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We are your "home town" Bastrop, Texas lawyers--providing "big city" experience with "small town" service. When you need a responsive and attentive Texas lawyer to take on your legal problems, the Law Office of Derek R. Van Gilder is here for you.

Hello, world.. My name is Garrett Morrell.. As a draftsman and transactional lawyer, I draft legal documents for low- and modest-income Central Texans and chart routes through the trees of legalese with a map oriented for precision and plain English as a compass. Precise writing is my labor of love, keen analysis—and fantasy football!—my passion.. [insert Cycling is my Passion dot gif]. I help. + small businesses—collectively, the engine of our macroeconomy—start and launch to the moon;. + homebuyers acquire and homeowners protect their dream home;. + landowners secure their legacy with a plot of land;. + retirees and professionals control the distribution of their property, preserve their wealth, care for themselves and loved ones (perhaps even neat-o doggos), and minimize tax consequences and other costs; and. + landlords and tenants internalize, safeguard, and exercise their rights, duties, and remedies under a lease or various subchapters of applicable statutes.

Chris "Matt" Dillon was raised in Bastrop, Texas. After graduating high school in 1990, he attended Baylor University where he received a B.B.A. in accounting in 1994. Thereafter, he went on to study at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) where he graduated with an M.B.A. in 1996. Mr. Dillon earned his J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1999. While at St. Mary's, he received a Certificate of Completion for The Program of Studies on Global Legal Issues at The University of Innsbruck, Austria in 1998. Mr. Dillon also served as a legal intern for the Honorable John T. Boyd, Chief Justice of the Seventh Court of Appeals of Texas in 1998. Mr. Dillon was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2000.Mr. Dillon served as an appellate briefing attorney for the Seventh Court of Appeals of Texas located in Amarillo, Texas, and under the direction of the Honorable Justice Don H. Reavis during 2000-01.Upon completion of his one year commitment with the court, and in true country lawyer fashion, Mr. Dillon opened a private law practice in his hometown of Bastrop, Texas, where he continues to work to protect the civil liberties of individuals from all around the state of Texas. Mr. Dillon has also served as the general counsel for the Lost Pines Golf Club since 2003. Mr. Dillon is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Bastrop County Bar Association.

Blake Watson's firm emphasizes civil litigation in the areas of personal injury, commercial contracts, real estate, and probate. He represents a wide range of clients from individual citizens of the community and local small businesses, all the way to interstate business and government municipalities. He is licensed in federal court in the Southern District of Texas, and sat on the board of the local non-profit Center for the Arts. He has a passion for helping those in need and uses his skills as an attorney to obtain lucrative judgments to assist his clients with their needs.. Blake Watson graduated from South Texas College of Law with his J.D. in 2016, and obtained his Bachelors Degree in Sociology from Baylor University in Waco in 2011. He is now a partner in his firm.

As a former educator and service member, I know how important after-death and after-injury or illness planning can be. Though we love our family dearly, we'd rather ignore talking about what the plan is if something goes wrong - we get injured, we are hospitalized, or we pass away suddenly. Because Texas law doesn't always operate the way clients anticipate, the most compassionate act we can have is to at least create a plan with a legal expert so when the time comes our loved ones are protected. Whether you need a will, trust, medical directive, or just someone to walk you and your family through what happens when someone passes, I can support you. Primarily serving the unique needs of new and young families, my practice is a relationship-based business focused on helping clients make informed decisions so they're not caught off-guard if disaster strikes. Reach out and let's see how I can help you protect and support your family.