Omar J. Leal is the President of Branscomb Law. He is also a Member of the firm’s Estate Planning and Probate Group. His practice focuses on estate planning, asset protection planning, probate, guardianship, and trust administration. He regularly assists and advises clients concerning marital property agreements, wealth preservation issues, including estate and gift tax planning, asset protection, incapacity planning and business succession. His work also includes assisting clients with procedural and substantive issues in uncontested and contested estate, trust, and guardianship matters, including community and separate property issues.
PROFESSIONAL
• Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Maintaining Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
• Past-President, Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council
• Past-President, Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association
• AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates
• Thompson Reuters’ Texas Super Lawyers 2014-2022
• Thompson Reuters’ Rising Star 2004-2005, 2007-2014
• Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas Estate Planning & Probate 101 Course, State Bar of Texas Building Blocks of Wills, Estates and Probate Course, Corpus Christi Bar Association Probate Law Seminar, the Texas Guardianship Association Annual Conference, and the Texas Association of Legal Professionals Annual Meeting and Educational Conference.
• Former Chairperson for the District 11 Texas Bar Foundation Nominating Committee
• Young Lawyer of the Year Award, Corpus Christi Bar Association (2008)
• Corpus Christi’s Top 40 under 40 (Young Professionals Honor)
COMMUNITY
• Secretary and Director, Coastal Bend Community Foundation
• Past Secretary and Director, Corpus Christi Education Foundation
• Volunteer Attorney, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
• Volunteer Presenter for the People’s Law School Estate Planning Course
PERSONAL
Omar and his wife, Erica, live in Corpus Christi.
Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Maintaining Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
Former Chairperson for the District 11 Texas Bar Foundation Nominating Committee
Presenter, State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas Estate Planning & Probate 101 Course, State Bar of Texas Building Blocks of Wills, Estates and Probate Course, Corpus Christi Bar Association Probate Law Seminar, the Texas Guardianship Association Annual Conference, and the Texas Association of Legal Professionals Annual Meeting and Educational Conference.
Community
Director, Coastal Bend Community Foundation
Past Secretary and Director, Corpus Christi Education Foundation
Volunteer attorney, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
Volunteer presenter for the People's Law School Estate Planning Course
Personal
Omar and his wife, Erica, live in Corpus Christi. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Corpus Christi Bar Association Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council (Treasurer) Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association (President, 2005-2006) Fellow: Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation Former Chairperson for the District 11 Texas Bar Foundation Nominating Committee.
(Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)
