Gilchrist Estate Planning Lawyers

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.

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...

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: 1) with integrity 2) implementing flat fee costs and 3) delivering...

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,...

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...

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...

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. Due to the passing of family members in Andrew's life, he...

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...

Andrea Barr represents clients with Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation issues. Additional legal issues represented include Civil Litigation: Defense and Construction Litigation: Business.

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...

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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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. I had a successfully practice in...

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...

Bob Kalish grew up on Long Island, New York. After earning a B.A. in Psychology, he moved to Texas to continue his education. He obtained a Master's degree in Psychology and worked as Director of behavioral unit in a state program for persons with disabilities. He is a graduate of South Texas College of Law. He founded the Kalish Law Firm in The Woodlands, Texas in 1984. Bob practices in the areas of family law, divorce, complex assets division, estate planning, business law and real estate. Bob and his firm are dedicated to making the legal process understandable and providing...

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...

Aileen has a diverse practice that focuses on various areas of family law. Her areas of family law practice include: 1. Divorce: Aileen provides guidance on matters such as property division, spousal support, and child custody. 2. Child Support: Aileen helps clients establish and modify child support arrangements, ensuring that the best interests of the child are upheld. She provides legal representation in child support hearings. 3. Child Custody: Aileen advocates for her clients' rights in child custody cases, whether it's determining custody arrangements during divorce or addressing custody disputes between unmarried parents. 4. Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO): Aileen assists clients in obtaining...

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...

Megone Trewick is an associate attorney with Bryan Fagan, PLLC, and focuses her practice on Estate Planning and Probate Law issues, and Family Law matters. She approaches her cases with a passionate belief that it is her duty and privilege to provide her clients with personalized advocacy. While she currently represents clients in both Family Law and Estate Planning matters, she is focused on expanding her Estate Planning practice. She enjoys utilizing her experience to ensure her clients receive the legal tools they need to protect themselves and their loved ones should the unexpected happen. Megone has more than 14 years of...

We are a Texas-based law firm with over thirty-three (33) years of experience providing professional legal services for Individuals and for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs). We offer Attorney Consultations via Videoconferencing (Video Chat) or Phone, and Serve All of Texas. We also offer Attorney House Calls--In-Person Attorney Consultations at your Location in and Around Katy, Texas. Consultations can be scheduled at your office, home, or a public meeting facility convenient to you (e.g., at local libraries and courthouses). A nearby conference room is also available for in-person consultations. Please contact us to see how we can help with your...

Holly represents families students & their parents in multiple areas of education law, including special education, civil rights, & discipline. She litigates administrative matters & lawsuits in federal court - including due process hearings, MDR proceedings, disciplinary hearings, grievance hearings, OCR complaints, & civil lawsuits.

D. B. Norton, PLLC is proud to serve clients in throughout the state of Texas in their time of need. Whether helping clients plan for the future, assisting clients during their time of loss, or helping someone clear their record, the Law Office of D. B. Norton, PLLC always goes the extra mile for the people it serves.

Attorney Dillon Norton understands that legal issues are often confusing for clients. Whether you need an estate plan are in need of probate and estate settlement services or are injured, he always takes the time to explain each step involved so you can...

I am an attorney that focuses in estate planning and business planning from cradle to grave, i.e., starting or buying a business; capitalizing your business; optimizing your business with tax, corporate and asset protection planning; strategizing business succession; and selling your business. I believe two things differentiate me from other lawyers: I understand the numbers, and I personally have business experience. These characteristics make me acutely aware of my client's needs and goals. PRACTICE FOCUS: Commercial Real Estate Business Planning Tax Planning U.S. & State Income, Gift & Estate/Inheritance Taxes Trust Creation: Simple & Complex Estate Planning...

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.

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.

