magna cum-laude

  1987 — 1992

• The University of Texas School of Law

  J.D. with honors

  1994 — 1997

Skills

• Severance Tax
• Franchise Tax
• Tax Credits and Incentives
• Litigation Support
• Corporate Law
• Mediation
• Tax Research
• State Tax
• Due Diligence
• Tax Accounting
• Trials
• Tax
• International Tax
• Tax Law
• Income Tax
• Appeals
• Corporate Tax
• Property Tax
• Use Tax
• Commercial Litigation
• Sales & Use Tax
• Courts
• Financial Planners
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Tax Advisory
• Motor Vehicle Tax
• Corporate Governance
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Insurance Tax
• Intellectual Property
• Sales Tax
• Legal Research
• Indirect Taxation
• Civil Litigation