Elliott has practiced for decades in the area of wills,
trusts, estates, guardianships and probate. He routinely prepares living
trusts, wills and handles probate administrations for his clientele.
Elliott provides strategic advice and planning regarding trust and estate
related disputes. He is skilled in helping clients resolve family related
disputes arising after the death of a family member and has guided many clients
through the litigation process. He is a versatile team member of an accomplished
group of fiduciary, trust and probate litigation focused attorneys.
Education
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American
University of Paris, France
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Bachelor
of Arts (Government) from the University of Texas at Austin
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Juris
Doctor, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
Recognition
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Rated
AV Preeminent (highest possible) rating for both legal ability and ethical
standards by Martindale-Hubbell since 1994
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Elected
as a Life Fellow of The Texas Bar Foundation, 2006
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Winner
of an American Jurisprudence Award as a law student
Papers & Speeches
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Presentation
to the Collin County Enrolled Agents Association regarding Business and Estate
Planning opportunities, June 1998
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Paper
and Speech titled “Will or trust? Which is better for the client?” to the Solo
and Small Firm Section of the Dallas Bar Association, September 2000
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Paper
and Speech titled “Will or trust? Which is better for the client?” to the Solo
and Small Firm Section of the Dallas Bar Association, January 2007
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Presented
a paper and speech to attorneys at a National Business Institute seminar
titled, “The Probate Process from Start to Finish”, December 2008
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Co-presented
article, “Proof of Facts and Common Evidentiary Problems Encountered in
Contested Probate Proceedings”, 7th Probate Litigation Seminar,
sponsored by the Tarrant County Probate Bar Association (September 2010)
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Co-presenter
of live State Bar of Texas video broadcast on the topic of “Remedies Available
in Litigation Arising out of the uses of Powers of Attorney”, Austin, Texas
January 2011
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Presentation
to the National Conference of In Home Care Providers on the topic of “Agency
Liability for Caregiver Misconduct”, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 2011
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Co-presenter:
A Remedies Centered Approach to Litigation Involving Durable Powers of
Attorney, Collin County Probate Bar Association, November 2012
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Author
and Co-presenter of article titled, “Planning to Avoid Power of Attorney
Litigation” at the University of Texas School of Law Continuing Legal Education
Program, Galveston September 2013
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Presentation
by national broadcast to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation employees on the
topic of “Traps for the Unwary in Managing Family Estate Planning Issues,”
March 2020
Bar Related Service
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Served
for seven years as a member of the Dallas sub-committee of the State Bar of Texas
Committee against the Unauthorized Practice of Law
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One-year
terms as both Vice-Chair and Chair of the Minority Participation Committee of
the Dallas Bar Association
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One-year
terms as both Vice-Chair and Chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Membership and
Admissions Committee
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One-year
terms as both Vice-Chair and Chair of the Solo and Small Firm Section of the
Dallas Bar Association
Board Service
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Member
of Board of Trustees of the Dallas Children’s Theater, 1998 – 2000
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Member
of Board of Trustees of the North Texas Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society of America, 2003 – 2007
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Member
of the Board of Trustees, since 2015, of the American University in Paris, aup.edu, a fully accredited
English speaking university offering an American style education in the heart
of Paris
Texas Bar Foundation; College of The State Bar of Texas.
Distinguished: An excellent rating for a lawyer with some experience. This rating indicates the attorney is widely
respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
Notable: This rating indicates that the lawyer has been recognized by a large number of their peers for strong ethical standards.
