Lauren Davis Hunt
Top rated Estate & Trust Litigation attorney in Austin, Texas
Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP
Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Litigation
Licensed in Texas since: 2007
Education: Baylor Law School
Selected to Rising Stars: 2016 - 2018 Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP
301 Congress AvenueSuite 1910
Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512-542-2000 Email: Lauren Davis Hunt Visit website
Details
Ms. Hunt is a Partner at Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton LLP. She focuses her practice in the area of fiduciary litigation, primarily involving trust, estate, guardianship, power of attorney, community property and financial account disputes, and she represents clients on both sides of the docket. Ms. Hunt is the Chair of the Legislative Affairs for the Texas Real Estate & Probate Institute (TREP) and former Co-Chair of Legislative Affairs for the Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law ("REPTL") section of the State Bar of Texas. Ms. Hunt is also a former council member for REPTL and former Chair of the Fiduciary Litigation Committee for REPTL.Â
First Admitted: 2007, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.ohsks.com/attorneys/lauren-davis-hunt
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Ms. Hunt is a founding member of The Fifty, an affiliate of The Seton Fund, which is a group of next generation leaders who act as advocates in the community and raise money to support the future of University Medical Center Brackenridge and academic medicine in Central Texas., 2011
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Presented a paper regarding legal issues and strategies related to suing and defending fiduciary decision making, Speaker and writer, Strategies for Suing and Defending Fiduciary Decision Making, State Bar of Texas Fiduciary Litigation Conference, 2018
- Panel presentation regarding case development strategies. , Panelist and Writer, Case Development Strategies, State Bar of Texas Fiduciary Litigation Course, 2016
- Paper and speech presented to the Tarrant County Bar Association CLE on Trust and Probate Litigation, Standing and Capacity in Trust and Estate Litigation, 2016
- Paper and speech presented to the Fiduciary Litigation CLE., Speaker, Capacity & Standing in Trust and Estate Litigation, 2015
- Paper and speech addressing the ethics rules and practice tips for attorneys when clients show signs of incapacity., Writer, speaker, The Client is Incapacitated - What Do You Do Next, Texas Bar: Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course 2014, 2014
- Paper and speech given to advanced paralegal seminar on the issue of ethics rules and practice tips for when a client shows signs of incapacity., Writer, speaker, The Client is Incapacitated - What Do You Do Next, TX Advanced Paralegal Seminar - Oct. 2014, 2014
- Addresses advanced issues involving standing, capacity and jurisdiction in trust litigation., Speaker & Writer, Standing, Capacity, Jurisdiction, State Bar of TX Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course, Fiduciary Litigation, 2013
- Panel discussion with the Hon. Guy S. Herman, Travis County Probate Court No. 1; Mary E. Haught and Jeff T. Knebel, paper by Laurie Ratliff regarding a fiduciary's duty to disclose and the benefits and drawbacks of seeking disclosure in a formal or informal discovery process., Moderator, Informal Demand or Formal Discovery: The Debate on Obtaining Information from Fiduciaries Under Their Duty to Disclose, State Bar of Texas, Fiduciary Litigation, 2011
- Explores exculpatory clauses in various fiduciary contexts., Co-Author; Co-Presenter, Exculpatory Clauses, State Bar of Texas, Fiduciary Litigation, 2009
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member of the State Bar College, 2018
- Council Member for the Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas., 2019
- Chair of the Fiduciary Litigation Committee of the Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas., 2018
- Co-Chair, Legislative Affairs Committee of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law section of the State Bar of Texas, 2019
- Council Member for the Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas., 2018
- Chair of the Fiduciary Litigation Committee of the Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas., 2019
- Chair of the Fiduciary Litigation committee of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, 2017
- Council Member for the Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas., 2017
- Member of the State Bar College, 2017
- Elected as Council Member to the Real Estate Probate and Trust Law section of the Texas State Bar for a 4 year term, 2016
- Trust Code Committee, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate Probate & Trust Law Sections, 2012
- Member of Texas Bar Foundation, 2014
- Trust Code Committee, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate Probate & Trust Law Sections, 2013
- Trust Code Committee, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate Probate & Trust Law Sections, 2011
Office location for Lauren Davis Hunt
301 Congress Avenue
Suite 1910
Austin, TX 78701
Selections
3 Years Rising Stars
- Rising Stars: 2016 - 2018