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Walter Wm. Hofheinz

Direct Number: 214-363-2400

Walter graduated from The University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas. His practice includes estate planning (including wills, trusts, estate and gift tax, generation skipping transfer tax, and dispositive planning), business planning (including ownership and operating entities, and acquisitions and sales of closely held businesses) and litigation, estate administration, probate and trust litigation, family law, copyright law and litigation, and mediation. He is qualified for court appointment as a mediator in civil and family cases. From 1991 through 1997, he served as Associate Professor of Law at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.

He has made over ninety presentations for professional and lay groups on estate planning, estate administration, and the effective use of computers and systems in law office management including programs sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program, South Texas College of Law, the University of Houston Law School, the Internal Revenue Service Estate and Gift Tax Section, and the Dallas Bar Association.

Tessa Heinen

Direct Number: 214-814-0431

Tessa is licensed Texas attorney who focuses on probate and trust litigation, estate planning, and estate administrations. Tessa is a council member of the General Practice and Solo Section of the State Bar of Texas. She is also a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas as a result of her dedication to continuing education, both as an attendee and speaker. Tessa graduated magna cum laude from SMU Dedman School of Law in 2013. Prior to law school, Tessa attended The University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 2007 with a B.A. in Economics. She is a proud Life Member of the Texas Exes.