Counsel for estates, families, and fiduciaries.

Estate Planning

Wills, Trusts, Directives

After a thorough examination of assets, Tyler designs, drafts, and executes an estate plan built around your goals — preserving wealth and minimizing taxes.

• Wills, medical and durable powers of attorney, and directives to physicians
• Revocable living trusts, gift trusts, and marital agreements
• Buy-sell agreements for closely held businesses
• Asset protection from creditors' claims

Probate Administration

Executors, Heirs, Estates

Guiding executors, trustees, and surviving family through the Texas probate courts — from admitting the will to distributing the estate.

• Gathering and valuing the assets of the decedent
• Paying liabilities and filing federal estate tax returns when required
• Distributing assets to individuals, bypass, marital, and descendant's trusts
• Heirship determinations and independent administrations

Trust & Probate Litigation

Will Contests, Fiduciary Disputes

Disputed matters incidental to probate, with a focus on resolution — especially in blended families where a death or incapacity unsettles everyone.

• Will contests and challenges to estate administration
• Breach of fiduciary duty claims
• Trust disputes among beneficiaries and trustees
• Guardianship and incapacity conflicts

Wrongful Death & Survival Actions

Co-Counsel to Plaintiffs' Firms

Tyler frequently serves as co-counsel with plaintiffs' firms across Texas in multi-million dollar wrongful death, survival, and catastrophic injury litigation.

• Estate and heirship work supporting wrongful death claims
• Court approval of settlements and allocations
• Representation of estates in catastrophic injury litigation
• Coordination with trial counsel statewide