Charles B. Milliken

Shareholder

Burnett Plaza, Suite 2000
801 Cherry St., Unit 46
Fort Worth, TX 76102-6836
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Assistant: Paula Burns
817.336.2400

Practice Areas & Experience

Business Transactions:

Advise and counsel on business matters for all types of entities of sizes ranging from 2 employees to 5,000 employees.

Mergers and Acquisitions:

Experience in mergers and acquisitions, including asset acquisitions, stock acquisitions, and tax free mergers and reorganizations. Representation of both Seller and Buyer in transactions from $100,000 to $100,000,000.

Entity Formation:

Experience in the formation and operation of all types of business entities (corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, professional corporations, and professional associations)

Employee Benefits:

Advise and counsel to business employers regarding all types of employee relations matters, including hiring and firing of employees, contractual arrangements with employees, employee benefits (health and retirement), profit sharing plans, defined benefit plans, inclusive of ESOPs, KSOPs, VEBAs, and Flexible Benefit Plans; employee discrimination matters, matters with independent contractors.

Estate Planning:

Experience in representing clients in all areas of estate planning, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, retirement benefits planning.

Trust and Probate Law:

Experience in advising clients in Trusts, probate proceedings.

Education

  • University of Texas at Austin, (B.B.A. Accounting, 1980)
  • Baylor University School of Law, (J.D., 1983)

Court Admissions

  • Admitted to State Bar of Texas, (1983)
  • Certified Public Accountant, Texas, (1985)

Awards & Recognition

  • Named Fort Worth "Power Attorney" by a panel of independent judges, (2008)
  • Named to "Texas Super Lawyers" by Texas Monthly, (2005 - 2008)
  • Named to "Tarrant County's Top Attorneys" by Fort Worth Texas Magazine, (2005 - 2008)
  • Recipient of the First Annual "Professional of the Year" Award by Community Foundation of North Texas, (2004)

Memberships

  • Managing Shareholder, Decker, Jones, McMackin, McClane, Hall & Bates, (1994 - Present)
  • Tarrant County Bar Association
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
  • Delta Tau Delta Social Fraternity
  • Tarrant County ERISA Group, Chairman, (1997)
  • Tarrant County Probate Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County
    • Member of Finance Committee, (1997 - Present)
    • Board of Directors, (1998 - 2004 and 2008 - Present)
    • Executive Board, (1999 - 2004)
    • Endowment and Investment Committee, (1997 - Present)
  • Child Study Center, Fort Worth, Texas
    • Member of Board of Directors, (1997 - 2005)
    • Secretary, (1998 - 1999)
    • Chairman-Elect, (2000-2001)
    • Chairman, (2002 - 2003)
  • Child Study Center Foundation
    • Member Board of Directors, (2006 - Present)
    • Endowment Campaign Co-Chair, (2005 - 2008)
  • Leadership Fort Worth, (1987 - Present)
  • Downtown Fort Worth Inc. (Member Board of Directors and General Counsel)
  • James L. West Alzheimer Center, (Member Board of Directors 2007 - Present)
  • Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce - Governmental Affairs Committee
  • Fort Worth Junior Chamber of Commerce, (1984 - 1990; President, 1988)
  • Member, The Fort Worth Club
  • Member, Ridglea Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Member Fort Worth Chapter Legatus, (2006 - Present; President 2009)
  • Recognized as one of the 40 Up and Coming Leaders in the Fort Worth Community Under the Age of 40, (1998)
  • Big Brother and Big Sisters of Tarrant County, (Volunteer, 1984 - 1992)
  • Fort Worth Sister Cities International, (1989 - 1993)