Top Trusts Lawyers Near Me in San Antonio Area

• Estate administration, trust administration, and probate and fiduciary litigation attorney with jury and bench trial experience. • Represent individuals, fiduciaries, and entities in contested trust, guardianship, probate, and fiduciary litigation matters, as well as uncontested matters, and issues of will or trust construction or modification, informal or common law marriage, trustee or executor removal, beneficiary representation. • Responsibilities include estate administration, fiduciary guidance, client and witness interviews, due diligence, legal research and analysis, discovery requests and responses, jury charge formulation, depositions, settlement negotiations including mediation, motions for summary judgment, preparation of annual accounts, reports, accountings, and management of a motion and trial practice. • Draft primary and ancillary estate planning documents for clients including wills, will codicils, trusts, medical and statutory durable powers of attorney, directives to physicians, declarations of guardians, and other related legal documents. • Experienced probate, trust, and fiduciary litigation mediator. Practice is directed at probate administration, trust administration, guardianship, estate planning, and probate and fiduciary litigation (will contests, trust disputes, prosecution and defense of executor or trustee removal actions).

Twice elected President of National Guardianship Association.  Experienced in all guardianship and inheritance matters.  Call for free consultation.

Since being licensed in 1994, Ms. Corley has focused her practice in the area of commercial litigation with emphasis on defending claims for personal injury, premises liability, food-borne illness, liquor liability, harassment and discrimination, wage and hour violations, breach of contract, fraud, products liability and wrongful death/survival. Her practice includes representation of diverse business concerns such as restaurants and retail establishments, employers, insurance companies, healthcare providers and other private interests. Ms. Corley is experienced in all aspects of state and federal litigation from suit investigation through trial and appeal. In addition to her litigation background, Ms. Corley has represented clients before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Labor, and the Texas Workforce Commission. As part of her professional endeavors, Ms. Corley is active in the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, and periodically, writes and presents CLE papers on ethics and litigation-related topics. Most recently, she was awarded membership in the National Retail and Restaurant Association, which is an independent, non-profit, networking association of legal and claims professionals in the retail and restaurant industries, and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel whose peer-reviewed membership promotes knowledge, fellowship, and professionalism to achieve balance in the defense of civil lawsuits.

Over 80 years of Law Experience!. Father and son, Jack & Barry Efron have dedicated their lives to serving the San Antonio & nearby communities with their legal needs. Jack has been practicing law for over 60 years and continues to be a wonderful role model for his son, Barry who has just celebrated his 22nd year practicing law.. Efron & Efron, Inc. specializes in Real Estate law, Civil law, Family law, Probate Law, and General Civil litigation.Real Estate law - Foreclosure Law including prevention of foreclosures, loan modifications, and conducting foreclosure process, real estate transactions (representing buyers/sellers/lenders), and real estate document preparation and commercial litigation.Civil Law - Contracts/Contract Violations, Landlord/Tenant Disputes, Deeds, Civil DefenseFamily Law - Prenuptial agreement, Child Support, Custody, Adoption/Termination, Divorce, Paternity Probate & GuardianshipEstate Planning - Last Will & Testament, Power of Attorney for Medical/Property, Advanced Directive. Real Estate:Including representing buyers, sellers and/or lenders in connection with the purchase, sale or financing of real property; including the preparation of all necessary paperwork, such as deeds, promissory notes, deeds of trust and other ancillary documents, including loan documents.. Real Estate Title Work:Review of records to determine ownership of property, including review of the Official Real Property Records of Bexar County (or other counties); review of District Clerk Records and County Clerk Records and tax records. I also prepare documents in order to clear title to property, including the preparation of deeds, assignments and affidavit of heirships.. Probate:I handle estates and file wills as a muniment of title or for independent administration and in certain circumstances as a dependent administration. If a person does not have a will, I can prepare an affidavit of heirship, small estate affidavit or an heirship proceeding.. Litigation:Matters in all of the above, including suits to quiet title, suits to trespass to try title, declaratory judgment actions and various matters in probate proceedings, representing heirs and administrators.. Business LawI can form entities including LLCs, corporations, limited partnerships, as well as operating documents such as minutes, by-laws, and the formation of series for an LLC.. Family LawI accept cases involving divorce, custody, support, property division, adoption or any other legal issue that may arise.. Additionally, I can assist you with the preparation and/or the review of Premarital agreements, post nuptial agreements and partition agreements.

