Elder Law Attorneys in Texas

26 elder law firms in Texas, by county and firm type.

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26 firms

Solo PracticeMcAllen, TX

The Almaguer Law Firm

Serves 6 counties

Rio Grande Valley firm in McAllen serving Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, and Willacy counties, with a second office in Dallas. Sharon Almaguer has practiced for more than 35 years and handles probate of wills, guardianship proceedings, elder law, and special needs planning. Virtual and in-person consultations are available by appointment in Edinburg, Brownsville, Port Isabel, and Harlingen.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 801 E. Fern Ave, Suite 139McAllen, TX 78501
Phone: (956) 451-3811

Virtual consultations

FirmSan Antonio, TX

Bertsch & Boze Elder Law, PC

Serves 3 counties

San Antonio elder law firm serving Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe counties, led by Carol Bertsch, a Certified Elder Law Attorney. Handles probate administration including muniment of title and determination of heirship, special needs and qualified income trusts, and long-term care Medicaid planning. Probate is quoted as a one-time flat fee.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planningand 2 more

Office: 8703 BroadwaySan Antonio, TX 78217
Phone: (210) 892-4555

Solo PracticeNew Braunfels, TX

Carroll Law Group, PLLC

Serves 3 counties

New Braunfels practice serving Comal, Guadalupe, and Hays counties. George Carroll brings 28 years of experience to probate with and without a will, affidavits of heirship, small estate affidavits, and trust administration, alongside wills, trusts, and Medicaid asset protection planning for farm and family-business owners. Free consultations.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more

Office: 2336 Gruene Lake Dr., Suite CNew Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone: (830) 554-4055

Free consultation

Solo PracticeSherman, TX

Craig W. Watson, Attorney at Law

Serves 3 counties

Sherman practice serving Grayson County and the Texoma region, in the community since the 1990s. Craig Watson is a Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation, with 30 years in estate planning, probate, and elder law and four earlier years as a CPA. Handles estate administration, will contests, guardianship, and nursing home Medicaid qualification.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more

Office: 805 North Travis Street, Suite 400Sherman, TX 75090
Phone: (903) 813-8500

FirmSugar Land, TX

The Dean Law Firm, PLLC

Since 2007 · Serves 3 counties

Estate planning, elder law, and probate boutique in Sugar Land serving Fort Bend, Harris, and Brazoria counties, founded in July 2007 and led by Julia Dean. Handles probate and estate administration in the Fort Bend County courts, guardianships, and special needs trusts. Consultations are free.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 6528 Greatwood ParkwaySugar Land, TX 77479
Phone: (281) 800-5321

Free consultation

FirmDallas, TX

Holman Law LLP

Serves 4 counties

Dallas estate planning and probate firm in the Merit Tower serving the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area. Attorney Steven C. Holman handles probate and estate administration, letters testamentary, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, and long-term care and incapacity planning. Meetings available at the office, by phone, or by video conference.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawPower Of AttorneyRevocable Trusts

Office: 12222 Merit Drive, Suite 1200Dallas, TX 75251
Phone: (972) 474-7828

Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmLongview, TX

Ishihara & Parker Law Firm PLLC

Serves 5 counties

Longview firm serving Gregg County and the surrounding East Texas counties in probate and estate administration, Medicaid applications and estate recovery, guardianships, and special needs planning. Kristen J. Ishihara is board certified in estate planning and probate law; associate Christopher A. Parker is a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 4 more

Office: 3000 H.G. Mosley PkwyLongview, TX 75605
Phone: (430) 625-3110

Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeLufkin, TX

Jason S. Armstrong, PLLC

Serves 7 counties

Lufkin sole practitioner serving Angelina County and the surrounding East Texas counties in probate and estate administration, guardianship, and elder law. Jason S. Armstrong drafts wills and trusts and handles long-term care and special needs planning; licensed in Texas since 1995 and board certified in estate planning and probate law since 2005.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 2 more

