Don D. Ford III
700 Louisiana Street, 48th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
About Don D. Ford III
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 1997J.D.
- Major: Areas of Concentration: Estate Planning & Probate; Business Planning
- Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
- Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA, 1994B.B.A.
- Major: Accounting
Languages
- English
Representative Cases
- In Re: Peggy Fowler Redding
- Guyton v. Monteau
- Dennis Pharris Appeal
Classes and Seminars
- Trusts and Estates: Business or Calling?, North Texas Probate Bench Bar, 2020
- Transitioning to the JBCC, Texas Bar Advanced Guardianship, 2014
- Denton County Bench Bar, Denton County Probate Bar, 2017
- Numerous Probate & Guardianship Presentations, National Business Institute, 2001 - Present
- Texas Center for the Judiciary: Civil Justice Conference, April 4, 2017
- Institute for Paralegal Education, November 7, 2016
- Denton County Probate Bar, November 4, 2016
- The Probate Process from Start to Finish, April 29, 2016
- South Texas College of Law Real Estate Law Conference, June 6, 2014
- The Probate Process from Start to Finish for Paralegals, November 13, 2013
- Estate Planning from A to Z, October 30-31, 2013
- The Probate Process from Start to Finish, April 17, 2013
- Fundamentals of Trust Administration, May 10, 2012
- Hidalgo County Bar Association Guardianship Course, March 2011
- Top 10 Estate Planning Techniques, February 19, 2009
- Probate: Beyond the Basics, June 13 & 20, 2008
- The Probate Process from Start to Finish, April 17, 2007; April 23, 2008
- Probate Practice: The Essential Basics, May 19, 2006
- Oddities and Challenges in Texas Probate Law, November 2004
- National Business Institute, Member, Faculty and Planning Committee, 2003
- Alternatives to Guardianships, February 2002
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1997
Other Affiliations
- Judicial Branch Certification Commission, 2014 - Present (Commissioner)
- Guardianship Certification Board, 2006 - 2014 (Vice Chairman)
- Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section, Member, 1999 - Present
- The Houston Lawyer Magazine, 1999 - 2010 (Editorial Board Member)
- Houston Lawyer Referral Service, 1999 - 2011 (Board Member and Chair)
- Texas Guardianship Association, Member
- Oddities and Challenges in Texas Probate, Faculty and Planning Committee
- Houston Attorneys in Tax and Probate, Member
- Disability and Elder Law Attorneys' Association, Member
- American Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
- Houston Bar Association (Member)
- Houston Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section
- Houston Young Lawyers' Association (Member)
- State Bar of Texas (Member)
- Crystal Shores East Homeowners' Association (Member, Board of Directors)
- The Joshua Foundation (Board Member)
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Bar Association, Probate Section
Articles
Published Works
- Estate Planning Makes Tax Sense, Turf Magazine, March 2013
- Your Complete Guide to Leaving an Inheritance for Your Children and Other, Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc., 2008
- Fundamental Issues to Understand Before Accepting a Guardianship Litigation Engagement, The Advocate Litigation Magazine, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section, Fall 2009
- Estate Tax Repeal: Miracle of Myth?, The Houston Chronicle, August 31, 2001
- Muniment of Title: The Misunderstood Method of Probate, March, 1, 2006
- A Review of Law Firm Fees & Compensation: Value & Growth Dynamics, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, January/February 2009
- A Review of How to Build and Manage an Estates Practice, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, July/August 2008
- The Guardianship Certification Board: A Legislative Attempt to Protect The Elderly, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, May/June 2006
- When Jurisdiction and Venue Clash in Probate Court, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, May/June 2005
- A Spotlight on the HBA Elder Law Committee, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, January/February 2005
- Who Can Change an Incompetent Person’s Domicile?, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, September/October 2003
- The Debate Over Judicial Selection, Guest Editor, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, March/April, 2003
- The Continued Debate Over Family Limited Partnerships, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, September/October 2002
- Professionalism, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, January/February, 2002
- Guest Editor: Solo and Small Firms Issue; March/April, The Houston Lawyer Magazine 2010
- Guest Editor, The Debate Over Judicial Selection, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, March/April, 2003
- Guest Editor, Professionalism, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, January/February, 2002
- The Continued Debate Over Family Limited Partnerships, The Houston Lawyer Magazine, September/October, 2002
- Navigating Businesses through the Claims Procedure in Probate Court, Corporate Counsel Review, Journal Published by the South Texas College of Law, Spring, 2005
- Who's in Charge?, Oddities and Challenges in Texas Probate, November 16, 2004
- Miscellaneous Odd Issues in Probate, Oddities and Challenges in Texas Probate, November 16, 2004
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Probate
- Commercial Law
Nearby Lawyers
- Estate Planning
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