GSBT - Amy Jetel focuses primarily on the design, implementation, and administration of outbound and inbound foreign trust and related business, investment, and life insurance structures,

Amy Jetel focuses primarily on the design, implementation, and administration of outbound and inbound foreign trust and related business, investment, and life insurance structures, including the tax planning and compliance aspects of such structures. Ms. Jetel also provides essential research and analysis for the resolution of international tax and treaty issues for the firm's clients, and assists in the support of several high net worth family offices. Ms. Jetel also practices in the areas of traditional estate and disability planning, probate and estate administration, and entity formation and governance. She has written various articles on estate planning and asset protection, and serves as a contributing author of the four-volume treatise, Asset Protection: Domestic and International Law and Tactics, (Thomson/West Group, updated quarterly), and is an author of “A Closer Look at U.S. Asset Protection Trusts,” Asset Protection Strategies Vol. II, Ed. Alexander A. Bove, Jr. She was named as a Texas Rising Star in 2005 through 2007 by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics magazines.

Education
University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2002)
University of Texas at Austin (B.A., English, with honors, 1998)

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- International Law Section
- International Private Client Committee
State Bar of Texas
- Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
Austin Bar Association
Estate Planning Council of Central Texas
Texas Rising Star (2005 and 2006),
Texas Monthly and Law & Politics magazines

Books and Treatises
“A Closer Look at U.S. Asset Protection Trusts,” Asset Protection Strategies Vol. II, Ed. Alexander A. Bove, Jr. (2005)

Professional Publications
"When Foreign Trusts are Non-Grantor," Trusts and Estates (April 2008)

"Asset Protection in the Context of LPs and LLCs," Steve Leimberg's Asset Protection Planning Newsletter #121, http://www.leimbergservices.com, (January 31, 2008)

“The Alarming Potential for LLC Dissolution by a Member’s Personal Creditors,” Probate & Property (May/June 2006)

“Calculation of the “Throwback Tax” for U.S. Beneficiaries of Foreign Non grantor Trusts,” Shorex’s Offshore Today.com (April/June 2004)

“Investing in Hedge Funds Through Private Placement Life Insurance,” The Journal of Investment Consulting (Winter 2003/2004)

“A Charging Order Is the Exclusive Remedy against a Partnership Interest: Fact or Fiction?” Probate & Property (November/December 2003)

“Current Developments in Domestic and International Asset Protection Planning,” American Bar Association 2007 Joint Fall CLE Meeting (Vancouver, BC, Canada; September 2007)

“Are Business Entities a Viable Option for Personal Asset Protection?” National Business Institute, Demystifying Asset Protection Vehicles (Austin, Texas; November 2006)