Ford & Mathiason LLP is a “boutique” firm of Texas estate planning and probate lawyers who have devoted their practices solely to assisting clients with their estate planning, probate, guardianship and will needs in Texas including Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. Boutique firms are those law firms whose practices are very narrowly tailored to one particular practice area or a couple of very closely-related practice areas. All of the attorneys at Ford & Mathiason focus their practices in estate planning, probate and guardianships, as opposed to other firms whose lawyers handle a wide variety of cases.
Ford & Mathiason LLP is one of only a few boutique law firms in Texas whose practice is dedicated exclusively to matters involving estate planning, probate and guardianship, and Ford & Mathiason is the only boutique law firm in this area with offices in two major Texas cities — Houston and Dallas. Whether you need a Houston estate planning lawyer or a Dallas probate attorney to handle matters which do not involve litigation, or you have a more complex case that requires intense litigation, Ford & Mathiason can handle those needs for you.
Our Practice:
Ford & Mathiason LLP provides one of the most comprehensive estate planning, probate and guardianship practices in Texas, which includes representation in the areas of:
All three areas of the firm’s focus are intertwined with one another. Estate Planning involves the preparation of Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, etc. in preparation for the eventual death or disability of a Client. Probate is the process by which a Court recognizes a person’s Will and oversees the administration of that person’s estate upon their death. Guardianships can relate to either minor children or incapacitated adults and are administered and overseen by the same Courts that govern the administration of the Probate process.
Whether you are planning for the future of your estate, you are planning for the care of an aging parent, you have lost a loved one and need the estate guided through Probate Court, or you are embroiled in a dispute over the establishment of a guardianship or the validity of a will, we have the knowledge and experience to go to work for you immediately.
Our Website
Ford & Mathiason strives to provide as much information to our existing and prospective clients as possible. In hopes that our website can be a resource for you, we have attempted to include as much useful information on our site as is possible to assist our clients in understanding the nature of estate planning, probate, and guardianships. We also hope to provide information and resources that will be helpful in understanding how we can assist you in achieving your needs, whatever those might be. If you see something on our site that raises a question that we might be able to address for you, please do not hesitate to contact us.
For your convenience, we have included three areas on our site that we are calling “Information Centers.” In each Information Center, we have attempted to provide you with comprehensive information related to our areas of practice. Accordingly, you will find a separate Information Center for Estate Planning, Probate, and Guardianships.
Ford & Mathiason’s Value to Clients:
Ford & Mathiason LLP is an energetic and accomplished firm, and all of our attorneys have dedicated their education and careers to the practice of estate planning, probate and guardianships. Our attorneys and staff employ a “team” approach to providing services to our clients. Likewise, the firm’s lawyers and staff all set a goal to provide the highest quality of service to our clients while attempting to eliminate some of the fears that many people have in hiring a lawyer.
By focusing our practice exclusively in one area, Ford & Mathiason is able to offer its clients the experience and expertise of professionals who dedicate their careers to providing competent, professional advice in only one area. Each lawyer at Ford & Mathiason brings a unique set of talents to our clients. Some of our lawyers work solely on uncontested probate and guardianship cases, some work on estate planning matters, while others work in pursuing and defending probate and guardianship litigation cases. Many times, the expertise required for one client’s case may require the talents of a litigation attorney to handle one aspect of the case and a transactional attorney to handle the other portion of the case. By working together as a team, the attorneys at Ford & Mathiason are able to offer our clients a comprehensive approach to their case.
We recognize that many clients needing to hire a lawyer for Estate Planning, Probate, or Guardianship services may not have much experience in working with lawyers. Likewise, those same clients may be concerned with wanting the quality of services that a larger firm may offer but also wanting personal attention to their individual case.
With the intense focus of our practice and the small size of our firm, Ford & Mathiason offers its clients the resources, services and experience of a big firm while maintaining the ability to offer personal attention to our clients.
We network with other professionals:
Because we recognize that most of our clients have financial needs over and above their legal needs, Ford & Mathiason strives to develop a strong network with other professionals, especially accountants and financial planners. Most probate and guardianship cases will involve tax issues, for which our client will need the advice and assistance of a qualified accountant. Likewise, many of our estate planning clients will either come to us having already worked with an accountant and/or a financial planner.
The attorneys at Ford & Mathiason recognize the value of assisting our clients not only with their legal needs, but also in working closely with the Client’s accountants and financial planners to make sure that their legal objectives are coordinated with the advice of their tax and financial advisors. Through this coordination, we feel confident knowing that the Client’s objectives are carried out in a comprehensive manner.
If you have questions about how we can assist you with an estate planning, probate, or guardianship matter in Texas, regardless of where you are located, contact us anytime. We are happy to answer your questions and schedule an appointment for you to speak with an experienced attorney.
Visit our Firm Overview and Practice Areas sections to learn more about us and about our full-service probate and estate planning practice.
Our Houston office conveniently serves our clients in Harris, Montgomery, and Fort Bend counties, while our Dallas office serves clients in Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, and Collin counties.
