Advises clients on all phases of estate planning, probate, and trust law. Her practice includes the preparation of wills, generation-skipping trusts, insurance trusts, bypass trusts, marital property agreements, grantor retained annuity trusts, special needs trusts and related documents. She also represents clients in estate and business planning for small, mid-sized and large closely-held businesses, including family limited partnerships.
Ms. Elskes has had significant experience in all phases of estate planning and administration, including the development of estate plans and succession plans, probate of estates, complex estate and gift tax returns and audits, drafting and negotiating premarital and postmarital agreements, and family settlement agreements. In 2008, Ms. Elskes was named as a Texas Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate law.
Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning and Administration
Probate
Wills and Trusts
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Texas
Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
Board Member, three terms, Attorneys in Tax and Probate
Member, Probate, Trusts & Estate Law Section, Houston Bar Association
Member, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, State Bar of Texas
Member, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, American Bar Association
Member, Houston Business and Estate Planning Council
Member, Houston Estate and Financial Forum
Board Member, four terms, Rice University Business and Professional Women
Board Member, two terms, Charter 100
Education
Rice University , 1972-1974
Carleton College , B.A., 1976
University of Texas , J.D., 1979
Seminars & Presentations
Using the QTIP in Marital Deduction Planning
A Primer for the Savvy Professional: Introduction to Estate Planning for Bank Officers
Practical Estate Planning for the Closely Held Business Owner
Estate and Gift Tax Audits How to Handle them and How to Avoid Them
A Primer for Parents: Estate Planning for Special Children
Estate Planning for the 21st Century
Introduction to Estate Planning
Estate Planning Fundamentals
International Estate Planning
Estate Planning for Legal Professionals
