Helen B. Wils

Shareholder
713-752-8634
hwils@craincaton.com

Experience

Board Certified in Estate Planning & Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Associations/Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas, Guardianship Manual Committee, 1996 - present
• Disability and Elder Law Attorneys’ Association, President, 1995-1996
• Women Attorneys in Tax and Probate, Vice President, programming, 1989-1990; CLE Chairman, 1993
• Houston Bar Association: Probate, Tax, and Litigation Sections
• American Bar Association: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

• Press Releases/Honors

• Texas Monthly Super Lawyer, 2003

Publications/Speeches

• Author/Speaker: Determination of Ownership of Assets in Estates; Texas Bankers Association in San Antonio, October 21, 2005
• Author/Speaker: Getting Prepared: Legal Matters to ConsiderBefore Illness or Old Age; CBS Adult Educational Program, February 25, 2004.
• Author/Speaker: Elder Care in Texas: Legal and Financial Issues ;National Business Institute, October 16, 2003.
• Co-Author/Speaker: Fundamentals of Estate Planning; St. Patrick’s Young at Heart, September 24, 2003.
• Author/Speaker: Housing Options for Seniors; South Texas College of Law Elder Law Conference: Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts and Guardianships, May 9, 2003.
• Author: Tips for Selecting a Senior-Living Facility, Houston Chronicle, February 22, 2002.
• Author/Speaker: Statutes of Limitations in Probate and Trust Matters, Women Attorneys in Tax and Probate, Houston, January 2, 2001.
• Speaker: Dealing With Probate: Recognizing and Avoiding the Traps, University of Houston Law Foundation Course, Insurance Law for Agents, Adjusters and Attorneys Who Represent Insurers, December 14, 2000.
• Author/Speaker: Tax Breaks For Seniors, State Bar of Texas Elder Law Course 2000, December 7, 2000, Houston; February 8, 2001, Dallas.
• Author/Speaker: Estate Administration, Texas Probate and Estate Planning Skills for Paralegals, October 29, 1999.
• Speaker: Duties of the Ad Litem in Guardianship Matters, Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Ad Litem Seminar, September 3, 1999.
• Author/Speaker: Statutes of Limitations in Probate and Trust Litigation, State Bar of Texas Course on Advanced Estate Planning & Probate, June 3, 1999.
• Speaker: Probate and Guardianship Issues Under the New Discovery Rules, Disability & Elder Law Attorneys’ Association, February 15, 1999.
• Author/Speaker: Special Needs Trusts Under the Texas Property Code and Texas Probate Code & Structured Settlements” Disability & Elder Law Attorneys’ Association, June 15, 1998.
• Author/Speaker: Jurisdictional Problems Between District Courts and Probate Courts, Houston Bar Association, Wills & Probate Institute, February 7, 1997.
• Author/Speaker: Legal Issues for Transplant Patients, HARC, Houston, Texas, April 16, 1996.
• Author/Speaker: Jurisdictional Problems Between the Family Courts and Private Courts in Guardianship, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas, March 15, 1994.
• Author/Speaker: A Practical Guide to Estate Administration in Texas, National Business Institute, August 19, 1993.
• Co-Author: Current Case Law Developments in Guardianships, Estate Administration, and Miscellaneous Topics Affecting Probate, Trust and Estates Including Litigation; State Bar of Texas 1991 Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course; June 1991.
• Co-Author: Representing the Estate Beneficiary; University of Houston 1991 Wills and Probate Institute, August, 1991.
• Co-Author: Duties of the Ad Litem; South Texas College of Law Wills & Probate Institute 1991, October 1991.