Office: 104 W Lufkin AvenueLufkin, TX 75904
Phone: (936) 634-6400

FirmFort Worth, TX

Katten Benson Zachry Golightly, LLP

Serves 4 counties

Fort Worth elder law and estate planning firm serving Tarrant County and North Central Texas. Handles probate after a death, including independent administration, heirship determination, the 90-day inventory, and creditor notice, plus guardianship, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and supplemental needs trusts. All of its attorneys belong to the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 4763 Barwick Drive, Suite 100Fort Worth, TX 76132
Phone: (817) 857-4690

Solo PracticeLubbock, TX

Law Offices of Lee Franks

Serves 7 counties

Lubbock elder law practice serving Lubbock County and the surrounding South Plains counties. Handles probate, proving a will and transferring property to beneficiaries or determining heirs when there is no will, plus Medicaid planning and MERP, estate and disability planning, wills, and statutory durable and medical powers of attorney. Free 30-minute consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planningand 4 more

Office: 3330 70th Street, Suite 201Lubbock, TX 79413
Phone: (806) 368-8805

Free consultation

FirmBedford, TX

Livens & Reed, PLLC

Serves 4 counties

Serves Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties from Bedford, with a second office in Addison. Handles probate, estate and trust administration alongside elder law work, including Medicaid planning, special needs trusts, and veterans aid and attendance benefits.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 6 more

Office: 2516 Harwood RoadBedford, TX 76021
Phone: (817) 545-3425

Free consultation

Solo PracticeSan Antonio, TX

Maverick Law, P.C.

Serves 5 counties

Solo practice near downtown San Antonio serving Bexar County and the surrounding Guadalupe, Kendall, Wilson, and Comal counties. Brian Maverick, board certified in estate planning and probate law since 2009, takes families through probate, transfers a decedent's real estate and business interests to heirs or will beneficiaries, and handles guardianships. Free initial consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 6515 BroadwaySan Antonio, TX 78209
Phone: (210) 828-5151

Free consultation

FirmHarlingen, TX

Ezell & Ezell, PLLC

Serves 4 counties

Father-daughter practice on East Van Buren Avenue in Harlingen, serving Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, and Starr counties. Michael R. Ezell and Julie Ezell-Perez handle probate and estate and trust administration alongside wills, trusts, elder law, guardianship, and special needs planning. Over 50 years of combined experience; hablamos espanol.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 7 more

Office: 312 East Van Buren AvenueHarlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956) 425-2000

Solo PracticeEdinburg, TX

The Law Office of Aurelio Garza PLLC

Serves 4 counties

Serves the Rio Grande Valley from South Business Highway 281 in Edinburg, covering Hidalgo County and neighboring Cameron, Starr, and Willacy counties. Aurelio Garza takes families through settling an estate — distributing assets and carrying out the decedent's intentions — and drafts wills and trusts. Complimentary planning session.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 4 more

Office: 3009 S. Bus. Hwy. 281Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956) 513-1117

Free consultation

Solo PracticeTexarkana, TX

The Corcoran Law Firm

Serves 4 counties

Texarkana law firm handling estate planning, wills and trusts, probate, estate administration, elder law, and incapacity planning. Maintains a secondary office in Hot Springs, AR and serves clients on both sides of the state line.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTrustsWills

Office: 4142 McKnight RdTexarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903) 701-2481

Free consultationVirtual consultations

Solo PracticeVictoria, TX

Law Office of Pamela D. Orsak

Serves 6 counties

Victoria estate planning, probate, and elder law attorney serving the Crossroads area — Victoria, DeWitt, Lavaca, Jackson, Goliad, and Refugio counties. Handles probate and estate administration, guardianships, and Medicaid planning alongside wills and trusts. Pamela D. Orsak is board certified in estate planning and probate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more

Office: 306-B E. Airline RdVictoria, TX 77901
Phone: (361) 578-0001

Solo PracticeSan Antonio, TX

The Premack Law Office

Serves 3 counties

San Antonio elder law and estate planning practice conducting all consultations by Zoom or phone. Handles uncontested Bexar County probate — independent executor appointment, intestate administration, muniment of title, and small estate affidavits — plus wills, revocable living trusts, and durable and medical powers of attorney. Does not take contested probate or litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawDurable Power Of Attorneyand 2 more

Office: 8031 Broadway StSan Antonio, TX 78209
Phone: (210) 826-1122

Virtual consultations

FirmDallas, TX

Pyke Balen & Moncure, P.C.

