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Julia Leigh Dean
Sugar Land, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
University of Houston Law Center
The Dean Law Firm, PLLC is a Estate Planning, Probate, and Elder Law boutique located in the heart of Sugar Land, Texas. The firm was founded in July 2007 and is led by Julia Dean.
Ms. Dean's professional experience encompasses a broad range of legal matters. Her primary emphases are estate planning, guardianship, elder law, and probate. Her estate planning practice involves helping clients orchestrate their estates by drafting a vast array of trusts, wills and powers of attorney. Ms. Dean also provides compassionate legal advice while assisting families through the probate process.
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Melissa O'Neal
Angleton, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Estate Planning, Arbitration & Mediation, Family and Probate
South Texas College of Law
I was born and raised in Northeast Texas and after graduating from East Texas State University in 1996, I worked as a paralegal for Foley & Coley until December of 2000 when I relocated to Houston to attend South Texas College of Law. While in law school, I worked full time for Crain, Caton & James, a large law firm in downtown Houston. In December of 2005, I graduated from South Texas College of Law and passed the Texas Bar in February 2006. I was licensed to practice law by May of 2006.
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Rukhsanda Melissa Masoom
Sugar Land, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Divorce and Family
New England Law | Boston
Rukhsanda Melissa Masoom grew up in Queens, New York before finding her way to Deer Park, Texas, where she attended school. She went on to attend Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
Melissa decided to equip herself with the tools necessary to affect social change and seek justice for those in need of help. She matriculated at New England School of Law in Boston, before returning to Houston, her true home.
After law school, Melissa has amassed extensive courtroom experience, with a focus on a variety of practice areas, including family law, mass tort litigation and personal injury. She has volunteered...
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Alex Wathen
Sugar Land, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Family
University of Minnesota Law School
I provide bankruptcy solutions for consumers and business primarily in the greater Houston area but also in other parts of Texas and the rest of the United States. I also represent clients nationwide in federal appeals.
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John Ralph Gilbert
Angleton, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 52 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Personal Injury and Probate
John R. Gilbert joined his father, Ralph W. Gilbert’s practice in 1973, when they established the law firm of Gilbert & Gilbert. He has continued and built upon the tradition of client service and excellence in representation that has been a hallmark of the firm since its founding. Mr. Gilbert maintains a civil litigation and appellate practice focusing on commercial litigation, personal injury, and products liability. He has tried cases before state and federal courts on a range of challenging issues, and has handled a number of significant appeals. Mr. Gilbert’s practice includes serving as counsel for numerous...
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Stephanie Melgar Garcia
Sugar Land, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 1 year of experience
6532 Greatwood Parkway, Suite A
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Estate Planning, Divorce and Family
University of Houston - Main Campus
Stephanie was born and raised in Katy, Texas. She graduated from the University of Houston Law Center where she participated in the Educational Rights Clinic, Juvenile Law Clinic, Immigration Clinic, and the Alternative Dispute Resolution team. Through her work in the legal clinics, she had the privilege of zelalously advocating for her various clients.
Stephanie is well versed in the financial aspects of divorce, having received her accounting degree from the University of Houston Honors College with cum laude honors, particularly as it affects real estate, retirement accounts, and business ownership.
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Paul Albert Romano
Sugar Land, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Probate
Paul's background as a Texas attorney is in Probate Litigation. His practice focuses on will contests, trust contests, contested guardianships, breach of fiduciary duty claims, right of survivorship accounts, determination of heirs, probate administration and guardianship administration. Paul also assists his clients with the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, family limited partnerships and other business entities.
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Stephen Hartley Wilsey
Lake Jackson, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 32 years of experience
(979) 285-0100
490 This Way, Ste. 200
P.O. Box 1388
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
Estate Planning, Divorce, Family and Probate
South Texas College of Law
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Jeffrey Bendit
Brazoria, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Family
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Matthew Moreno
Fulshear, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy and Business
South Texas College of Law
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John J. Clennan
Missouri City, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Estate Planning, Energy and Real Estate
South Texas College of Law
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Rita Pattni
Sugar Land, TX Estate Planning Attorney
5826 New Territory Blvd
# 714
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
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Shenila Amirudin Momin
Sugar Land, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 25 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Immigration and Real Estate
SMU Dedman School of Law
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Gratia "Grace" P. Schoemakers
HOUSTON, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Washington University School of Law, Washington University School of Law, Washington University School of Law, Maastricht University, Faculty of Law and Maastricht University, Faculty of Law
With over 15 years of legal experience, Gratia goes to great lengths to ensure that every one of her clients, no matter the challenges they face, receives the compassion and respect they rightfully deserve. She is committed to personally guiding you through your legal journey, infusing it with her distinctive personal approach, empathy, and unwavering values.
