Lauren Davis Hunt

Practice Areas

Ms. Hunt is a Partner of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP. Since 2007, she has focused her practice in the area of fiduciary litigation, primarily involving trusts, estates, family limited partnerships, powers of attorney, community property and financial account disputes.

Ms. Hunt currently serves as Treasurer of the Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law ("REPTL") section of the State Bar of Texas. She was a founding Board Member pf the Texas Real Estate & Probate Institute (“T-REP”), and was Chair or Co-Chair of the Estate and Trust Legislative Affairs Committee for T-REP during three legislative sessions, where she participated in the development and passage of new legislation related to the Texas Trust Code, the Texas Estates Code, and related practice areas. Ms. Hunt is a former Council Member and former Chair of the Fiduciary Litigation Committee of REPTL. She is a regular speaker and author on topics related to fiduciary litigation at Continuing Legal Education programs for other attorneys and professionals in her practice area.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ("ACTEC") (2023 - present)

Treasurer, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law section of the State Bar of Texas (2025-2026)

Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers® in America in the practice area of Trusts and Estates Litigation (2024 to present)

Texas Super Lawyers (2024 to present)

Texas Rising Stars (2016–2018)

Board Member, Texas Real Estate & Probate Institute (2022–2025)

Chair (2022-2023), Co-Chair (2024-2025), Estate and Trust Legislative Affairs Committee for the Texas Real Estate and Probate Institute

Chair (2021–2023), Co-Chair (2019–2021), Estate and Trust Legislative Affairs Committee for the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (2019–2023)

Council Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (2016–2020)

Chair, Fiduciary Litigation Committee, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (2017–2019)

Member, Texas Bar College

Member, Austin Bar Association

Member, State Bar of Texas

Member, Texas Bar Foundation

Publications

Estate, Guardianship and Trust Law Legislative Update

Texas Bar Journal

Publication

2025

2025 Legislative Update

University of Texas Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference

Presentation

2025

Trustee Decision Making

State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning & Probate

Presentation/Publication

2025

2025 Legislative Update

Austin Bar Estate Planning and Probate Section All Day CLE

Presentation

2025

2025 Legislative Preview

Texas Tech Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal CLE & Expo

Presentation

2025

Trustee Decision Making

ACTEC Rocky Mountain Fellows Institute

Presentation/Publication

2024 (11/1/24)

2024 Legislative Update

San Antonio Estate Planners Council Docket Call

Presentation

2024

2024 Legislative Update

Texas Tech Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal CLE & Expo

Presentation

2024

2023 Legislative Update

Texas Bar Association Estate and Trusts Legislative Update, Webcast

Presentation

2023

2023 Legislative Update

University of Texas CLE Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference

Presentation

2023

2023 Legislative Update

University of Texas Tax Institute, Stanley M. Johanson Estate Planning Workshop

Presentation

2023

2023 Legislative Update

Texas Bar Association Annual Meeting Conference

Presentation

2023

2023 Legislative Update

State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning & Probate

Presentation

2023

2023 Legislative Preview

Texas Tech Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal CLE & Expo

Presentation

2023

Legislative Update

American National Bank & Trust CLE, Zoom, September 2022

Presentation

2022

Jurisdiction and Venue in Probate Proceedings

Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal, Texas Tech University School of Law, June 2022

Publication

2022

Standing and Capacity in Estate and Trust Litigation

State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning & Probate

Presentation/Publication

2022

What Every Planner Needs to Know About Fiduciary Litigation

State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning Strategies, Zoom

Presentation

2021

Legislative Update

State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, Zoom

Presentation

2021

Legislative Update

UT Law Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference, Galveston, Texas

Presentation

2021

Alternatives to Tortious Interference with Inheritance

Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal, Texas Tech University School of Law, March 2021

Publication

2021

Venue and Jurisdiction in Probate Proceedings

State Bar of Texas, Fiduciary Litigation Course

Presentation/Publication

2021

Legislative Update

Elder Law Section of San Antonio Bar Association, Zoom

Presentation

2021

2021 Legislative Proposals

Disability and Elder Law Attorney Association, Houston, October 2020

Presentation

2020

Alternatives to Tortious Interference with Inheritance

State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June 2020

Presentation

2020

Legislative Update

Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council, September 2019

Presentation

2019

Strategies for Suing and Defending Fiduciary Decision Making

State Bar of Texas Fiduciary Litigation Course

Presentation/Publication

2018

Case Development Strategies

State Bar of Texas Fiduciary Litigation Course, December 2016

Presentation

2016

Standing and Capacity to Sue in Estate and Trust Litigation

Tarrant County Probate Litigation Seminar, September 2016

Presentation/Publication

2016

Standing and Capacity to Sue in Estate and Trust Litigation

State Bar of Texas Fiduciary Litigation Course, December 2015

Presentation/Publication

2015

The Client is Incapacitated – What Do You Do Next?

State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June 2014

Presentation/Publication

2014

Capacity, Standing and Jurisdiction

State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June 2013

Presentation/Publication

2013

Decanting with No Sour Grapes

State Bar of Texas Estate Planning and Probate Drafting, October 2013

Presentation

2013

Informal Demand or Formal Discovery: The Debate on Obtaining Information from Fiduciaries Under Their Duty to Disclose

State Bar of Texas, Fiduciary Litigation Beyond the Basics

Presentation

2011

Exculpatory Clauses

State Bar of Texas, Trial of a Fiduciary Litigation Case, December 2009

Presentation/Publication

2009