Originally from Provo, Utah, Randall Perrier has practiced law in Texas since 2002. Mr. Perrier earned his law degree from the University of Idaho School of Law and furthered his legal education at New York University School of Law, where he obtained a post-law degree in taxation. Upon graduating from NYU, Mr. Perrier was recruited by Baker Botts, LLP to work for their Houston office in the Business and Estate Planning group (renamed the Private Clients group). Mr. Perrier is certified by the State Bar of Texas in Estate Planning and Probate Law.

Mr. Perrier left Baker Botts, LLP...

An experienced attorney who takes pride in helping clients through a difficult time when they lose one of their loved ones by guiding them through the probate process. Nancy is very knowledgeable in tax law and is skilled in developing estate plans that meet you and your family's needs while providing asset protection and minimizing tax liability. Nancy is one of the few estate planning attorneys who is proficient in international estate planning, counseling clients who own assets outside of the United States, as well as advising the soon to be immigrants in navigating the tax system in...

Antonio Gastélum is a partner at MEG International Counsel, PC, and until recently, the principal of an independent Registered Investment Adviser (RIA), exclusively dedicated to international estate, business, and financial planning. Antonio is a law graduate of the Universidad de Monterrey, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He obtained his master's degree in Comparative Law and Business Planning from the University of San Diego School of Law, as well as his Chartered Life Underwriter designation from the American College of Financial Services.

Antonio Gastélum is a licensed attorney in Mexico and Texas, but not in California. In Texas, he leads the firm’s...

Law practice specializing in business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting, licensing, commercial leases, construction, real estate, business planning, entity formation, compliance issues, and litigation oversight. Additionally, I provide estate planning services.

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.

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.

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.

I established my business and real estate law firm in Houston, Texas in 1989. My background, education and experience, combine with my ability to simplify and communicate complex legal, business and real estate topics, giving me a unique focus to work as the company lawyer for small and mid-size businesses.

We are a Houston, Texas bankruptcy and tax specialty practice. We primarily serve the North Houston, Texas area. We are conveniently located near Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands, Spring, Magnolia, Katy and many surrounding north Houston, Texas neighborhoods and suburbs. We help people save their home and stop foreclosure, stop repossession, stop garnishment, stop IRS and get a fresh start.

As an experienced elder law attorney, Tom McCulloch provides sound legal advice and counsel for older adults and their families. Tom believes that the maze of aging care and cost challenges can be addressed by proper planning and meeting issues straight on; he believes that planning and advocating for families may help provide more lifestyle choices and care options.

Tom's own story includes the personal journey he faced when planning for care and financial concerns for his own mother following her health crisis. After working with multiple health care providers and various agencies, Tom determined that advocacy for the elderly should...

Lynda Glinski is a family law attorney who joined the firm in 2019. She has extensive experience in representing clients in family law and immigration matters. She is always passionate about helping clients in needs, especially victims of domestic violence. She represents clients in various family law settings such as uncontested and contested divorce, custody, termination, adoption, modification, and child support. Lynda is originally from Vietnam. She graduated with a Bachelor of Art from University of Houston and obtained her juris doctorate from Mississippi College of Law in Jackson, MS in December 2013. She joined the Texas State Bar in May...

Sherry D Tavel has been licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1989. She is board certified in Residential Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization with the State Bar of Texas. She has worked for the Texas Attorney General in the Child Support Division as Managing Attorney. Sherry has owned and managed Chicago Title Company in Deer Park, Texas. She was appointed as the first female for the City of Pasadena as a Municipal Judge, and is currently the Presiding Municipal Judge at Roman Forest, Texas.
Sherry D Tavel has also served as...

Mr. Goss, the founder of the Law Office of Robert G. Goss, P.C., is a graduate of two of our nations' premier graduate law programs: The University of Houston Law Center's Health Law LL.M. program and The University of Houston Law Center's Intellectual Property & Information Law LL.M. The University's Health Law program is consistently ranked among the nation's "Top 10" by U.S. News & World Report. The Intellectual Property & Information Program is recognized as one of the top programs in the United States.

Due to the demanding nature of advanced law degree programs, only 10% of lawyers...