John Pearce is both an attorney and certified public accountant. His law practice concentration is in the areas of business transactions, including acquisitions & mergers, new business structure and formation, tax planning, tax controversy, and estate planning. His transactional experience ranges from small businesses to publicly traded companies. He currently represents companies in a variety of industries, including construction, land develop-ment, communications, health care, real estate and manufacturing, and serves as outside general counsel for many of these clients.

Mr. Pearce grew up in Madisonville, Kentucky, where he graduated from Madisonville High School in 1970. He attended the University of Kentucky where he earned a B.S. in Accounting in 1974. He later attended the University of Louisville School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1983.

His career began in public accounting when Mr. Pearce joined Price Waterhouse & Co., which is now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers. He later attended law school at night while serving as the chief financial officer for a health care company. After law school, Mr. Pearce took a position with Aetna Life & Casualty as Vice President of Acquisitions for their health plans division. In this capacity, he traveled the United States evaluating acquisition candidates and managed the due diligence and acquisition process. Mr. Pearce also served as general counsel for a nationwide managed mental health company before establishing his own law practice.

Mr. Pearce is currently on the Executive Board of the Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, is a past president of the Austin Chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs, and served as treasurer for the Business, Corporate & Tax Section of the Austin Bar Association. He is also a past president of the Lakeway Lake Travis Rotary Club and currently serves on this civic organization's board of directors, and is now a member of the Rotary Club of Austin. Mr. Pearce serves as the Treasurer and the Executive Board of the Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America.

Areas of Practice

Business Transcations, including mergers & acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, business structuring and asset protection
Business Formation & Structuring
Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
Tax Planning and Controversy
Health Care
Construction Law
Real Estate

Education

J.D., University of Louisville School of Law, 1983
B.S., Accounting, University of Kentucky, 1974

Bar Memberships/Licenses

Austin Bar Association
Austin Bar Association, Business, Corporate & Tax Section
Kentucky Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas, Tax Section

Other Memberships

Certified Public Accountant in Texas, Kentucky, Georgia & Louisiana