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Gray Reed

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Planning and preserving the accumulation, management and transfer of wealth in the most tax-efficient manner involves development and implementation of strategies across a broad spectrum. Gray Reed attorneys provide a full range of estate planning and probate services as well as probate and fiduciary litigation. 

In addition, today’s trust and estate matters require comprehensive knowledge of other areas of the law, particularly when working with family offices and business owners. Our trusts and estates team works synergistically with the firm’s other attorneys in such areas as family law, business law, taxation and real estate.

Our Purpose is You.

Our trust and estate attorneys take a custom approach to analyzing the nature of a client's assets and family dynamics to formulate a personalized estate plan and, when necessary, a litigation or litigation-avoidance strategy, for a client's family and business circumstances. Estate planning clients and their families are guided through the estate planning process with careful consideration of the impact of estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes on the financial security of surviving family members. Trust and estate litigation clients receive thoughtful, proactive counsel and skilled representation in order to be equipped with the confidence and information required to make the best decisions for their case, their families and their goals.

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Private Wealth Disputes - Texas

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Gray Reed handles estate planning, and probate and fiduciary litigation. The team's non-contentious expertise includes preparing wills and advising on offshore trusts.

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Strengths

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  • Gray Reed has a very high-calibre legal talent and an outcome-based approach to its work. They partner and collaborate well to achieve top-shelf results in complicated and difficult situations.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Gray Reed holds its employees to a standard of excellence, professionalism and client compassion.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

  • The ultra-affluent want and expect excellence, and that's what Gray Reed provides.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Gray Reed has extremely competent yet approachable and practical estate planners. The team is all very well credentialed and respected counsel, but they differentiate from other firms by having a great bedside manner, making complex subjects digestible for clients.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Gray Reed's team are very responsive. Their work product is technically proficient and looks and reads well. Their approach is high-end. I can trust them, and their reputation is good.

    Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Glen Eichelberger
    Glen Eichelberger

    Glen Eichelberger

    Glen Eichelberger helps clients to implement sophisticated estate planning strategies and preserve assets from generation to generation through effective business succession planning. He also serves as Gray Reed's trust and estates practice group leader.

    • Glen is my go-to counsel for very serious legal matters. He has a stellar reputation as an aggressive but very civil advocate for his clients, and he is detailed and very results-driven.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Glen is one of the most brilliant lawyers I know. I have no hesitation about asking him anything.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Glen is great. He is a good advocate for his client but understands our position as fiduciary.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Brian Cororve
    Brian Cororve

    Brian Cororve

    Brian Cororve centres his practice on wealth transfer techniques such as revocable and irrevocable trusts, as well as resolving trust and administration issues for clients.

    • I've thoroughly enjoyed partnering with Brian. He is extremely competent on estate planning matters, cares deeply about the well being and success of his clients, and delivers on his commitments.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Brian is a wonderful attorney with terrific communication skills.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Brian is one of our go-to counsel. He is very knowledgeable and has a high level of expertise, but also has a soft approach that works very well with our clients.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Jeffrey Watters
    Jeffrey Watters

    Jeffrey Watters

    Jeffrey Watters advises trustees, executors and beneficiaries in high-value trust and estate litigation matters.

    • Jeff Watters is a tremendous attorney. His care and professionalism are incredible.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Jeff is brilliant. He is strategic, an excellent writer and very compassionate regarding the emotions of the situation. He brought results that exceeded our expectations.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Jeff has represented me flawlessly.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Scott Bayer
    Scott Bayer

    Scott Bayer

    Scott Bayer advises individuals and families on estate and trust planning matters. His work includes preparing trusts and wills, among other private wealth mandates.

    • Scott has always been attentive, professional and proactive with help and advice.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Scott is my go-to guy. I put him up against any of his peers in Houston. He has an exceptional bedside manner.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • From a gifting perspective, Scott has been excellent at helping our clients employ strategies. He's efficient, straightforward and knowledgeable.

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  • Trey Avant
    Trey Avant

    Trey Avant

    Trey Avant is a partner in Gray Reed's Houston office. He focuses on fiduciary litigation and contested trust and estate matters. Avant also has experience in commercial and real estate cases.

    • Trey's consistent service, and his responsiveness and guidance, make very difficult situations more manageable.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Trey highly comprehends situational complexity and offers legal approaches and client solutions that are both pragmatic and protective.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Trey is very knowledgeable about litigation.

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  • Emily Radke
    Emily Radke

    Emily Radke

    Emily Radke is a counsel in Gray Reed's Houston office who advises clients throughout Texas on a full spectrum of issues related to estate, gift and generation-skipping tax planning.

    • Emily is responsive, practical and thoughtful in her approach to and with clients.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Emily is very knowledgeable about all aspects of complicated international estate administration processes.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Emily is great to work with and makes us look good with our clients.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Emily excels at communication and work quality. Her attention to detail is absolutely top-flight. She is an absolutely wonderful person to work with, and I deeply value our professional partnership.

      Private Wealth Disputes respondentHigh Net Worth
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