Gratia has assisted numerous clients in crafting their Trusts & Estate Plans, adeptly represented them in both uncontested and contested Probate cases, and provided invaluable support in matters such as Divorce, Paternity, Visitation, Child Support, and Adoption cases. Furthermore, Gratia boasts extensive experience as a...
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Boe Lynn Bowen
Houston, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 11 years of experience
Estate Planning, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Probate
Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College and Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Attorney Boe Bowen is a native Texan. He was born and raised in Texas and the first in his family to receive a post-secondary education when he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Sam Houston State University at Huntsville, Texas, with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and History. In 2010 Boe began his legal career by entering the class of 2013 at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas.
During his tenure in law school, Boe remained extremely active by working as a research assistant, tutor, and participated in the mock trial program. Boe graduated Magna Cum...
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Amir Tavakkoli
Houston, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Amir Tavakkoli, founder of the firm, was the Vice President of his law school class and graduated Summa Cum Laude. His legal and political experiences include working with Judge Kyle Carter in the 125th Harris County Civil Courthouse, U.S. Representative Al Green, State Representative Garnet Coleman, the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, and the Houston Bar Association. Amir was also a research assistant at his law school. Amir has successfully tried judge and jury cases in family, criminal, and civil matters.
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Mr. Troy Michael Moore
Houston, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Probate
South Texas College of Law
Mr. Moore, a native of Cypress, Texas, has dedicated his career to civil litigation and general practice. Clients benefit from his dynamic and effective legal services, which are consistently guided by a client-first approach.
Clients who choose to engage Mr. Moore for their legal needs experience the advantages of working with a solo practitioner. This includes receiving personalized attention directly from the attorney they hired, rather than getting lost in the shuffle of larger firms. The Law Office of Troy M. Moore covers various practice areas, including Probate, Will Preparation, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Real Estate, and Life Insurance Litigation. Mr....
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David Minh Nguyen
Houston, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Family, Immigration and Probate
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Attorney David Nguyen received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Houston. During his undergraduate studies, Attorney Nguyen developed a passion for minority-related issues when he enrolled in a course in African American studies. This course allowed Attorney Nguyen to explore the historical, cultural, political, economic, and social development [or lack thereof] of minorities in the United States.
After completing his undergraduate studies, Attorney Nguyen attended Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law, which has been ranked number one in achieving diversification in its student body.
Attorney Nguyen has worked as an Attorney for private law firms and...
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Mike Massey
Houston, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Personal Injury and Probate
University of Houston Law Center
Mike Massey JD, MBA, MPA just might be the 195th most interesting person in Texas. He has 4 college degrees and he's working on a 5th: BBS Accounting; MPA Master's in Professional Accounting; JD Law Degree; MBA Master's in Business Administration; BBS in Biblical Studies (in progress).
Mike is a dedicated family man with a wife of 14 years and 6 children (4 on earth and 2 in heaven). He spends most of his personal time with family, playing games in the yard with his kids, cleaning up with his kids, cleaning up some more with his kids,...
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Andrew Rhoden
Houston, TX Estate Planning Attorney
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Education, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
American University Washington College of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
Andrew serves as a consultant for a wide variety of business sectors, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies implementing procedures to safeguard them against litigation. He is a certified Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) Level II Civil Rights Investigator and a certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Trainer. Andrew has developed training programs related to workplace harassment prevention; EEOC; COVID-19 safety; and diversity & inclusion. He served on a corporate transaction team that made national news in 2021 for finalizing the acquisition of a $2.3 billion all-cash transaction in Texas.
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David W. Miller
Houston, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Stockbroker Fraud
University of Houston Law Center
David Miller received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from Vanderbilt University. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was a Lex Award recipient. As an associate attorney of Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LTD LLP, Mr. Miller maintains an active securities arbitration and litigation practice. Mr. Miller has successfully represented individual investors, high net worth and institutional investors, corporate executives, regional banks and municipal issuers
Prior to beginning his law practice, Mr. Miller served as an officer in the corporate trust and investment banking groups at major...
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Jason Oxner
Jersey Village, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Personal Injury and Probate
St. John's University School of Law and Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Attorney Jason Oxner primarily practices civil law, with a focus on Estate Planning, Business Litigation and Transactions, Probate, and Civil Law.
Attorney Jason Oxner graduated summa cum laude in the top 5% and currently holds a Law Degree and Masters of Law Degree. During law school, Jason was an associate editor on Law Review, elected as Mr. Thurgood Marshall School of Law, and taught Real Property for two years.
