Overview
Terri is co-head of the firm’s Business Practice Group. She focuses her practice on personal tax planning, with particular emphasis on structuring estate plans for high wealth individuals. She also has developed extensive experience in government ethics laws, and uses that expertise to represent officials in the federal administration.
Accolades
Honors & Recognitions
- Profiled as one of the leading Private Wealth Law lawyers in Texas (2016-2024) and Central USA (2022-2024), Chambers & Partners: High Net Worth Guide (2016-2021)
- Profiled as one of the leading Tax (2018) lawyers in the United States, The US Legal 500
- The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates; Litigation – Trusts and Estates (2007-2024)
- Profiled as one of “Texas’ Top Rated Lawyers” by ALM in Trusts & Estates (2012)
- Selected as a Super Lawyer for Estate Planning & Probate Law, Texas Monthly magazine, 2007-2024
- Named a Top Lawyer in Houston, Houstonia Magazine (2016)
Affiliations
Professional
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Business and Estate Planning Council
- Houston Estate and Financial Forum
Insights
Publications
News
Education
JD, SMU Dedman School of Law, Southwestern Law Review, Managing Editor, Order of the Coif, 1978
BA, Southern Methodist University, with highest honors, 1975
Admissions
Texas
