Navigating the Texas Probate System.
Helping Houston families protect loved ones, preserve what they've built, and navigate aging with confidence.
Estate planning, elder law, Medicaid planning, probate, and special needs guidance — delivered with compassion and the steady experience Houston families turn to during life's most important decisions.
A message from our firm.
Choosing an attorney for your family — especially during a moment of uncertainty — shouldn't feel cold or transactional. We made this short message so you can hear directly from our team about how we work and what families can expect when they sit down with us.
We believe planning should reduce fear, not add to it. Whether you are preparing for the future or responding to something happening right now, you'll find a calm, organized, and deeply human approach here.
Planning before crisis. Guidance during crisis.
Some Houston families come to us to plan ahead. Others come during an urgent moment — a diagnosis, a hospitalization, a loss. Both deserve clear guidance, compassion, and a plan that puts the people you love first.
Plan now, while choices are yours to make.
Build a clear plan that protects your spouse, children, and the life you've worked to create.
Add structure, privacy, and long-term protection that goes beyond a simple will.
Protect both your family and the business you've built — with a coordinated succession strategy.
Preserve benefits and dignity for a loved one without disrupting the support they rely on.
Keep your plan current as family, finances, and Texas law evolve over time.
Steady guidance when decisions can't wait.
Find a path forward when long-term care decisions become urgent — without losing everything.
Navigate complex eligibility rules so the benefits your family needs actually come through.
Steady legal guidance after loss — handling the court process so your family can focus on each other.
Coordinate care, family decisions, and asset protection during one of life's most demanding seasons.
Meet the team guiding your family.
Families aren't hiring documents. They're hiring people — with experience, judgment, and the calm steadiness these decisions deserve.
Tom's own journey navigating care and financial decisions for his mother after her health crisis inspired him to build a practice where planning and advocacy help families find more lifestyle choices and care options.
After his own family's probate experience, David devoted his practice to helping Houston families plan before crisis — believing every family deserves a trusted guide through their life and care journey.
A South Texas College of Law salutatorian, Ryan guides families calmly through Texas probate's procedures and deadlines — and plans proactively to help them avoid the courtroom altogether.
Houston-born and back home after years guiding Austin families through probate, Philip brings steady, experienced counsel to the firm's probate clients across Greater Houston.
More than documents. A plan for the people you love.
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, Medicaid strategies, probate plans — they all matter. But the real goal isn't paperwork. It's protecting the spouse, the children, the parents, and the legacy behind every one of those documents.
Make sure the person who shared your life is cared for, supported, and free from avoidable hardship.
A clear plan removes guesswork — and prevents the disagreements that hurt families most after a loss.
Strategies that protect what you've built from taxes, long-term care costs, and unintended distribution.
Coordinate housing, care, finances, and legal authority — without scrambling at the worst moment.
Provide for a loved one's long-term support without disrupting the benefits they depend on.
Life changes. Texas law changes. We help your plan keep up so it works when your family needs it.
Thomas W. McCulloch, JD & CPA.
Tom's path into elder law is deeply personal. After his mother's health crisis, he spent months working with health care providers and agencies to plan for her care and financial security — and saw firsthand how overwhelming the maze of aging, cost, and care can feel without the right guidance.
That experience inspired him to build a team that meets these challenges straight on: combining the legal craft of a JD with the financial fluency of a CPA to help Houston families find more choices, more care options, and more peace of mind.
Decades guiding Texas families through estate, elder, and probate matters.
Tax and financial strategy woven directly into planning decisions.
Strategies that preserve what families have built across generations.
Calm guidance for spouses, children, and business owners alike.
Services framed around the families behind them.
Every engagement is built around the people you're protecting — not a checklist of legal documents. Clear strategy, compassionate guidance, and outcomes that hold up when your family needs them most.
Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives — built around your family, not a template.
Estate Planning for Business Owners
Succession, ownership transfer, and coordinated planning that keeps a lifetime of work intact.
Medicaid Crisis Planning
Eligibility strategy, asset protection, and steady guidance when a family is running out of time.
Public Benefits Planning
Coordinated planning around Medicaid, VA benefits, and other support programs Texas families depend on.
Special Needs Planning
Special needs trusts and lifetime planning that preserve care without disrupting eligibility.
Trust Planning
Revocable and irrevocable trusts designed to fit your family, your assets, and your goals.
Texas Probate
Compassionate representation through the Texas probate process — court filings, executor support, and resolution.
Estate Planning Maintenance
Ongoing reviews and updates so your plan reflects your family today — not who you were a decade ago.
Workshops & Webinars
Complimentary educational sessions for Houston families exploring planning options at their own pace.
What working with our firm feels like.
Clear. Calm. Organized. Family-centered. From the first conversation through long-term maintenance, every step is designed to reduce uncertainty and help your family move forward with confidence.
We start with a calm, no-pressure consultation to understand your family, the situation, and what matters most.
Together we work through goals, concerns, and the people the plan needs to protect.
We design a plan tailored to your family, finances, and the realities of Texas law.
Wills, trusts, directives, and Medicaid or probate filings — drafted clearly and reviewed together.
Maintenance, updates, workshops, and a team that stays with you well after the plan is signed.
Upcoming complimentary workshops & webinars.
Families shouldn't have to make major planning decisions in the dark. Learn at your own pace, ask real questions, and decide what's right for your family.
Estate Planning Essentials for Houston Families
A complete walkthrough of wills, trusts, and the planning decisions every Texas family should understand.
Reserve Your SeatMedicaid & Long-Term Care in Texas
What families need to know about long-term care costs, eligibility, and protecting assets before a crisis.
Reserve Your SeatProtecting a Loved One with Special Needs
Special needs trusts, public benefits, and building a lifetime support structure with confidence.
Reserve Your SeatServing families across Greater Houston.
From Downtown to the Galleria, from Sugar Land to The Woodlands — we serve families throughout the Houston Metro area with the same compassionate, deeply local approach to estate planning, elder law, and probate.
- Bellaire
- Cypress
- Houston
- Katy
- Spring
- West University Place
- Missouri City
- Richmond
- Rosenberg
- Stafford
- Sugar Land
- Pearland
- The Woodlands
Two Houston offices, one Houston firm.
Choose the location that's most convenient for your family. Same team. Same standard of care. Same Houston-rooted approach.
Our downtown office serves Houston families, professionals, and business owners near the city's legal, financial, and business core.
Our Galleria-area office serves families across West Houston, Bellaire, Memorial, and the surrounding communities with convenient access and parking.
When your family is ready to plan — or needs guidance right now — we're here.
Schedule a calm, compassionate conversation with our Houston team. We'll listen, answer questions, and help you understand what a clear path forward looks like for your family.