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Offer compassionate and competent legal counsel in the areas of wills and trusts, probate and probate alternatives, guardianships, and nonprofit formation, exemption, and compliance.  Provide virtual and face and to face legal services in the Texas Panhandle and virtual legal services for all Texas residents.  Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Estate Planning and Probate Law.

Garland graduated from West Texas State University with a BBA in 1967, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Garland received his J.D. from Baylor University in 1969. After working for a national accounting firm, he began practicing law in June 1970. He is Texas State Bar Board Certified in Commercial, Residential, and Farm & Ranch Real Estate Law, and has been called "the best dirt attorney in the area". Garland is a respected member and past-president of the Amarillo Bar Association, and continually receives an Excellent Peer Review Rating. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Christian Legal Society, and is on the Board of Directors of Texas Panhandle Builders Association. Garland's background includes farming and ranching, and he continues his involvement in family farming and ranching enterprises. He is a member of USA Gideons International and is active in his church.

Fred graduated from College of Holy Cross in Worcester MA with a BA in 1967. He joined the ranks of those who "get to Texas as soon as they can" when he enrolled in the University of Texas School of Law and received his J.D. in 1970. Fred was Assistant Attorney for the City of Amarillo from 1970 to 1973, when he joined Garland Sell in private practice. He is Texas State Bar Board Certified in Residential Real Estate Law, and is a member of the Amarillo Bar Association and State Bar of Texas, and continually receives an Excellent Peer Review Rating. Fred has experience in and continues his involvement in farming and ranching as a member of the American Angus Association and past president of the Panhandle Chapter. Fred is active in his church.

Christopher D. Jones is an attorney with Sprouse Shrader Smith whose practice is split between transactional business matters and wealth planning, with an emphasis on tax issues, trusts & estates, and commercial real estate.. Chris’s practice has a substantial focus on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning including the preparation of wills, trusts, and related estate planning documents. Additionally, Chris has experience with complex estate and tax planning tools such as charitable trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), intentionally defective grantor trusts; (IDGITs), irrevocable family trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts (ILITs), and family limited partnerships (FLPs).. In additional to his wealth planning practice, Chris represents numerous business owners in planning and creating new business entities (such as LLCs, Series, LLCs, Corporations, Limited Partnerships, professional entities, etc.) in addition to all types of corporate transactions including purchase agreements, buy/sell agreements, mergers, and conversions. Chris has also represented dozens of non-profit corporations in the their formation and applications for 501(c)(3) status.. Commercial real estate often overlaps the wealth planning and business issues faced by many clients. In representing developers, business clients, and wealthy individuals, Chris regularly advises clients regarding real estate ownership structures, commercial leases, 1031 exchanges, and other various real estate issues.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Amarillo and surrounding areas.