Houston Probate Estate Wills & Trust Attorney

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Zealous Advocate for you with ability, means, experience and wherewithal to win for yo

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Fight For Your Inheritance Rights  

We have the Experience and Track Record  to fight for your Estate Inheritance Rights.  We can help you on hourly or on contingency basis which means no attorney fees or expenses unless we win a recovery.  

Again, we have the experience; results & team to fight for your estate rights.

Depending on the nature of your individual case; Common tactics can be used:

1. Seek an appointment of temporary administrator;
2. Removal of executor;
3. When an option, executor of the Will can be asked to  bonded;
4. Prevent them from using estate resources to pay for their defense when practical and feasible.

  Education

     Nicholas earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston Law Center in 2000.

With an under graduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in Finance. 

  Memberships

         Formerly with Texas Trial Lawyers Association 

         Avvo.com for consumers on lawyers Rating 5 out 5 stars

         Nominated for the directory of Elite Lawyers Award – https://www.elitelawyers.com/about –  “Nations most outstanding lawyers”

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