Since 2000 · Serves 6 counties

Operates from Dallas and Frisco, handling probate administration, will and trust contests, guardianship, and Medicaid planning in the Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis, and Rockwall county courts. Since 2000 the firm has managed hundreds of estates, from straightforward will probates to disputed multi-million-dollar matters, quoting fixed fees where possible.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 7557 Rambler Road, Suite 850Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: (214) 866-0133

FirmWaco, TX

Rainey & Rainey Attorneys At Law PLLC

Serves 8 counties

Waco elder law and estate planning firm serving McLennan County and the surrounding Central Texas counties, with a second office in Georgetown. Handles Medicaid planning, guardianship, probate, heirship proceedings, Miller trusts, and special needs trusts, plus wills and powers of attorney. Elisa Dillard Rainey is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA).

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 5 more

Office: 3809 W. Waco DriveWaco, TX 76710
Phone: (254) 752-8644

FirmTexarkana, TX

Ross & Shoalmire, P.L.L.C.

Serves 6 counties

Elder law and estate planning firm with offices in Texarkana, Tyler, and Paris, Texas plus Magnolia and Hot Springs, Arkansas. Guides executors and administrators through estate settlement, will probate, and probate litigation over executor misconduct and inheritance disputes, and handles guardianship, Medicaid planning, asset protection, and special needs trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 1820 Galleria Oaks DrTexarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903) 223-5653

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Elder law attorneys in Texas work the legal issues facing aging adults and their families: Medicaid planning for long-term care, drafting and updating durable powers of attorney and healthcare directives, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, special needs trusts, and asset protection. Many also handle probate and estate planning; elder law is the subset focused on care planning and benefits eligibility. The Texas healthcare proxy and financial power of attorney forms cover the two instruments.

Federal law, as Texas applies it, sets a 5-year lookback period for Medicaid long-term care eligibility. An uncompensated transfer in the five years before the application (a gift, a transfer to a family member, a transfer to a trust that does not qualify) can trigger a penalty period during which Medicaid does not pay for nursing home care. It is why Medicaid planning starts years before the care is needed, and why elder law exists as its own practice area.

Estate planning attorneys in Texas average $387 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,161 to $2,322 for a simple individual will and $4,130 to $6,195 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Texas will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Texas, estates valued at $75,000 or less use the Small Estate Affidavit, 30 days after death, a court filing short of full probate. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The Texas probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Texas, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship (community property rules can produce a surprising split); a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Elder Law Attorneys in Texas

Elder law attorneys in Texas charge $373 per hour, focused on Medicaid planning, long-term care funding, guardianship, and asset protection for aging families. The work is often time-sensitive: Medicaid eligibility has a 5-year lookback period, so planning typically needs to start well before nursing home care is needed.

Estate planning attorneys in Texas charge $387 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $1,161–$2,322; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

Texas is a community property state. For blended families with children from prior relationships, the default rules can produce inheritance outcomes neither spouse intended — that's the most common case where retaining counsel here is worth the cost.

Estates under $75,000 in Texas can use a simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. Most families in that range can handle it without retaining counsel.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

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Data sourced from Texas statutes and official state code. How we research.

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Texas

Free Texas forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

Texas allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 2 witnesses or a notary.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Texas requires explicit durability language for a power of attorney to survive incapacity, and it is signed before a notary.

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Last Will and Testament

In Texas, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Texas

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Texas: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Texas runs $4,130 to $6,195 and a simple will $1,161 to $2,322, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Texas costs an estimated $27,634 and takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate. Estates under $75,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?

Probate in Texas takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 2.2% to 3.5% of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Texas automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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