Meet Kristin Brannon
Kristin Brannon has been practicing law since 2001. She began her legal career with White & Shaver where she managed an extensive docket of personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, and toxic tort litigation for corporate clients of various sizes for over seven years. After starting her own family, Kristin realized her true passion was to help assist families protect and preserve their own legacies. She then shifted her practice to estate planning, probate, guardianship and elder law and practiced with Wright & Abshire in Bellaire and Ewing & Jones in Houston. Wanting to be closer to her family and community, Kristin decided to open her own firm where she could continue to practice in the areas of the law she is most passionate- estate planning, probate, guardianship and elder law.
Kristin was born and raised in Houston. She received her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Baylor University in 1998 and earned her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law in 2001. While at South Texas College of Law, Kristin served as Articles Editor of Currents International Trade Law Journal.
Kristin is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Brazoria County Bar Association.
Associations
Member, State Bar of Texas
Volunteer, Houston Bar Association Speakers Bureau (2015-2017)
Member, Brazoria County Bar Association
Committee Chair of Silvercrest Elementary PTA (2012-2015)
Helpful Links
IRS official website- www.irs.gov
Texas Comptroller Unclaimed Property Division-www.claimittexas.org
Harris County Probate Courts-www.harriscountytx.gov/probate/
Harris County Clerk- http://www.cclerk.hctx.net/
Texas Adult Protective Services- https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/adult_protection/
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles-www.txdmv.gov
Harris County Appraisal District- http://www.hcad.org
Presentations & Publications
Speaker, “Wills, Medical Directives & Probate – What Should We Know?” Houston Bar Association Speakers Bureau
Speaker, “Planning For Incapacity, Wills & Probate” Houston Bar Association Speakers Bureau
Speaker, “Estate Planning Documents Everyone Should Have” Houston Bar Association Speakers Bureau
Speaker, “Wills & Other Essential Documents” Houston Bar Association Speakers Bureau
Speaker, “How To Protect Your “Piggy Bank” From “The Big Bad Wolf” Houston Bar Association Speakers Bureau
“Having personally dealt with my own family’s experiences with probate, estate planning and elder related issues, I know first hand the emotional stress and frustration that comes with facing such situations. I understand that compassion is as important as experience when representing clients.”