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Jennifer Morrice Elskes 
Houston, Texas
phone (713) 629-9494
fax (713) 629-9606
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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 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.

Areas of Practice:

Estate Planning and Administration

 

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


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“Stephenson Snokhous & Fournier has represented our family and our family business through three generations. While their attorneys are extremely knowledgeable, their greatest value is in their commitment to meeting our business needs. Because of their creativity and hard work, we are able to accomplish deals in a way that pleases everyone on all sides of the transaction.”

David W. Ley,
President Ley Development Company, L.L.C.

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