Christine Butts

Christine Butts is a 1993 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where she obtained her BBA in International Business and Finance. In 1996, she graduated from the University of Houston Law School. Christine is Board Certified in Probate and Estate Planning by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. As a law student, Christine was publishing editor of the Houston Journal of International Law. Christine limits her practice of law to the following areas: probate, estate and gift tax planning, business entities, and charitable organizations. She is the firm's webmaster and manages the firm's estate administration department. Christine and her husband, Donald Butts, have four children and attend Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, where she has served as a faith formation teacher.

Experience:
Board Certified in Probate and Estate Planning by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Practice Areas:
Estate Planning
Estate Administration
Charitable Organizations and Trusts
Asset Protection
Estate Tax Litigation
Fiduciary Litigation
Business Organizations

Education:
1993 B.B.A. University of Texas
1996 J.D. University of Houston

Honors:
2009 - Five Star Wealth Manager: Best in Client Satisfaction as seen in Texas Monthly, September 2009
2008 - H Texas Magazine Houston’s Top Lawyers for the People
2008 - H Texas Magazine Houston’s Top Lawyers
2009 - H Texas Magazine Houston’s Top Lawyers for the People
2008 - Texas Monthly Rising Star
2009 - Texas Monthly Rising Star
2007 - "Houston's Top Lawyers", H Texas Magazine June 2007
2007 - "Houston's Top Lawyers for the People", H Texas Magazine January 2007

Memberships:
Planned Giving Council of Houston (PGCH)
Attorneys in Tax and Probate
Junior League Houston
Mensa

Published Works/Speaking Engagements:
“Using Revocable Trusts as Estate Planning Tools,” Sponsored by Lorman Education Services, December 2, 2008.
“Use of Living Trusts and Powers of Attorney as Estate Planning Tools,” On file with Riddle, Butts & Akiens, LLP
“Intestacy and Closing the Estate,” Sponsored by National Business Institute, July 17, 2008
Frequent guest on the Christian Home Show on KHCB (http://www.khcb.org/)
"Tax Exempt Organizations in Texas," Sponsored by Lorman Education Services, February 13, 2007
"The Future of Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning," Presented to the American Women's Society of CPA's, February 4, 2006
"Choosing a Business Entity in Texas with an Eye Toward Succession Planning," Presented to the Attorneys in Tax and Probate, May 4, 2004
"Choice of Business Entity in Texas," Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, Volume 4, 2004
"Choice of Business Entity in Texas," Presented at the 2003 Accounting Expo Sponsored by the TSCPA Foundation, April 22, 2003

Personal:
Married to Donald Ray Butts, II
Mother of four children
Attends Christ the Good Shepherd Church
Provisional Member, Junior League, Houston, Texas

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