The 2026 listing of leading Houston Trusts, Estates & Probate Litigation Lawyers details solicitors practising in contested trusts, estates, probate and succession litigation matters in the Houston legal market who have been identified by their fellow Houston lawyers specialsing in these areas for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Preeminent
Christopher Burt, BoyarMiller
Ryan Cantrell, Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Linda Goehrs, Weycer Kaplan Pulaski & Zuber
Jack Lawter, Lawter & Lawter
Cameron McCulloch, Kean Miller
Sarah Patel Pacheco, Jackson Walker
Jeffrey Watters, Gray Reed
Leading
Kathleen Tanner Beduze, Jackson Walker
Don Ford III, Ford + Bergner
Bob MacIntyre, Kean Miller
Joseph Marrs, Marrs Ellis & Hodge
Bridget O’Toole, Schlanger Silver
Darlene Payne Smith, Crain Caton & James
Recommended
Georgia Akers, Hanszen Laporte
Trey Avant, Gray Reed
Eric Bean, FBFK Law
Sam Cruse, Gibbs & Bruns
Rudy Culp, Texas Probate Attorney
Nicole Davis, Nikki Davis Law
Murray Fogler, Fogler O’Neil & Gray
Troy Ford, Beck Redden
Adrianne Graves, Graves Law
Jessica Guobadia, Kean Miller
Don Jackson, Ware Jackson Lee O’Neill Smith & Barrow
Kelly Boss Shields, Chamberlain Hrdlicka
James Stilwell, Stilwell Earl & Apostolakis
Gus Tamborello, Gus G. Tamborello
Katie Tipper-McWhorter, Yetter Coleman