Houston practice handling probate and estate administration in the Harris County probate courts, plus Fort Bend, Montgomery, and Galveston counties. John T. Elliott, board certified in estate planning and probate law since 2011, probates wills, opens independent and dependent administrations, determines heirship, and handles probate dispute litigation and guardianship administration.

Solo PracticeServes 4 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianship

Houston firm on Kirby Drive representing executors, heirs, and beneficiaries through probate and trust administration, heirship determinations, intestacy, and creditor claims against estates, serving Harris County and surrounding counties. The attorneys carry over half a century of combined experience and take qualifying contested will cases with no upfront fees.

Serves 5 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationAsset Protection+2

Serves Montgomery, Harris, Fort Bend, and Galveston counties from The Woodlands. Handles Texas probate end to end: getting an executor or administrator appointed, preparing the inventory and appraisement, running the creditor-notice period, retitling property into the estate, and closing with the required accountings. Steven J. Clausen is board certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law.

Serves 4 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning+4

North Loop Houston firm handling estate planning and probate alongside construction, insurance, and commercial litigation in Harris County. Assists families with will drafting, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and all three Texas probate tracks — dependent administration, independent administration, and muniment of title.

Serves 6 countiesEstate PlanningProbateConstruction LawTrustsWills

Houston firm founded in 1981 whose Trust, Probate, and Estate Planning group serves business owners, executives, and their families in Harris County and the surrounding metro. Handles estate and trust administration, probate disputes, creditors' claims, and the fiduciary duties of executors and trustees, and drafts wills, family and charitable trusts, and business succession agreements.

Since 1981Serves 8 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTax PlanningTrusts

Serves Brazoria County and the southern Houston suburbs from offices in Pearland and Lake Jackson, naming Alvin, Angleton, Clute, Freeport, Sweeny, and West Columbia among the communities it covers. Drafts wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, handles guardianships, and takes probate litigation when a death is contested.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrustsWills