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Michael D. Allen
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Michael D. Allen

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3805 Old Bullard Road, Tyler, TX 75701

Estate Planning, Business Successions and Probate

About Michael D. Allen

Phi Delta Phi. Trustee: Austin College, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Past President, Director: East Texas Communities Foundation. Author/Speaker: 2006, 2001, 2000, 1997, "Estate Planning for The Family Business Owner," ALI-ABA Courses of Study; "Business Succession Strategies," 1998 ABA Annual Conference; State Bar of Texas CLE Estate Planning Courses: "How Reasonable Minds Differ," 2011 Advanced Estate Planning; "Documenting Sales to Grantor Trusts," 2009 Advanced Drafting; "Installment Sales," 2008 Advanced Estate Planning; "Between the Deaths," 2008 Advanced Strategies; "Representing Dysfunctional Families," 2007 Advanced Strategies; "Representing the Patriarch in Succession Planning," 2006 Advanced Estate Planning; "Life & Death of an FLP," 2005 Advanced Strategies; "Enabling Donors to Express Dreams," 2004 Advanced Charitable Planning; "Limited Partnership Agreements," 2003 Advanced Drafting; Course Director, 2001 Advanced Strategies; "Closely Held Business Strategies," 2000 Advanced Tax Law; "Sophisticated Solutions to Family Wealth Transfers," 1999 Advanced Strategies; "Family Business Succession Planning," 1998 Advanced Strategies: "Business Succession," 1996 Advanced Strategies; "Formula Gifts of Limited Partner Interests," 1995 Advanced Drafting; "Intestate Family Settlements," 1994 Advanced Drafting; "Practical Considerations in Family Limited Partnerships," 1993 Advanced Estate Planning; "Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts," 1992 Advanced Drafting.

 

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Michael D. Allen got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning
  • Other 2
    • Business Successions
    • Probate

Practice Details

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1976, Texas
    Memberships
    Smith County and American Bar Associations
    State Bar of Texas (Council Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1995-1998
    Past Chairman, Professionalism and Ethics Committee
    Past Chairman, Transmutation Subcommittee)
    East Texas Estate Planning Council (President, 1989)
    Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Lawyers
    Texas Bar Foundation.
    Bar Fellowship
    American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Southern Methodist University
    Class of 1976
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Austin College
    Class of 1973
    B.A.
    Legal Certifications
    Board Certified, Estate Planning Law and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1951
    Sherman, Texas, March 8, 1951

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Michael D. Allen was admitted in 1976 to the State of Texas.
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    Yes, Michael D. Allen has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Allen Lottmann Kimmel A Professional Corporation has 4 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Michael D. Allen attended Southern Methodist University.
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    Michael D. Allen is listed in the Trusts and Estates and Wills and Probate section of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

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