PARTNERS

EDWARD B. WINN, September 23, 1920 – March 11, 2007

















G. WARD BEAUDRY, (P.C.), born Boston, Massachusetts, May 23, 1941; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas; 1969, U. S. Supreme Court, U. S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuits. Education: Austin College (B.A., with honors, 1963); University of Texas (J.D., 1965). Phi Alpha Delta. Author: "Administration of the Estate in Texas"; Elder Law in Texas;" "A Practical Guide to Estate Administration in Texas"; “Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Texas”; “Fundamental Problems  Procedures in Texas 2005”; "How to Draft Wills and Trusts in Texas" (2001 & 2004); and “Tax Aspects of Texas Limited Liability Companies”. Speaker: Probate Trusts and Estate Section, Dallas Bar Association, 1985-1987; 1990, 1992, 1995 and 1996. NBI - Administration of the Estate in Texas; 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004; NBI - Elder Law in Texas, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001; Estate Planning-1998, 2000 and 2001.  Tax Aspects of Limited Liability Companies in Texas, 2002; How to Draft Effective Wills and Trusts for Your Clients in Texas-2005; LLC v. LLP in Texas:  Which Entity is Best for Your Client-2005; and Medical Assistance Planning-2006.  Trained Arbitrator and Mediator, American Arbitration Association and Certified Guardian Ad Litem,  Participating Attorney in the AARP Legal Services Network.  Member- Dallas (Member Council, 1970-, Section of Probate, Trusts and Estates, 1970; Council, 1980-1986; Secretary and Treasurer, 1982-1984; Chairman-Elect, 1984-1985; Chairman, 1985-1986; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 1993), Federal and American (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Committee and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Chairman, Subcommittee on Claims, 1986-1990; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section); Dallas Estate Planning Council; North Texas Estate Planning Council (Charter Member, Board of Directors, 1997); College of the State Bar of Texas. Life Fellow: American, Texas and Dallas Bar Foundations. Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas Sustaining Member, 2003- ___.  Accredited Estate Planner, 1995-____; National Association of Estate Planning Councils, 1995; 2005; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2000-___; Member, College of the State Bar of Texas, 2000-___; [Lt. Col. U.S.M.C.R., 1965-1969]. PRACTICE AREAS: Estate Planning; Probate and Trust Law; Elder Law; Trust and Estate Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Family Business and Succession Planning; Mediation.
Email: gwb@wbwllp.com
ASSOCIATE

Collin S. Lensing, born Lafayette, Louisiana, July 19, 1982; admitted to Texas State Bar 2009.  Education: New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Studies, New York, New York (2005); Legal Education, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (J.D. 2009).  Member: State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Young Lawyers Association.  Email: csl@wbwllp.com

OF COUNSEL

MARGARET L. VANDERVALK, born Miami, Florida, December 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Florida: 1977, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1969; J.D., with high honors, 1976). Phi Alpha Delta. Managing Editor, Florida State University Law Review, 19-1976. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar. PRACTICE AREAS: Probate Litigation; Elder Law Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: mlv@wbwllp.com

STANLEY C. SIMON, born Memphis, Tennessee, May 6, 1926; admitted to bar, 1947, Tennessee; 1957, Texas; 1980, Oregon. Education: University Of Tennessee and New York University (B.S., cum laude, 1954); University of Tennessee (LL.B., 1948). Certified Public Accountant: Tennessee, 1954; Texas, 1956. Lecturer, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1969-1974. Member: Dallas (Chairman: Taxation Section, 1969; Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1969; Committee on Legal Education, 1972; Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation Section, 1992) and American (Chairman, Value Added Tax Committee, Section of Taxation, 1994-1995) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Oregon State Bar. Senior Life Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). PRACTICE AREAS: ERISA; Employee Benefits Law; Estate Planning Law; Probate Law.
Email: ssimonl@san.rr.com