Serves Dallas County and the surrounding North Texas area from 100 Crescent Court in downtown Dallas. Carries probate, estate administration, and trust administration alongside its planning work, with charitable, tax, and family business planning. All four attorneys are board certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Probate in Collin County
Probate Court Record
Collin County Probate Court
Collin County
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Office
2100 Bloomdale Road, Suite 12352, McKinney, TX 75071
Website
E-filing
Self-represented filing
Attorney of record required
Self-help forms
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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source
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Trust Administration Firms Serving Collin County
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.
Fort Worth estate and tax specialty firm of more than 30 attorneys, with offices in Dallas and Austin, founded by Marvin Blum in 1980. Represents executors and trustees in probate court matters, trust funding, asset disclaimers, contested probate, and estate tax return preparation, and litigates fiduciary disputes on both sides.
Denton firm serving Denton County and neighboring Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Wise, Cooke, Grayson, and Montague counties. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, guardianship proceedings, and contested estate and trust matters, plus tax and non-tax planning wills and trusts. Dena Reecer is board certified in estate planning and probate law.
Estate planning and probate firm based in Cedar Park with six more offices across Austin, Round Rock, Bellaire, and Arlington. Handles probate administration and avoidance, muniment of title, small estate affidavits, trust administration, guardianship, will contests, and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Eight attorneys split between planning and probate teams.
Rockwall solo practice serving Rockwall, Dallas, Kaufman, and Collin counties, and Texas statewide since 1994. Michael Cramer drafts wills, revocable living trusts, and special needs trusts, handles trust administration, and litigates will and trust contests. Services are offered in English and Spanish, and the initial case evaluation is complimentary.
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