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Jennifer Morrice Elskes 
Houston, Texas
phone (713) 629-9494
fax (713) 629-9606
email Email Me

Ms. Elskes 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.

Areas of Practice:

Estate Planning and Administration
Probate
Wills and Trusts

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas, 1979
Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Professional Affiliations

Texas Super Lawyer 2008 (by Thomson Reuters)

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, 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

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Texas Super Lawyer 2008 (by Thomson Reuters)


American Bar Association


Attorneys In Texas and Probate
Board Member, three terms


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
Member


Rice University Business and Professional Women
Board Member, four terms


Charter 100
Board Member