Answers about fees, timelines, and how we work.

A six-attorney Austin boutique focused on estate planning, small-business formation and contracts, and residential real-estate closings, and the matters we refer elsewhere.

Short biographies of our six attorneys: their practice areas, years licensed in Texas, education, and the kinds of matters each one handles.

Our Bee Caves Road address, business hours, free validated garage parking, accessibility, and how Zoom, Teams, and phone meetings work.

When we charge flat fees versus hourly rates, our 2026 hourly rates, how retainers and trust accounts work, payment plans, and accepted payment methods.

The five steps from first contact to engagement: intake call, conflict check, consultation, engagement letter, and onboarding through the client portal.

Checklists of documents and information to gather before an estate-planning, business, or real-estate consultation so the meeting is productive.

Typical timelines by matter type, including wills and trusts, LLC formation with the Texas Secretary of State, contract review, trademarks, closings, and probate.

How quickly we respond to calls and emails, who handles your matter, how to share documents securely, and how we protect you from wire fraud.

How to raise a concern, reach the managing partner, dispute a bill, and find State Bar of Texas grievance information.

2026 flat fees for a simple will, the will and powers-of-attorney Essentials package, revocable trust packages, plan updates, and typical probate fee ranges.

2026 flat fees for LLC and corporation formation, company agreements, registered agent service, three contract-review tiers, and trademark filings.

Our buyer, seller, and for-sale-by-owner closing packages, à la carte services, and the title, escrow, and recording costs paid to others at closing.

How wills and revocable living trusts differ in Texas, including probate, privacy, cost, incapacity planning, and transfer on death deeds.

What the Texas statutory durable power of attorney, medical power of attorney, directive to physicians, and related documents do and when they take effect.

An overview of Texas probate, the assets that avoid it, and the main options: muniment of title, small estate affidavit, heirship, and administration.

How independent administration works in Texas, from application and letters testamentary to notices, inventory, paying debts, and closing the estate.

How marriage, divorce, a new child, a move, or a death in the family can affect your Texas will, trust, beneficiary designations, and agents.

How Texas law treats online accounts, photos, cryptocurrency, and domain names, and practical steps to give your executor lawful access.

Comparing Texas LLCs and corporations on liability protection, management, taxes, franchise tax reporting, investors, and ongoing formalities.

What a Texas LLC company agreement typically addresses: ownership, capital, voting, profits, transfers, buyouts, and what happens when a member leaves.

The clauses we examine in a business contract review, from payment and termination to indemnity and liability caps, and how to send a contract to us.

What a Texas registered agent must do, who can serve, the consent requirement, how to change agents, and what happens if service is missed.

Common-law rights versus federal and Texas registration, clearance searches, strong and weak marks, the USPTO process, and keeping a registration alive.

A step-by-step walk through a Texas home purchase, from the executed contract and option period to title, financing, signing, funding, and recording.

What the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) resale contract and common addenda cover, including earnest money, the option period, financing, and title objections.

What a Texas title commitment is and how to read Schedules A through D, exceptions, requirements, and the survey amendment before closing.

Plain-English definitions of 40 estate-planning, business, and real-estate terms used throughout our knowledge base.

Short answers to 25 common questions about our fees, process, timelines, meetings, and what we can and cannot help with.