Biography
Claire N. Raggio offers a creative and personal approach to preserving wealth and transferring assets among generations. Her practice is primarily devoted to advising high-net-worth individuals regarding gift and estate planning matters through the design and implementation of wills, trusts, and related entity structures. Claire also represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries of estates and trusts with a wide range of probate, trust, and estate administration needs.
Education
B.B.A., magna cum laude, with Honors in Business, Southern Methodist University
M.S., Accounting, Southern Methodist University
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law
Certified Public Accountant
Bar Admissions
Texas, 2004
- Estate Planning
- Wills and Trusts
- Probate and Estate Administration
- “Best Lawyers in Dallas,” Tax: Trusts and Estates, D Magazine, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2022
- “Best Women Lawyers in Dallas,” Tax: Trusts and Estates, D Magazine, 2010
- Texas Rising Star: Estate Planning and Probate, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2007-2011, 2014-2017
Professional Involvement
- Dallas Bar Association – Probate, Trust and Estates Section
- Section Council, 2018-2020
- Dallas Estate Planning Council
- Board of Governors, 2021-22
- North Texas Estate Planning Council
- Texas Bar College of the State Bar of Texas
- State Bar of Texas – Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section
Community Involvement
- Friends of Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2016-2022
- Scientist Selection Committee, 2017-2018
- Annual Fund Committee of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, 2021-2022
- Trains at NorthPark benefitting the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas
- Rail Car Sales Committee, 2009-2020
- Sponsor Party Co-Chair, 2014
- Trains at NorthPark Event Co-Chair, 2013
- Dallas CASA Children’s Council, 2018-2019
- Equest Women’s Auxiliary, Luncheon Raffle Co-Chair, 2016