INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Megan Watkins

Megan Watkins

High Net Worth 2026

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About

Provided by Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton LLP

High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Ms. Watkins is a partner of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP. She focuses her practice in the area of fiduciary litigation, primarily involving trust, estate, and guardianship disputes, representing parties on both sides of the docket. Ms. Watkins also represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in connection with probate procedures, trust and estate administration, guardianship administration, and trust terminations and modifications. Additionally, Ms. Watkins handles appeals of all types of civil matters, especially those arising from and involving trusts, estates, wills, probate matters, and guardianships.

Professional Memberships

Rated by Chambers & Partners in the High Net Worth Guide for Private Wealth Disputes (2026 – Present)

Selected for inclusion in the 2nd–6th Editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in the practice area of Trusts and Estates Litigation (2022 to present)

Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, sponsored by Thomson Reuters and published in Texas Monthly (2022 - present)

REPTL Leadership Academy Class of 2020–2021

Austin Young Lawyers Association Leadership Academy Class of 2019–2020

Board Member, Austin Bar Association, Estate Planning & Probate Section

Member, State Bar of Texas (Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Section)

Member, State Bar of Missouri

Member, American Bar Association

Member, International Bar Association

Member, Austin Bar Association

Member, Austin Young Lawyers Association

Member, National Association of Charitable Gift Planning

Member, The College of the State Bar of Texas

Education

The University of California - Los Angeles

Bachelors, History and Political Science, College Honors

2008 - 2012

The University of Texas School of Law

Juris Doctor

2012 - 2015

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Individual Editorial

Megan Watkins is an Austin-based trusts and estates litigator who advises on probate and breach of fiduciary duty disputes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Megan is very thorough and thoughtful. She takes a broad view on issues, and she's an invaluable team leader.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
  • Megan is very thoughtful. She looks at the end result and thinks "how do we get this done?"

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth

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