Michael D. Allen

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Michael D. Allen: Attorney with Allen Lottmann Kimmel A Professional Corporation
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Phi Delta Phi. Trustee: Austin College, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Past President, Director: East Texas Communities Foundation. Author/Speaker: 2006, 2001, 2000, 1997, "Estate Planning for The Family Business Owner," ALI-ABA Courses of Study; "Business Succession Strategies," 1998 ABA Annual Conference; State Bar of Texas CLE Estate Planning Courses: "How Reasonable Minds Differ," 2011 Advanced Estate Planning; "Documenting Sales to Grantor Trusts," 2009 Advanced Drafting; "Installment Sales," 2008 Advanced Estate Planning; "Between the Deaths," 2008 Advanced Strategies; "Representing Dysfunctional Families," 2007 Advanced Strategies; "Representing the Patriarch in Succession Planning," 2006 Advanced Estate Planning; "Life & Death of an FLP," 2005 Advanced Strategies; "Enabling Donors to Express Dreams," 2004 Advanced Charitable Planning; "Limited Partnership Agreements," 2003 Advanced Drafting; Course Director, 2001 Advanced Strategies; "Closely Held Business Strategies," 2000 Advanced Tax Law; "Sophisticated Solutions to Family Wealth Transfers," 1999 Advanced Strategies; "Family Business Succession Planning," 1998 Advanced Strategies: "Business Succession," 1996 Advanced Strategies; "Formula Gifts of Limited Partner Interests," 1995 Advanced Drafting; "Intestate Family Settlements," 1994 Advanced Drafting; "Practical Considerations in Family Limited Partnerships," 1993 Advanced Estate Planning; "Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts," 1992 Advanced Drafting.

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

(Board Certified, Estate Planning Law and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)
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Areas of Practice (3)

  • Estate Planning
  • Business Successions
  • Probate

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Austin College, B.A., 1973
Law School Attended:
Southern Methodist University, J.D., 1976
Year of First Admission:
1976
Admission:
1976, Texas
Memberships:
Smith County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Council Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1995-1998; Past Chairman, Professionalism and Ethics Committee; Past Chairman, Transmutation Subcommittee); East Texas Estate Planning Council (President, 1989); Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers; Texas Bar Foundation.
Birth Information:
Sherman, Texas, March 8, 1951
Certifications:
Board Certified, Estate Planning Law and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
ISLN:
909483096

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430-205-3745  Phone

903-534-3757  Fax

www.allenlottmann.com

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