Gregory T. Kimmel
Top rated Estate Planning & Probate attorney in Tyler, Texas
Practice Areas:
Estate planning & probate,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Trusts,
Wills
Education Qualification:
University of Houston Law Center
Practice Areas:
Estate planning & probate,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Trusts,
Wills
3805 Old Bullard RoadTyler, Texas, 75701
First Admitted: 2001, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.alk.law/attorney-profiles/gregory-t-kimmel/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Director - East Texas Estate Planning Council Director - Smith County Bar Association State Bar of Texas American Bar Association National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) President- Estate Texas Estate Planning Council Treasurer- Smith County Bar Association Member - 2015-2017 Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Decedents' Estates Committee, 2016
- State Bar of Texas in 2001
- Past Director and Officer, Smith County Young Lawyers Association
- Past Director and Officer, Smith County Bar Association
- Past Member, Planning Committee for Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, Texas State Bar (2016-2018)
- Past Member, Planning Committee for the 28th Annual Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Course, Texas State Bar (2022)
- Member, State Bar of Texas American Bar Association
- Past Member, REPTL Leadership Academy Committee
- Past Member, REPTL, Decedents' Estate Committee (2015-2017)
- Past President, East Texas Estate Planning Council (2015-2016)
- Past Member, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (REPTL), Council (2018-2022)
- Member and Co-Chair, Decedents' Estate Committee of REPTL (2018-2023)
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Past President- East Texas Estate Planning Council (2015-2016)
- Past Director and Officer - Smith County Young Lawyers Association
- Past Director and Officer - Smith County Bar Association
- Member - National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
- Member - State Bar of Texas American Bar Association
- Member - Planning Committee for Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, Texas State Bar (2016, 2017)
- Member - REPTL Leadership Academy Committee
- Member - Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (REPTL), Decedents' Estate Committee (2015-2017)
- Director - East Texas Communities Foundation
Honors/Awards:
- Smith County Young Lawyer of the Year, Smith County Bar Association, 2012
- Past Director - The Children's Village
- Past Director - Better Business Bureau
- Past Director - Hospice of East Texas
- Director - Rose Capital West Little League
- Director - Cancer Foundation for Life
- Texas Super Lawyer (2018-2023)
Educational Background:
- B.A. - University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Undergraduate Studies
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Author and Presenter, Essentials in Estate Planning for 2012, Henderson County Bar Association (2012)
- Author and Presenter, Strategies for a Successful Succession, The 2013 Family & Small Business Forum, University of Texas at Tyler (2013)
- Author and Presenter, Estate Planning Overview with Legislative Update, Henderson County Bar Association (2013)
- Author and Presenter, Business Succession Issues Involving Second and Third Generations that have No Desire to be Partners, 38th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course (2014); San Antonio Estate Planners Council (2014); Midland Odessa Estate Planning Council (2015)
- Author and Presenter, Strategies for a Successful Succession, Small Business Boot Camp at the Center for Family and Small Enterprises, University of Texas at Tyler (2014)
- Presenter, Role of the Guardian, Ad Litem Certification Course for the Smith County Bar Association (2014)
- Author and Presenter, Incapacity Planning 101, Alzheimer’s Alliance (2015)
- Presenter, Selecting a Business Entity, Expo 2015 at Gollob Morgan and Peddy P.C. (2015) and Small Business Boot Camp at the Center for Family and Small Enterprises, University of Texas at Tyler (2015)
- Presenter, Mind the Gap: Advanced Planning Techniques for Incapacity, Estate Planning & Probate Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas (2016)
- Co-Author and Moderator, Drafting Common and Uncommon Pleadings in Court Supervised Administrations – A View from Both Sides of the Bench, State Bar of Texas Estate Planning & Drafting Course, Houston, Texas (2017)
- Author and Moderator, Probate Matters: A View from Both Sides of the Bench, State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course, Dallas, Texas (2018)
- Panelist, Probate Procedures and Alternatives, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates, and Probates, Texas Bar CLE, Austin, Texas (2016-2022)
- Moderator, Twin, King or Split Sheets: Agreements between Couples, Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Course, State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2022)
- Moderator, Probate Procedures and Alternatives, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates, and Probates, Texas Bar CLE, Austin, Texas (2024)
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