Joseph R. Marrs
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Trusts, Wills
500 Dallas Street, Suite 1350, Houston, TX 77002
About Joseph R. Marrs
Practice Areas
- Trusts
- Wills
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 2002J.D.
- Law Review: Texas Law Review, Book Review Editor
- The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1998B.A., Plan II and Latin
- Honors: With High Honors
Representative Cases
- In Re Estate of J.B. Wells, Jr., County Court of Gonzales, Texas
- Wellness Wireless, Inc. v. Infopia America, LLC, No. 4:12-CV-02856
- Burks v. XL Specialty Ins., No. 14-14-00740, 2015 WL 5436884 (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist] Sept. 15, 2015, no pet. h.)
- J.P.V., et al. v. R.W.D., No. C-1-PB-13-001133; in the Probate Court No. 1 of Travis County, Texas (2015)
- D.L.B., et al. v. T. Corp., et al., Case No. 30-2012-00578962-CU-NP-CJC, in the Superior Court of Orange County, California (2014)
- In re G.A.L. Living Trust, No.D-1-GN-001084, In the 98th District Court, Travis County, Texas; No. C-1-PB-10-001106, In Probate Court No. 1 of Travis County, Texas; AAA Case No. 70 101 Y 00553 10 (2012)
- Estate of F.E.M., No. C-1-PB-10-000626, In Probate Court No. 1 of Travis County, Texas (2011)
- Estate of M.A.R., In Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas (2010)
- C.J.K. and Four Minor Plaintiffs v. R.F. and C.N., No. D-1-GN-10-002656, In the 201st District Court, Travis County, Texas (2010)
- State Farm Life Insurance Co. v. M.D., No. 09-CA-224 LY, In the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; Estate of C.K., No. C-1-PB-09-089882, In Probate Court No. 1 of Travis County, Texas (2009)
- Manor v. Grady, No. C-1-PB-07-016035, In Probate Court No. 1 of Travis County, Texas (2008)
- First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Galveston v. C.M., No. 84,892-A, In Probate Court No. 1 of Travis County, Texas (2007)
- Academy Ltd. v. McKeand, In the 234th District Court, Harris County, Texas (2006)
- Binkley v. Binkley II, No. 360,899, In Probate Court No. 1 of Harris County, Texas (2006)
- Binkley v. Binkley I, No. 360,899, In Probate Court No. 1 of Harris County, Texas (2006)
- Republic Waste Services v. Pyle, In Harris County Court at Law No. 1 (2005)
- Tejas Yellow Rose v. 2nd Baptist, In Harris County Court at Law No. 1 (2005)
- Estate of W. H. Bruyere, In Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, Texas (2005)
Classes and Seminars
- “What the New ‘Fiduciary Rule’ Means for Trustees and Investment Advisors,” Fiduciary Litigation, Texas Bar CLE, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, San Antonio Texas
- “Remedies for Mismanagement of Trust Assets,” 9th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation, Feb. 16-17, 2017, Houston, Texas
- “How Not to Invest in a Trust: Pitfalls for Trustees and Brokers,” Bank of Texas and BOK, lunch series for CFP credit, Financial, Jan. 28, 2016
- “Avoiding Liability for Investing Trust Accounts: Trustees, FINRA, and Broker Liability,” Attorneys in Tax and Probate, Sept. 1, 2015
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2002
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
Other Affiliations
- Probate Section of the Houston Bar Association (Member)
- Estate Planning and Probate Section of the Austin Bar Association, 2011 - 2012 (Board of Directors)
Past Positions
- Honorable Guy Herman, Travis County Probate Court Number One, Law Clerk
Articles
Published Works
- Playing the Probate Card: A Plaintiff's Guide to Transfer to Statutory Probate Court, 36 ST. MARY'S L.J. 99, 2004
- Temporary Guardianships: When Are They Appropriate?, Guardianship Course 2003, March 13, 2003
- Wills: What Will You Do?, The Austin Chronicle, April 7, 2004
- Intestacy: No Will, Several Ways, The Austin Chronicle, May 30, 2004
- The Use of Eminent Domain in Water Resources Management, TRWA/TWCA Water Law Seminar, January, 2007
- “Temporary Guardianships: When Are They Appropriate?” (coauthor), Guardianship Course 2003, Mar. 13, 2003, Dallas, Texas
Office Info
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- Civil Litigation
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