- Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate
Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2010-Present - Guardianship Certification Board
Appointed by Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court
Board Member, 2006-Present - Rules Committee (Chairman, 2006-present)
- Legislative Committee (Member, 2007 Texas Legislative Session)
- 2007 Texas Exam Writing Committee
- Texas College of Probate Judges
Guest Faculty, September 2007 - The Houston Lawyer Magazine
Editorial Board Member, 2000-Present - Guest Editor: Solo and Small Firms Issue; March/April 2010
- Guest Editor: The Debate Over Judicial Selection Issue; March/April 2003
- Guest Editor: Professionalism Issue; January/February 2002
- Houston Lawyer Referral Service
Board of Trustees, Member, 2001-Present - Immediate Past President, 2011-2012
- President, 2010-2011
- President-Elect, 2009-2010
- Vice President, 2002-2003, 2008-2009
- Chair, Suspension and Termination Committee, 2002-2003, 2006-2007
- Chair, Publicity Committee, 2005-2006
- Chair, Experienced Panel Standards Committee, 2004-2005
- Texas Bar Foundation
Fellow, 2011-Present - Member, Membership Nominating Committee, 2011
- Houston Bar Foundation
Member, 2006-Present - Texas Guardianship Association
Member, 2007-Present - Attorneys in Tax and Probate
Member, 2002-Present - Disability and Elder Law Attorneys' Association
Member, 1999-Present - National Business Institute
Member, Faculty and Planning Committee, 2003-Present - Certified Mediator
Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law. Mediation Certification Program completed August 2009
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.