- Fundamentals of Trust Administration
May10, 2012 - Overcoming Ethical Challenges
- Essential Steps in Trust Termination
- Hidalgo County Bar Association Guardianship Course
March 2011 - Fundamentals of Guardianship Litigation with an Emphasis on Discovery
- Top 10 Estate Planning Techniques
February 19, 2009 - Testamentary Trusts (Bypass and QTIP)
- Business Entities (An Overview of the Basics)
- Revocable Living Trusts vs. Traditional Wills
- Probate: Beyond the Basics
June 13 & 20, 2008 - Tips for Avoiding Liability Issues You May Face in Closing
- Preparing for Challenging Litigation Issues in Probate Proceedings
- The Probate Process from Start to Finish
April 17, 2007; April 23, 2008 - The Laws of Intestacy and How They May Apply
- Litigating the Case in Probate Course
- Putting the Case to Rest: Closing the Estate
- Probate Practice: The Essential Basics
May 19, 2006 - Basic Tax Matters
- Common Probate Problems and How to Solve Them
- Oddities and Challenges in Texas Probate Law
November 2004 - Who's in Charge? Issues Affecting Personal Representatives
- Miscellaneous Odd and Challenging Issues in Probate
- Alternatives to Guardianships
February 2002 - Houston Bar Association's Probate Court Ad Litem Certification Course
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.
Ford+Mathiason LLP
- 5151 San Felipe
- Suite 1950
- Houston, TX 77056
- T: 713.260.3926
- F: 713.260.3903
- 901 Main St.
- Suite 6300
- Dallas, TX 75202
- T: 214.389.0887
- F: 214.389.0888
Board Certified
Estate Planning & Probate
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Areas of Practice:
- Guardianship Litigation
- Probate Litigation
- Probate & Guardianship Mediation
- Estate Tax & Gift Tax Issues
- Probate & Guardianship Administration
- Education:
- Baylor University School of Law (1997)
Juris Doctorate
Areas of Concentration:
Estate Planning & Probate
Business Planning
- Baylor University School of Business (1994)
Bachelor of Business Administration in
Accounting
Recent Publications
The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of a Retiree's Ex-Spouse
[07/09] — In a decision issued on April 20, 2007, in the case Holmes v. Kent & Kent, the Texas Supreme Court addressed an important issue related to the effect of divorce on beneficiary designations signed pre-divorce on Texas Teacher Retirement System accounts.
Is the Internet a Good Substitute for Sound Legal Advice?
[01/08] — Three weeks into my career as an attorney, my first probate client walked into my office wanting to probate the Will of her deceased friend.