My entire legal career has been based in San Antonio, Texas, where I am a lifelong resident. I am the owner of South TX Family Law Group. From San Antonio, I have been privileged to represent clients in courts all across the State of Texas. I graduated in the top 10% of my law school class and have been practicing law for more than 35 years in Texas. I graduated "with Honors" from Baylor University and "with Distinction" from St. Mary's Law School in San Antonio. I was a briefing attorney for the 4th Court of Appeals in San Antonio, and I was twice named as one of the top appellate lawyers and a top Family Lawyer in "Scene in San Antonio" magazine. I am a strong advocate for children, and have represented children for 21 years in cases involving child protective services. I participated twice in a 20-mile walk to help prevent child abuse. I also represent many elderly people in wills, guardianships, probate and estate planning. Most of all, I am diligent to provide excellent legal advice. My motto is "Justice Flows from Truth, Compassion, Wisdom, and Persistence."(tm)  I work hard to provide compassionate, efficient service to all my clients, always working within the bounds of the law. I am a published author, speaker, mediator, and small business owner. I am also a mother, a grandmother, a pet owner, an avid Spurs basketball and Baylor Bear football fan. My book available on Amazon is entitled "Divorce and Estate Planning in Texas: How to Plan Ahead for the Unexpected and Save Your Family's Future."

Mr. Garza is a shareholder with the firm Hornberger Fuller & Garza, Inc. and has been actively engaged in the civil litigation practice for 37 years. Prior to joining the firm in 2012, he was President of Garza & Lazor, P.C. He concentrates his practice in the areas of fiduciary litigation, business litigation, and personal injury litigation. He has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law for over 24 years and has been consistently selected as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine.

Approaching 17 years of age I had a moment in my life in which what I wanted out of life became clear. It was not being a lawyer, instead what I concluded would give me a fulfilling life would be to start a family and be a father. Considering the gravity of my goal I then had to come up with something I could do to earn a living that could support a family and provide for them a life as good as I was blessed by my own parents. Thus I buckled down and took the time to think of the skills I possessed as well as what I enjoyed. That was when I landed on the profession of attornies and after deciding to take the route towards an attorney I never looked back and plowed forward with stubborn will power that took me from a demotivated high school student to a graduate of the Univerisity of Texas School of Law.. I'm stubborn and I love to argue and get into the details of matters to learn the rules of what I'm dealing with. Tempering this, much to the joy of my girlfriend, is a heart that was taught to be charitable and always seek to help others when I can. On top of all this are words paraphrased from my father, "don't worry about money, worry about being good at what you do. Once you are good at what you do the money will come naturally."

Alison Packard attended Brigham Young University Law School, where she met and married a fellow classmate, Dan Packard. They went to classes together, studied together and finished law school on the same day, both graduating with honors.. As Alison was preparing to take the Texas bar exam, her life changed dramatically when she gave birth to a beautiful, special needs child, Angela. Angela was born 13 weeks prematurely, and suffered a massive brain hemorrhage during delivery which caused several physical and mental disabilities. Alison immediately postponed her plans to take the bar exam and devoted all her efforts to taking care of Angela and her three other children. Needless to say, life has been very busy trying to juggle the enormous demands created by Angela’s disabilities, the law practice and the needs of the other family members. Alison’s life has been a rewarding but difficult journey–full of struggles, disappointments, triumphs and great joy.. Alison has now been licensed to practice law for 20 years and has helped litigate some very substantial cases worth millions of dollars; however, her real passion is helping people with disabilities. Today, Alison focuses her practice solely on helping clients who have disabled loved ones. She understands and loves her clients. She knows what it is like to fight for a special needs child. She knows how complicated and confusing the government bureaucracy can be and how important it is for disabled individuals to qualify for public benefits. She has spent her life in that system and understands it. Alison, therefore, does special needs planning, enabling parents to provide financial resources for their disabled children while retaining financial eligibility for government programs. Her practice involves special needs trusts (first party self-funded, pooled, and third party trusts), wills, guardianships, powers of attorney, joint decision making agreements, and child support modifications related to disability determinations.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Experienced Trusts attorney serving clients in San Antonio and surrounding areas.