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    Michael Knisely
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    Estate Planning

    Austin, TX

    About

    Mr. Knisely is a partner of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP. His practice involves representing individuals and institutions in fiduciary litigation, including primarily trust, estate and guardianship disputes. Mr. Knisely also advises fiduciaries and beneficiaries with regard to complex and contentious trust and estate administrations. In addition, he handles appeals of a wide array of civil matters in both state and federal courts, with a focus on appeals involving trust, estate and fiduciary matters, and he has significant experience in insurance matters and in representing charitable organizations in a variety of controversies. After law school, Mr. Knisely served as a law clerk to both the Honorable Reynaldo G. Garza, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Honorable Felix Recio, of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

    Overview

    Practice focus

    Estate Planning

    Firm

    Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP

    Office details

    Location

    301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1910
    Austin, TX 78701

    Services

    Practice areas

    Estate Planning

    Languages

    English

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    Credentials

    Bar admissions

    • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2002

    Education

    • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 2002
    • Southwestern University, B.A. - History and Communication, graduated 1999
    • University of Valencia

    Affiliations

    • American Bar Association - Member
    • Ascend Austin (Former) - Director
    • Austin Bar Association - Member
    • Charitable Gift Planners of Austin (Former Board of Directors, Vice-Chair) - Member
    • Federal Bar Association - Member
    • International Bar Association - Member
    • Leadership Round Rock (Class of 2006-2007) - Member
    • National Association of Charitable Gift Planning - Member
    • Pip Start, Inc. (Former) - Director
    • Seton Professional Advisors Council (Former) - Member
    • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners - Texas Chapter - Member
    • Southwestern Fraternal Education Fund, Inc. (Former) - Director
    • State Bar of Texas - Member
    • Supreme Court of the United States - Member
    • Texas Rising Stars List, sponsored by Thomson Reuters and published in Texas Monthly (2015,2016,2017) - Member
    • Texas Super Lawyers list - Selected 2021, 2022
    • The College of the State Bar of Texas - Member
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Member
    • U.S. District Court for the Western, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas - Member
    • Williamson County Bar Association - Member