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Jackson Walker
Kathleen Tanner Beduze

Kathleen Tanner Beduze

Partner, Houston
713.752.4325
kbeduze@jw.com
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Recognition & Accolades Publications & Speeches Community Involvement

Practice Areas

  • Trial & Appellate Litigation
  • Wealth Planning

Experience

  • Fiduciary Advice & Counsel
  • Fiduciary Litigation
  • Probate, Trust, & Guardianship Administration
  • Trust & Estate Litigation

Biography

Kathleen Tanner Beduze is a partner in the Trial & Appellate Litigation section of Jackson Walker’s Houston office. Her practice concentrates on the areas of probate litigation, guardianship, and estate and probate administration. She offers experienced counsel handling prosecution and defense of fiduciary claims, will contests, accounting and administration issues, contested guardianships, and interpretation and modifications of trusts and estates.

Kathleen previously clerked at the Thirteenth Court of Appeals and was an intern for Senior U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack of the Southern District of Texas. She studied abroad in Spain and Costa Rica and is fluent in written and spoken Spanish.

Additional Languages

Spanish

Education

B.S., Davidson College
J.D., Baylor Law School

  • Moot Court Team

Bar Admissions

Texas, 2008

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Recognition & Accolades Publications & Speeches Community Involvement
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Litigation – Trusts and Estates, 2021-2022
  • Texas Rising Star, Estate and Trust Litigation, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2016-2022
  • The Top Women Rising Star Attorneys in Texas, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2019-2021
  • “Top Lawyers in Houston” List, H Texas Magazine, 2016-2020
  • “Top Lawyers” List – Wills, H Texas Magazine, 2019-2020
  • Presenter, “Alternatives to Guardianships and Other Emergency Relief,” Austin Bar Association Estate Planning & Probate Section (May 2022)
  • Presenter, “Temporary Guardianships and Other Emergency Relief,” San Antonio Estate Planners Council (April 2022)
  • Contributing Author, Texas Guardianship Manual, State Bar of Texas (2019-Present)
  • Former contributing author of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Reporter (2018-2021)
  • Presenter, “An Overview of Guardianships…and How to Avoid the Process Entirely,” Corpus Christi Estate Planning Counsel (October 2021)
  • Author and Presenter, “Temporary Guardianships and Other Emergency Relief,” University of Texas School of Law’s Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference (August 2021)
  • Author and Presenter, “Tips and Tricks for Will and Estate Planning,” Tri Delta Sisters Connect Virtual Event (October 2020)
  • Author and Presenter, “Ethical Terms of Engagement, Making Sure Your Client is the Right Client,” Fort Worth Probate Bar Association (March 2019) and National Business Institute’s Probate Boot Camp (April 2017)
  • Co-Author, “Options for Seeking Interim Relief in Trust and Estate Litigation,” State Bar of Texas Fiduciary Litigation Course (November 2017)
  • Author, “Discovery in the Modern Era,” Presented at State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course (June 2014)
  • Co-Author, “Navigating the Quagmire of Potential Claims Against Attorneys Involved in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Matter” (June 2012)
  • Houston Business and Estate Planning Council
  • Houston Trusts and Estates Club
  • Houston Bar Association – Probate, Trusts & Estates Section
  • State Bar of Texas – Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section

Recognition & Accolades

  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Litigation – Trusts and Estates, 2021-2022
  • Texas Rising Star, Estate and Trust Litigation, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2016-2022
  • The Top Women Rising Star Attorneys in Texas, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2019-2021
  • “Top Lawyers in Houston” List, H Texas Magazine, 2016-2020
  • “Top Lawyers” List – Wills, H Texas Magazine, 2019-2020

Publications & Speeches

  • Presenter, “Alternatives to Guardianships and Other Emergency Relief,” Austin Bar Association Estate Planning & Probate Section (May 2022)
  • Presenter, “Temporary Guardianships and Other Emergency Relief,” San Antonio Estate Planners Council (April 2022)
  • Contributing Author, Texas Guardianship Manual, State Bar of Texas (2019-Present)
  • Former contributing author of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Reporter (2018-2021)
  • Presenter, “An Overview of Guardianships…and How to Avoid the Process Entirely,” Corpus Christi Estate Planning Counsel (October 2021)
  • Author and Presenter, “Temporary Guardianships and Other Emergency Relief,” University of Texas School of Law’s Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference (August 2021)
  • Author and Presenter, “Tips and Tricks for Will and Estate Planning,” Tri Delta Sisters Connect Virtual Event (October 2020)
  • Author and Presenter, “Ethical Terms of Engagement, Making Sure Your Client is the Right Client,” Fort Worth Probate Bar Association (March 2019) and National Business Institute’s Probate Boot Camp (April 2017)
  • Co-Author, “Options for Seeking Interim Relief in Trust and Estate Litigation,” State Bar of Texas Fiduciary Litigation Course (November 2017)
  • Author, “Discovery in the Modern Era,” Presented at State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course (June 2014)
  • Co-Author, “Navigating the Quagmire of Potential Claims Against Attorneys Involved in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Matter” (June 2012)

Community Involvement

  • Houston Business and Estate Planning Council
  • Houston Trusts and Estates Club
  • Houston Bar Association – Probate, Trusts & Estates Section
  • State Bar of Texas – Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section

Practice Areas

  • Trial & Appellate Litigation
  • Wealth Planning

Experience

  • Fiduciary Advice & Counsel
  • Fiduciary Litigation
  • Probate, Trust, & Guardianship Administration
  • Trust & Estate Litigation

News

  • JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2022
  • Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2022 Texas Rising Stars
  • Jackson Walker Welcomes Wealth Planning and Fiduciary Litigation Group to Houston
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