Leading Wealth, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers – Dallas-Fort Worth – Current Rankings

The 2026 listing of leading Dallas-Fort Worth Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers details lawyers practising in trusts, estate & succession planning law matters in the Dallas-Fort Worth legal market who have been identified by their fellow Dallas lawyers, clients and referrers specialising in these areas for their expertise and abilities in the area.

Showing all 43 lawyers

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 5 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
John Bergner	Winstead PC	Doyle’s ranking record: John Bergner
Marvin Blum	The Blum Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Marvin Blum
Thomas Cantrill	Hunton Andrews Kurth	Doyle’s ranking record: Thomas Cantrill
Lora Davis	Davis Stephenson	Doyle’s ranking record: Lora Davis
Christine Wakeman	Winstead PC	Doyle’s ranking record: Christine Wakeman

Leading

Leading: 13 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Brian Dethrow	Jackson Walker	Doyle’s ranking record: Brian Dethrow
Shannon Guthrie	Stephens-Guthrie	Doyle’s ranking record: Shannon Guthrie
Lisa Jamieson	Bourland Wall & Wenzel	Doyle’s ranking record: Lisa Jamieson
Kevin Keen	Katten Muchin Rosenman	Doyle’s ranking record: Kevin Keen
Christian Kelso	Farrow-Gillespie Heath Wilmoth	Doyle’s ranking record: Christian Kelso
Nikki Laing	Hallett & Perrin	Doyle’s ranking record: Nikki Laing
Daniel McCarthy	Wick Phillips	Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel McCarthy
Phillip McCrury	Kelly Hart & Hallman	Doyle’s ranking record: Phillip McCrury
Jason McCuiston	Clark Hill	Doyle’s ranking record: Jason McCuiston
Colin Murchison	Jackson Walker	Doyle’s ranking record: Colin Murchison
Bill Mureiko	Haynes Boone	Doyle’s ranking record: Bill Mureiko
Laurel Stephenson	Davis Stephenson	Doyle’s ranking record: Laurel Stephenson
Tresi Moore Weeks	The Weeks Law Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Tresi Moore Weeks

Recommended: 25 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
David C. Bakutis	The Blum Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: David C. Bakutis
Natalie Brackett	Bourland Wall & Wenzel	Doyle’s ranking record: Natalie Brackett
Stuart Bumpas	The Blum Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Stuart Bumpas
John Collins	Haynes Boone	Doyle’s ranking record: John Collins
John Collins III	Katten Muchin Rosenman	Doyle’s ranking record: John Collins III
Alan Davis	Meadows Collier Reed Cousins Crouch & Ungerman	Doyle’s ranking record: Alan Davis
Chris Krupa Downs	Krupa Downs Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Chris Krupa Downs
Michael Duran	The Duran Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Duran
Barbara Ferguson	Haynes Boone	Doyle’s ranking record: Barbara Ferguson
Jeffrey Hamilton	The Blum Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey Hamilton
Shelli Harveson	Harveson Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Shelli Harveson
Amanda Holliday	The Blum Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Amanda Holliday
Nelson Hunt	Neuhoff Hunt	Doyle’s ranking record: Nelson Hunt
Michael Kaitcer	Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Kaitcer
Mark Maples	Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz	Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Maples
Sarah Marks	Haynes Boone	Doyle’s ranking record: Sarah Marks
R. Dyann McCully	The Blum Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: R. Dyann McCully
Tom Neuhoff Jr	Neuhoff Hunt	Doyle’s ranking record: Tom Neuhoff Jr
David Pyke	Pyke & Associates	Doyle’s ranking record: David Pyke
Dena Reecer	The Reecer Law Firm	Doyle’s ranking record: Dena Reecer
Eric Reis	Haynes Boone	Doyle’s ranking record: Eric Reis
Jana Simons	Meadows Collier Reed Cousins Crouch & Ungerman	Doyle’s ranking record: Jana Simons
Melinda Watts Smith	Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz	Doyle’s ranking record: Melinda Watts Smith
Judith Tobey	Davis Stephenson	Doyle’s ranking record: Judith Tobey
David Tracy	Cantey Hanger	Doyle’s ranking record: David Tracy

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The 2026 rankings of leading Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning lawyers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, identified by fellow Dallas-Fort Worth Estates Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning lawyers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, identified by fellow Dallas-Fort Worth Estates Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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