• The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Litigation – Trusts and Estates, 2021-2025
• Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2023-2024
• 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

• 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)

Speeches

• Presenter, “Temporary Guardianships & Other Emergency Relief,” Texas Guardianship Administration (June 2023)
• Presenter, “Avoiding Attorney Liability by Attorneys Practicing in the Areas of Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law,” TexasBarCLE’s 23rd Annual Advanced Guardianship Law & Advanced Elder Law Course (November 2022)
• Author and Presenter, “Recovering Assets Stolen Through Exploitation,” 46th Estate Planning & Probate Course (June 2022)
• Author and Presenter, “Alternatives to Guardianships and Other Emergency Relief,” Austin Bar Association Estate Planning & Probate Section (May 2022)
• Author and Presenter, “Temporary Guardianships and Other Emergency Relief,” San Antonio Estate Planners Council (April 2022)
• 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

December 16, 2024
Newsletters

JW Belonging & Inclusion Newsletter – December 2024

View Jackson Walker’s December 2024 Belonging & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

September 17, 2024
Attorney News

Jackson Walker Congratulates Its “Texas Super Lawyers” of 2024

Jackson Walker proudly announces the selection of 71 attorneys to Thomson Reuters’ 2024 “Texas Super Lawyers” list.

Each year, less than 5% of attorneys in Texas are named to the list. Selection is based off of peer nominations that are then reviewed by a research team. Each nominee is evaluated on his or her professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement.

August 15, 2024
Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Features 306 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2025 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 75 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 306 Jackson Walker attorneys across 81 specialty practice areas in its 2025 edition, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 75 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (75 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (55 attorneys) and the addition of 27 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

April 15, 2024
Newsletters

JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2024

View Jackson Walker’s April 2024 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

January 11, 2024
Attorney News

Super Lawyers Names 31 Jackson Walker Attorneys in Texas Top Women 2024 Magazine

Jackson Walker congratulates the 31 attorneys who were included in the Texas Top Women 2024 Magazine published by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers. The annual Texas Top Texas Women edition includes the highest-rated women attorneys across the “Texas Rising Stars” and “Texas Super Lawyers” lists in a given practice area.

December 4, 2023
Newsletters

JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – December 2023

View Jackson Walker’s December 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

September 29, 2023
Podcasts

Guardianship 101: How to Navigate (and Avoid) Guardianship Proceedings

JW Fast Takes Podcast | ~7.5 minutes

In this episode, Kathleen Tanner Beduze walks through the different types of guardianships, how they work, and what people can do today—when they are healthy—to avoid having others decide who will have power over their medical or financial decisions.

September 19, 2023
Attorney News

Jackson Walker Congratulates Its “Texas Super Lawyers” of 2023

Each year, less than 5% of attorneys in Texas are named to the list. Selection is based off of peer nominations that are then reviewed by a research team. Each nominee is evaluated on his or her professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement.

August 17, 2023
Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 287 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2024 Edition, Including 12 “Lawyers of the Year” and 80 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 287 Jackson Walker attorneys across 5 offices and 82 specialty practice areas in its 2024 edition, including 12 Lawyers of the Year and 80 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (66 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (60 attorneys) and the addition of 35 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

June 13, 2023
Speaking Engagements

Kathleen Beduze Presents on Temporary Guardianships and Emergency Relief to the Texas Guardianship Association

Kathleen Tanner Beduze presented a webinar on June 13, 2023, to Texas Guardianship Association members regarding the chapter she authored for the Texas Guardianship Manual, entitled “Temporary Guardianships and Other Emergency Relief.”

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