Jason Oxner is a Canadian citizen who moved to Massachusetts on an academic and athletic (hockey & rowing) scholarship at the Groton School in 2002. Jason continued with his rowing career at...
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Kate Thorne
Houston, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 7 years of experience
(713) 655-1200
One Allen Center
500 Dallas, Ste. 2800
Houston, TX 77002
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
Baylor Law School
Kate Broussard Thorne is an attorney at MehaffyWeber, P.C. in the firm’s business practice group. Kate focuses her practice on estate planning, probate law, elder law, corporate law, real estate transactions, and oil and gas work. While at Baylor Law School, Kate was active in Baylor’s Public Service Program, receiving the distinction of Public Interest Scholar. She was especially involved in the Baylor Veteran’s Clinic and with the Baylor Pro Bono Transactional Team, which gave Kate a unique opportunity to speak with Veterans about their legal problems and gain valuable experience drafting estate planning and business organization documents. She practices...
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Brett Christiansen
Galveston, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Family and Probate
For your Probate, Estate Planning and Business Legal Needs call Brett at (409) 228-0965. Schedule a free consultation. Virtual options available. www.brett.law
Brett Christiansen is the Managing Shareholder/Partner at Christiansen PLLC | The Chris Law Office. His practice areas are PROBATE, ESTATE PLANNING and BUSINESS. His probate practice encompasses all facets of probate – with a will and intestate (without a will). The primary focus of his family practice is agreed divorce and other agreed family matters; collaborative divorce and pre and post marital agreements. His business practice centers on commercial contracts with an emphasis...
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Ruby K Bolton
Tomball, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 30 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce, Family and Probate
University of Texas - Austin
Ruby Bolton brings 26 years of experience to your side. She is board certified as a family law specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The Bolton Law Firm handles complex family law issues, such as high net worth divorces, child custody battles, paternity disputes, and the characterization of separate and community property. The Bolton Law Firm, PC can also assist you with a collaborative divorce and represent you in reaching a peaceful settlement through the mediation process. Ruby Bolton has five children and has been through her own divorce and is happily remarried. She is a regular...
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Daniel R. Bacalis
Hurst, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Divorce and Family
South Texas College of Law
Daniel Bacalis is a Certified Family Law Specialist that founded his firm almost 40 years ago. Since 1981, he has helped numerous families with their divorces, family law, and estate planning matters. His practice focuses on providing committed efforts through negotiation and mediation techniques in order to achieve a positive solution for his clients.
To setup your FREE consultation with the Experienced Texas Family Law Attorney, visit online or call 817-498-4105.
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Ryan Zapalac
League City, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 7 years of experience
(832) 390-2949
2600 South Shore Blvd.
Ste. 300-82
League City, TX 77573
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
The University of Texas School of Law
As a Texan with a large family, a passion for travel and entrepreneurship, familiarity with the ins and outs of moving and renting, and experience with the "dark side" of probate when family members pass without any estate plan, I built Zapalac Law Firm, PLLC, around my own history: we focus on landlord/tenant law, estate planning, probate, business creation and administration, and real estate transactions. In short: Family, Home, and Business.
These ideas are more closely related than they seem. People rent or own property, they operate businesses, they save wealth for the next generation and, inevitably, they pass away and...
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James Tittle
League City, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Personal Injury and Probate
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
James Tittle has been practicing law for over 10 years. He was a Cum Laude honors graduate of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Mr. Tittle also graduated with honors from Stephen F. Austin where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. While working on his degrees Mr. Tittle also became a certified flight instructor. However, aviation has taken a backseat to his law practice.
Since becoming a lawyer, James Tittle has handled a wide range of legal issues. Mr. Tittle specializes in Probate, Estate Planning, and Personal Injury/Car Accidents. However, our office handles a wide range of...
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Masah S SamForay
Houston, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington
Masah S. SamForay, has earned national recognition as a force for her clients. Beyond being recognized as a Top 100 Lawyer, Masah SamForay knows the concerns of clients, intimately. She is a divorcee and working mother who understands what it means to fight for her family during a difficult divorce.
Atty. SamForay is a Co-Founder and Past-President of the Black Bar Association of Will County. She is a member of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. and served on the 2017-2018 Board and as the Co-Chair of the Small and Solo Firm Committee from 2013-2016. She is a...
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John B Henry III
Bellaire, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
Washington University in St. Louis
Texas Attorney John B. Henry, III, practices throughout Texas, including Harris County, Rockwall County, Dallas County, Jefferson County, Galveston County, Fort Bend County and the surrounding counties. Mr. Henry is a native of Texas, and he brings his perspective and experience to represent his client with the knowledge and care their matters deserve. His practice focuses on guardianship, special needs trusts, probate and estate administration, estate planning, and elder law, including moderate to high net worth estates. Mr. Henry's experience with these areas of law began with his work in the non-profit arena where he continues to devote...
