Our Attorneys

PROFILE

 Primarily engaged in the practice of estate planning, probate and estate administration.  Practice includes basic planning for modest, non-taxable estates, planning for moderately wealthy estates, and more complex planning for large estates.  Planning services include estate, gift and generation skipping transfer tax planning, including irrevocable trust planning; basic estate (non-tax) planning; charitable planning, including charitable trusts and private foundations; family limited partnerships; business succession planning; and asset protection planning.  Probate and estate administration services include independent administrations, dependent administrations, muniments of title, heirship determinations, and small estate affidavits.  Estate administration practice includes preparation and filing of federal estate tax returns (Form 706), trust management, wealth transfer management, trust combinations, and trust terminations.  Additional related services include federal estate and gift tax audit representation, preparation and filing of applications for recognition of exemption (Form 1023) related to private foundations, and preparation and filing of federal gift tax returns (Form 709).

 In addition to estate planning, probate and estate administration, experience also includes secured transactions and private placement of securities offerings, commercial and residential leasing, real property transactions, employment contracts, buy-sell agreements, and marital property agreements.

BIOGRAPHICAL

 Married (Shawna, 1995), two children (David, 2000;; and Joe, 2004)
 Cub Scout Pack 648, Den Leader
 Coach and assistant coach in local youth baseball leagues
 Active Participant, Lazybrook Baptist Church
 Fourth generation Houstonian