Hayes, William R.

Lawyer Overview

William R. Hayes is a frequent speaker on estate planning, wills and trusts, probate, charitable gifting, disability planning, elder law and Medicaid. Mr. Hayes has served the Houston Bar Association as co-chair of the Elder Law Committee and chair of the Fee Dispute Committee. He received the HBA President's Award in 2004. He is a member of the Houston, Texas and American Bar Associations, the Houston and Texas Bar Foundations, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Houston Estate and Financial Forum, the Houston Business and Estate Planning Council, Attorneys in Tax and Probate, and the Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association. He received his B.B.A. and J.D. from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Hayes is board certified in Estate Planning and Probate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Hayes has been married to Karen for over thirty-five years. He has one daughter, Emily, and a Labrador, Dodge. Mr. Hayes enjoys running and has completed over 17 marathons and more than 60 half marathons throughout the world.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Wills and Trusts
• Probate
• Powers of Attorney
• Medical Directives
• Medicaid Planning
• Guardianships
• Special Needs Trusts

West Practice Categories

Guardianships & Conservatorships, Trusts, Wills, Medicare & Medicaid, Health & Health Care Law, Probate & Estate Administration

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1976

Certification/Specialties

• Estate Planning and Probate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Houston Bar Association (Member)
• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Houston Bar Foundation (Fellow)
• Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
• Houston Estate and Financial Forum (Member)
• Houston Business and Estate Planning Council (Member)
• Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association (Board Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Frequent Speaker on Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Probate, Charitable Gifting, Disability Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer attorney to the monthly ALS clinic of the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. at Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
• Frequent Speaker for the Houston Chapter of the Texas Society of CPA's, Parkinson's Society, Alzheimer's Association, St. Luke's

Education

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
  J.D.
• Southern Methodist University
  B.B.A.

Address

1235 North Loop West
Suite 907
Houston, TX 77008

Phones

713-880-3939

Faxes

713-880-9990

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hayeswilsonlaw.com
http://www.whayespc.com