Biography
Austin Thomas is a wealth planning attorney assisting clients in Houston and beyond with all aspects of business and estate planning. Austin’s practices focuses on the preparation of wills and trusts, lifetime transfers of assets, and restructuring of family businesses, as well as analysis of related tax issues. Austin’s experience includes the implementation of advanced strategies to transition ownership of family businesses and other properties from one generation to the next while minimizing federal transfer taxes.
Education
B.A., Rice University
J.D., The University of Texas at Austin
- Texas International Law Journal, Articles and Notes Editor
Bar Admissions
Texas, 2013
Board Certifications
Estate Planning and Probate Law
Austin’s practice experience includes many aspects of wealth planning and estate administration, including but not limited to
- Estate and business succession planning
- Planning to minimize gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes
- Preparation of wills, incapacity planning documents, and trust agreements
- Estate and trust administration
- Preparation and review of gift tax returns and estate tax returns
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), Trusts and Estates, 2021-2022
- Armand Bayou Nature Center Foundation, Board of Trustees
- The Junior League of Houston, Active Member
- HSPVA Friends, Advisory Board
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- Former Committeeman
- Member
- Houston Estate and Financial Forum, Member
- Houston Bar Association Probate, Trusts, and Estates Section, Member