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Georgia Barker
Katy, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 29 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
The University of Texas School of Law
Georgia Barker was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and has lived in Houston for most of her life. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. In her graduating class at UT Austin, there were 101 men and only 3 women. Ms. Barker earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tulsa, College of Law and was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. She was admitted to the Oklahoma State Bar and the following year admitted to the Texas State Bar. She is also admitted to practice in the United...
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Leslie Ann Werner
Victoria, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 37 years of experience
Estate Planning, Appeals, Business and Probate
University of Houston Law Center
After working at Houston mega-firms, Corpus Christi and Victoria mid-size firms, and two different Courts of Appeals, Leslie A. Werner opened her own firm in Victoria, TX, in 2007 under The Soliz Law Group, her then-married last name.
Leslie has taken what she learned from her variety of experiences and has not only become a well-rounded attorney but created a firm that has embodied the best attributes of her previous workplaces.
Her experience at the 1st and 13th Court of Appeals and her association with the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for Civil Appeals has allowed her to be the...
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Beth Ann Serafini-Smith
Katy, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Valparaiso University School of Law
Beth A. Serafini-Smith is a distinguished graduate of Purdue University and a graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law. She is a member of both the Katy Bar Association and the Fort Bend County Bar Association.
Beth began her law career in the field of Creditor/Debtor law after being admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1997. She provided direct support to several Fortune 500 companies and handled all matters associated with securing outstanding funds for her clients.
Beth moved to Texas with her family in 2005, and she passed the Texas Bar Exam in 2009. As a means to further enhance her...
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Andrea L. Uresti Barr
Houston, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
University of Houston Law Center
Andrea Barr represents clients with Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation issues. Additional legal issues represented include Civil Litigation: Defense and Construction Litigation: Business.
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Eleanor Curry
Houston, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business and Real Estate
South Texas College of Law and Florida A&M University College of Law
Attorney Eleanor “Cori” Curry graduated from Florida A&M University where she earned her Master of Business Administration in five years. She later went on to earn her law degree from South Texas College of Law.
She is an entrepreneur by trade, as well as an attorney who has a passion for entrepreneurship and giving back to the community.
Her career started off by managing the ophthalmology practice of Florence Wooten M.D., PA, while simultaneously working as a commercial and residential real estate broker and marketing and education liaison at her family’s brokerage firm, Pathway Real Estate Advisors.
After earning her...
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Duana Boswell-Loechel
Houston, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Probate
South Texas College of Law
At Boswell Law Firm our purpose is to help find peace in the chaos of your legal issues. Attorney Duana Boswell-Loechel is Board Certified in Family Law, with over 16 years’ experience in complex divorces, contested custody, probate matters and guardianships. We offer business services such as formation, contracts, and litigation. Our team is exceptionally qualified and enthusiastic about supplying a holistic approach to your legal matters.?We do not just handle the court battle; we connect with each client and develop a plan to meet their unique needs. At Boswell Law Firm we offer structured, flat-fee pricing. This allows clients...
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Richard L. Shea
The Woodlands, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 25 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
Quinnipiac University School of Law
I work directly with my clients to provide practical solutions to their legal challenges. I am one of the few attorneys in Montgomery County active in the field of Collaborative Divorce, providing an alternative for parents of young children to get divorced without destroying their relationship with their kids.
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Briseida M. Luna
The Woodlands, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 15 years of experience
(713) 364-6510
1095 Evergreen Circle
Suite 200
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
University of La Verne College of Law
At LaRochelle Luna P.C., we are here to solve your clients legal problems. We understand that there is a lot of uncertainty in our world right now so we have created new and better options for you all. We believe it is important to empathize with our clients so they feel safe and protected. We specialize in all types of cases ranging from Real Estate, Business Law, Wills & Trusts, and Probate. Our team is committed to serving the legal needs of our clients in three simple and amazing ways:
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Jaclyn Denise Patton
Houston, TX Estate Planning Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Elder and Probate
South Texas College of Law
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Tony Duckworth
Conroe, TX Estate Planning Attorney with 26 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Probate
South Texas College of Law
Criminal Defense, Family Law, and Immigration Attorneys for Conroe, The Woodlands, and surrounding Houston areas.
The firm of Duckworth & Ray, L.L.P. is on your side. We have been standing up for the rights of people charged with crimes in Montgomery County, Texas, and surrounding counties since 1998.
We will fight to protect your freedom and your good name. We have experience in handling all types of criminal cases and our results have earned us a good reputation with our clients, prosecutors, courts, and other defense attorneys.