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In 2010, Mr. Ford achieved the highest distinction available to an attorney practicing in the area of Estate Planning and Probate in Texas. He has become Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, which is a recognition bestowed on a very few attorneys who have demonstrated special competence in this area of law and who have received recommendations from fellow attorneys and judges with whom they have worked.. In 2009, Mr. Ford completed the required course-work to become certified to serve as a mediator. In pursuit of this distinction, Mr. Ford attended the world-renowned Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. He attended this intensive course with the goal of being able to conduct mediations in probate and guardianship cases, as very few mediators in Texas specialize in these areas.. In 2006, Mr. Ford was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas to serve on the Guardianship Certification Board, which is a 15-member board that creates policy and oversees the regulation of private professional guardians in the State of Texas.  At the inaugural meeting of the GCB, Mr. Ford was elected as the Chair of the Rules Committee, where he has served with distinction since that time.. Mr. Ford's recent distinctions are reflective of a dedication to the areas of estate planning, probate, and guardianship that began early in his education.  In law school, Mr. Ford was fortunate to be able to concentrate his education in estate planning and business planning, not unlike a major in undergraduate school. His concentration in estate planning and business planning involved a curriculum designed around an in-depth study of those areas.. Additionally, he was able to regularly work one-on-one with professors in those fields so that before he even graduated from law school he had experience in tax planning and will drafting.. Mr. Ford graduated from Baylor University with degrees in Accounting and Law. He has also completed several post-graduate courses at Baylor in pursuit of a Masters in Taxation.. Following law school, he began his career as a Tax Attorney for a large international accounting and consulting firm, where he assisted clients primarily in the areas of Estate and Gift Tax and Personal Income Tax.. The combination of his tax-related degrees and his experience working as a Tax Attorney have given Mr. Ford a strong background in the areas of Estate Planning and Probate, and he has focused his attention and expertise in these areas ever since.. Mr. Ford devotes his knowledge and experience to maintaining the reputation of Ford+Bergner as a leading estate planning and probate firm in Texas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Tom Railsback, Attorney at Law, is the founder of The Law Office of Thomas C. Railsback, P. C.  He was licensed by the State Bar of Texas in 1970; is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; and is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell.  Tom is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists; a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Dallas Bar Association; and is past chair of the Family Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association.  He is also a member of the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas and the Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Family Lawyers.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Probate attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Carol A. Soderquist devotes her practice to representing clients in family law matters, with an emphasis on guardianship / conservatorship related issues, juvenile court litigation, adoption, mental health and elder law, including the protection of vulnerable or incapacitated adults and the representation of persons with disabilities in family law matters.. Ms. Soderquist also represents private fiduciaries in various capacities, including contested litigation, and was past Chair (2003-2004) of the State Bar of Arizona's Mental Health & Elder Law Executive Council. Ms. Soderquist is certified as a Private Fiduciary through the Arizona Supreme Court, fiduciary certification number 20604. This training provides her with extraordinary insight as to particular needs of the certified fiduciary and the certification standards.. Ms. Soderquist's interest in children's welfare stems from her work with children with developmental delays at the Central Arizona Child Evaluation Center and her tenure with the Gila River Indian Community where she developed a "parent-infant" special needs program.. In addition, for 13 years Ms. Soderquist completed background screenings and home studies of potential foster/adoptive parents to ensure Arizona children were placed in safe homes. She has also served on the Arizona Administrative Code (AAC) Advisory Council and recommended revisions and changes to the Department of Economic Security foster care licensing rules.. A former foster parent herself who was recognized as an exceptional Foster Parent in Arizona, Ms. Soderquist has been actively involved with the Social Action Committee at her church where she directed a volunteer program to benefit Habitat for Humanity.. Ms. Soderquist serves as a Parent Coordinator/Special Master for the Maricopa County Superior Court.. She earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Arizona State University's College of Law and was admitted to practice in 1998 in Arizona, was admitted by the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in 2000. Ms. Soderquist has participated in the pilot probate mediation project and has received advanced mediation training at the Pepperdine University School of Law. Her practice strengths are in negotiating and rapidly solving complex cases and in all areas with mental health components.. Whether a guardian or conservator is needed to protect a loved or a family matter involving mental health components is at issue, Ms. Soderquist's training and history make her uniquely qualified to litigate complex family matters.. If you would like to discuss your matter with Carol Soderquist in detail, please contact her at or e-mail her