Matthew R. Rodriguez
Practice Areas
Experience
- Asset Protection
- Business Succession Planning
- Charitable Planning
- Family Office
- Family-Owned Business
- Fiduciary Advice & Counsel
- Premarital, Marital, & Cohabitation Agreements
- Probate, Trust, & Guardianship Administration
Biography
Matthew Rodriguez is a trusts and estates attorney in the Houston office. Matt focuses his practice on representing individuals, families, and fiduciaries in estate planning; probate; estate and trust administration; succession planning for closely held businesses; entity formations; lifetime transfers of assets; and wealth preservation. In doing so, all plans are specifically tailored to accomplish each clientâs unique goals and desires, reduce the potential for conflict, and minimize gift and estate taxes. To accomplish such goals, Matt assists clients with the creation and structuring of wills, various types of trusts, powers of attorney, partnerships, and LLCs, and the preparation of gift and estate tax returns.
Matt understands the trust that his clients place in him when they request his assistance with their sensitive estate planning and estate administration matters. For this reason, Matt works closely with the clientsâ other advisors to deliver comprehensive guidance and an array of legal solutions to meet each clientâs specific needs.
During law school, Matt served as a judicial extern for Justice Tracy Christopher in the Fourteenth Court of Appeals.
Education
B.A., Texas A&M University
J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law
Bar Admissions
Texas
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2023-2024
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), Trusts and Estates, 2021-2024
- Corpus Christi 40 Under 40, The Young Business Professionals of the Coastal Bend, 2018
- Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Texas
April 15, 2024
Newsletters
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter â April 2024
View Jackson Walker’s April 2024 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.
March 21, 2024
Attorney News
Jackson Walker Congratulates 2024 Texas Rising Stars
Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less as âRising Stars.â
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 yearâs 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.
April 24, 2023
Newsletters
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter â April 2023
View Jackson Walker’s April 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.
March 23, 2023
Attorney News
Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2023 Texas Rising Stars
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 63 attorneys to Thomson Reutersâ 2023 âSuper Lawyers â Rising Starsâ list, which recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.
August 18, 2022
Attorney News
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 214 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2023 Edition, Including 11 “Lawyers of the Year” and 41 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 214 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 79 specialty practice areas in its 2023 edition, including 11 Lawyers of the Year and 41 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.
October 5, 2021
Newsletters
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter â October 2021
View Jackson Walker’s October 2021 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.
August 19, 2021
Attorney News
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 178 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2022 Edition, Including 8 “Lawyers of the Year” and 31 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 178 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 67 specialty practice areas in its 2022 edition, including 8 Lawyers of the Year and 31 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.
August 20, 2020
Attorney News
âThe Best Lawyers in Americaâ Honors 164 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2021 Edition, Including 9 âLawyers of the Yearâ and 25 “Ones to Watch”
Jackson Walker congratulates the 164 attorneys who were selected by their peers as Best Lawyers, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 25 Ones to Watch, across 6 offices and 66 specialty practice areas.
Recognition & Accolades
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2023-2024
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), Trusts and Estates, 2021-2024
- Corpus Christi 40 Under 40, The Young Business Professionals of the Coastal Bend, 2018
Community Involvement
- Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member
- Houston Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Texas