Estate Planning Attorney in The Woodlands, Texas

Education

• J.D., Baylor Law School, Waco, Texas, 2019
• B.S., Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 2010

Bar Admissions

• United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2021
• Texas, 2020

Background

I’m an eighth-generation Texan. I graduated from Trinity Lutheran School in Klein and Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball. I also reached the rank of Eagle Scout with Boy Scouts of America Troop 1333.

Before I became a lawyer, I worked as a mechanical engineer for an engineering consulting firm in Houston. I passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination and became certified as an Engineer-in-Training by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.

I received my law degree from Baylor Law School. There, I helped clients with patent, trademark, and copyright matters through the Baylor Law School Intellectual Property Law Clinic, a pro bono legal aid service. I was also the president of Baylor’s chapter of the Christian Legal Society.

Today, I focus my practice on estate planning, probate, intellectual property, business law, and real estate law. I enjoy working directly with clients to help them protect what they’ve built and plan for the future.

Estate Planning

In Ancient Rome, Julius Caesar left a will that made his grand-nephew, Octavian, his primary beneficiary and helped position him as Caesar’s successor. Octavian later established the Roman Empire and became its first emperor, Caesar Augustus.

Death raises many questions. Probate is a process that seeks to legally answer some of those questions and, when possible, to authenticate a valid will. The law does not allow many assumptions when a person dies, so leaving a will dramatically simplifies the probate process.

Every state handles wills and probate in its own way. We follow Texas law when preparing and probating wills.

Resources

• Wills - Texas Judicial Branch Forms (txcourts.gov)
• Powers of Attorney & Medical Directives - Texas HHS Forms (hhs.texas.gov)

Services

• Wills
• Trusts
• Powers of Attorney
• Medical Directives
• Probate

Intellectual Property

In the United States, intellectual property law traditionally comprises four categories: patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. The federal government provides free resources for understanding these types of intellectual property, some of which are linked here.

Resources

• General - IP Identifier (uspto.gov)
• General - IP Toolkits (uspto.gov)
• Patents - USPTO Video: Roadmap to Filing a Patent Application (youtube.com)
• Patents - Patent Basics (uspto.gov)
• Trademarks - Trademark Basics (uspto.gov)

Services

• Patent Applications
• Trademark Applications
• Copyright Registration
• Maintenance Filings
• Licensing
• Assignments

Business Law

Services

• LLC, Partnership, and Corporation Formation
• Custom Operating Agreements
• Contract Drafting
• Buy-Sell Agreements
• Business Succession Planning
• Asset Purchase Agreements
• Corporate Restructuring

Real Estate

Property ownership is sometimes described as a “bundle of rights.” Real estate law governs how rights in real property are held, divided, transferred, and documented.

Services

• Deeds and Conveyances
• Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements
• Commercial Leases
• Promissory Notes and Deeds of Trust

Office Address

2001 Timberloch Place, Suite 500
The Woodlands, Texas 77380

Mailing Address

Phone

281-615-9841

Email

[email protected]