High Net Worth Guide 2026 : Texas
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Jackson Walker LLP
Jackson Walker’s Trusts & Estates practice offers comprehensive counsel across both planning and litigation. Our transactional team advises individuals, families, and family offices on preserving and transferring wealth through tax-efficient estate plans, charitable structures, and family office governance. We develop tailored strategies that reflect our clients’ values while minimizing tax exposure and navigating complex family dynamics.
On the litigation side, our attorneys represent fiduciaries, beneficiaries, closely held businesses, and family members in high-stakes disputes. We handle will contests, fiduciary litigation, trust modifications, guardianship matters, and conflicts involving unique assets or business interests. Our litigators collaborate closely with estate planners to deliver strategic, client-centered solutions in and out of court.
With deep experience and a multigenerational client base, we are trusted advisors through every stage of estate planning and administration.
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Jackson Walker advises on estate and trust administration, strategises sophisticated settlement structures and litigates disputes on behalf of its clients. The firm's clients include family offices, fiduciaries, beneficiaries and closely held businesses.
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Jackson Walker is well respected and effective in the local probate courts.
Jackson Walker stands out for its responsiveness, knowledge of procedures and ingenuity in coming up with solutions.
Jackson Walker has a strong bench of lawyers and paralegals to support the practice, and the firm has clearly been willing to put resources behind the practice.
Jackson Walker is the go-to firm for difficult trust and estate litigation matters. They understand the technical issues and how to present them to a jury.
Jackson Walker stands out for its professionalism, respect for everyone involved in the matter and significant experience and deep understanding of all areas of the law impacted by these disputes, including the challenging estate planning and tax issues affecting the wealthy clients involved.
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Sarah Patel Pacheco of Jackson Walker LLP is a highly respected fiduciary litigator in the Texas market. Her expertise includes probate, trust and guardianship matters.
Sarah is one of the best trial lawyers in the country.
Sarah garners rave reviews from clients, co-counsel and the Bar in general.
Sarah is as good as they get. She's A+; top-notch. She's hard-working, and she can run circles around the other side with her superior knowledge.
Sarah Pacheco is able to synthesise complex legal issues to terms everyday clients understand, facilitating collaboration on strategy for a case.
Sarah is simply the best. Her understanding of complex matters, practicality, knowledge and professionalism set her apart from others in the fiduciary litigation space.
Kathleen Beduze works on a broad range of private wealth disputes including fiduciary litigation, guardianship proceedings, trust disputes and contested probate matters.
Kathleen is responsive, provides sound advice and takes the time to understand the situation. She advocates for her clients fully and without reservation.
Kathleen is very client-focused and works well with outside co-counsel.
Sam Hildebrand is an Austin-based trusts and estates practitioner who advises clients on sophisticated estate planning matters.
Scott Schepps advises high net worth clients on estate planning matters.
Scott is an excellent estate planner and better person. His clients are lucky.
Scott is smart and very careful. We enjoy working with him.
Private Wealth Disputes
Private Wealth Disputes
Private Wealth Law
Private Wealth Law
Provided by Jackson Walker LLP
Kathleen Tanner Beduze
Scott Schepps
Amanda Neinast
Claire Raggio
Harry Wolff III
Mark Comuzzie
Brian Merkley
Colin Murchison
Joe Savoie
Jocelyn Thibodaux Slater
Samuel Allen
Heidi Angel
Michael Baldwin
Sabina Bramlett
Tyler Davey
Sam Hildebrand
Head of Department
Michael Kaufman
Tara Potts
Austin Thomas
Erin Tuggle
Sam K. Hildebrand
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