Richard C. Seltzer is Senior Counsel at Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP and is located in the Houston office. He is a member of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation/D&O and Professional Liability/E&O national practice sections. Mr. Seltzer has been in private practice for 43 years, representing both established and startup businesses in acquisitions and mergers, financial and tax issues, contractual matters, shareholder disputes, real estate acquisitions and general business litigation in Texas state courts. His practice also includes representing businesses and financial professionals in a diverse range of financial claims.

Mr. Seltzer is among only a few Texas attorneys with an LL.M. in Taxation, receiving his advanced law degree in 1982 from the nationally-recognized University of Florida. He is also an approved mediator in the State of Texas, having received his certification in 2008. ​His practice includes arranging viable capital infusions for ongoing businesses, negotiating business and real estate related contracts. He has handled the licensing of proprietary information for a non-profit organization in Texas.

He also continues to successfully represent numerous taxpayer entities and individuals before the Internal Revenue Service, including both its Appellate and Collection Divisions, as well as representing taxpayers for matters filed with the U.S. Tax Court.​

Mr. Seltzer has continued to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Bridges to Life, a nonprofit organization in Houston, since 2003. He was appointed in 2011 as a member of the Board of Directors of STARBASE, Inc., a federally funded educational program working in conjunction with the Department of Defense and the National Guard that works with upper elementary school students particularly interested in math, science, engineering and technology related programs.

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Texas

Professional Associations

• Claims & Litigation Management Alliance
• State Bar of Texas

Community Involvement

• Bridges to Life
• STARBASE, Inc.