Heidi Angel

Partner, Fort Worth
817.334.7279
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Biography

Heidi Angel is an attorney in the Trusts & Estates section of Jackson Walker’s Fort Worth office. Her practice covers a broad range of trust and estate matters, including complex wills, irrevocable and revocable trusts, special needs trusts, prenuptial agreements, as well as estate planning for limited partnerships and limited liability companies.

Heidi’s expertise extends to probate and trust administration across various levels of complexity, ranging from heirship determinations to intricate estate and trust management tasks, which include modification and termination of trusts.

While in law school, Heidi interned for the Honorable Cheryl Johnson at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin and for the Honorable Sue Walker at the Second Court of Appeals in Texas.

Education

B.A., Auburn University

M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

J.D., Texas A&M University School of Law

  • Board of Advocates Distinguished Advocate
  • Order of the Barristers

Bar Admissions

Texas

Professional Certifications

Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law

  • President’s Award, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2023
  • Named to “Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars” list, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2023
    • Estate & Probate
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), 2023-2024
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2020-2023
    • Estate & Probate
  • “Top Attorneys”, 360 West Magazine, 2019-2023, 2025
    • Wills, Trusts, Estates, and Probate
  • “Top Attorneys”, Fort Worth Magazine, 2020, 2023-2024
    • Probate, Estates, Trust
  • Pro Bono Award for Attorney Mentor, Tarrant County Volunteer Attorney Services, 2018
  • Top Attorney less than five years in practice, 360 West magazine, 2018
    • Wills, Trusts, Estate, Probate

  • Tarrant County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2025-2026
  • Kupferle Health Board benefiting Texas Health Resources Foundation, Board Member
  • Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Tarrant County Bar Association Women in the Law Luncheon, Co-Chair, 2023
  • Tarrant County Bar Association, Women Attorneys Section
    • Past-President, 2024-2025
    • Chair, 2023-2024
    • Vice Chair 2022-2023
  • Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Board
  • State Bar of Texas, Real Estate Probate and Trust Law (REPTL) Guardianship Committee, Member 2022-2023
  • Texas Wall Street Women
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas
    • Board Member, 2014-2020
    • President, 2019-2020
  • Leadership ISD’s Tarrant County Civic Voices, Fellow, 2018-2019

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July 21, 2025
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Nineteen Jackson Walker Attorneys Recognized by ‘360 West Magazine’ as Top Fort Worth Lawyers in 2025

Jackson Walker is proud to celebrate 19 attorneys recognized as 2025 “Top Attorneys” by 360 West Magazine for their outstanding work across Fort Worth’s legal community. Congratulations to all the honorees!

May 30, 2025
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JW Belonging & Inclusion Newsletter – May 2025

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April 7, 2025
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Heidi Angel Elected to Board of Directors for the Tarrant County Bar Association

Jackson Walker proudly congratulates Heidi Angel on her election to the Tarrant County Bar Association Board of Directors for 2025-2026! Her leadership and expertise in trusts & estates will be a great asset to the TCBA and the local legal community.

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December 20, 2024
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‘Fort Worth Magazine’ Lists 27 Jackson Walker Attorneys Among the “Top Attorneys” of 2024

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 27 Fort Worth-based attorneys to Fort Worth Magazine’s “Top Attorneys” list for 2024. To be selected for inclusion, attorneys with an active license and who practice within the Tarrant County area must be nominated by their peers within the region. The list of nominees then goes through a “rigorous panel review to assure the highest of quality is met.”

JW Diversity & Inclusion 2022 Report theme

April 15, 2024
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JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2024

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March 28, 2024
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Jackson Walker Welcomes Trusts & Estates Experts Heidi Angel and Harry Wolff III

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the addition of partners Heidi Angel and Harry Wolff III to the Trusts & Estates practice group.

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