Background

Mark practices primarily in the areas of trust and estate planning, probate administration, business planning, and business transactions. Mark is certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has extensive wealth-transfer and tax-planning experience and can assist any client in need of an estate plan—from high net-worth clients with complex, taxable estates to clients that only require simple Wills. He also has extensive experience with probate and trust administration, including contested matters.

Mark’s clients benefit from his expertise and his desire to honor their lifetime achievements now and for generations to come with meaningful asset-protection and transfer plans.

Awards & Recognitions

Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

 

“Top Attorney” 360 West Magazine, 2017, 2023, 2024

Areas of Practice

Estate and Gift Taxation

Estate Planning

Marital Property Agreements

Probate and Trust Administration

Will Contests

Business and Nonprofit Organization Planning

Mergers and Acquisitions

Business Transactions

Contract negotiations

Associations & Memberships

·  Tarrant County Bar Association

·  Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Director

·  Tax and Estate Planning Section of the Tarrant County Bar Association, Chair

·  Fort Worth Business and Estate Section of the Tarrant County Bar Association, Member

·  Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas,  Member

Education

J.D. Texas A&M University School of Law, 2014

B.B.A. University of North Texas, 2011

Bar/Court Admissions

State Bar of Texas

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