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Hartwell & ReeseHartwell & Reese
Practice areas

Three buckets. Eight services.

The practice is bounded. What we do, we do carefully and frequently enough to be competent at it. What we do not do, we decline and refer.

Tall gilded bookcase with ordered rows of leather and cloth-bound volumes beside a curtained window.
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Estate design

The foundational plan: who decides, who inherits, who is protected if capacity fails. Drafted to Texas law, structured to survive the family’s actual life.

Estate design

Estate design

The foundational plan. Wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives. Drafted to Texas law and to the family’s actual tempo.

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Wealth transfer

Technical vehicles that move appreciated assets out of the taxable estate with control intact. Used selectively — not every family needs them, and we will say so if yours does not.

Wealth transfer

Wealth transfer

Irrevocable vehicles for moving appreciated assets out of the taxable estate while retaining control. Used selectively.

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Post-death & fiduciary

What happens after. Probate, trust administration, and representation of executors and trustees against claims, accountings, and the ordinary complexities of settling an estate.

Post-death & fiduciary

Post-death & fiduciary

Texas probate, trust administration, and representation of executors and trustees. The practical work of actually settling an estate.

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