Brandy Baxter-Thompson

• Chair, Probate Trust & Estate Section, Dallas Bar Association, 2023
• United States Eastern District of Texas, Admitted to Practice, 2023
• Dallas Probate American Inn of Court - Master of the Bench
• Program Chair, Dallas Probate American Inn of Court, 2022
• Vice Chair - Probate, Trusts & Estates Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2022
• Treasurer - Probate, Trusts & Estates Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2021
• Program Chair - Probate, Trusts & Estates Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2014
• Member, DBA Probate Section Council
• Member, State Bar of Texas (Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section)
• Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL)
• United States District Court Northern District of Texas, Admitted to Practice, 2007
• Member, Dallas Bar Association (Probate, Trusts & Estates Section)
• State Bar of Texas, 2005
• Co-chair, DAYL Aid to the Homeless Committee, 2006 - 2010

• Represented will proponent in Will Contest where sibling sued contesting a will on the basis that their mother was unduly influenced to write the will and that the will was tampered with or altered.  Successfully defeated claims on summary judgment.  , 2023
• Represented successor Trustee in recovering misspent funds by prior Trustee - negotiated and resolved case without filing suit savings substantial costs in fees and expenses to the trust. , 2021
• Represented Executor in seeking judicial discharge.  Obtained judicial approval of accountings and verdict defeating beneficiary's objections to accountings. , 2020
• Represented adult child seeking guardianship of incapacitated mother.  Obtained favorable verdict to defeat sibling's challenge to client's appointment as guardian of the estate and person. , 2015

• State Bar of Texas, Probate Code Section 646 to serve as an Ad Litem in Guardianship Proceedings
• Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2012

• Wills Clinic for Indigent Elderly, Chair, 2018
• Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL), Co-chair of the DAYL Aid to the Homeless Committee from 2006-2010

• The Honorable Nikki DeShazo Pro Bono Award recognizes an attorney who has enhanced the human dignity of others by improving or delivering qualified pro bono legal services to those around Dallas County. Some of the services that qualify include wills, trusts, estate planning, guardianships, elder law, probate matters, probate court dispute resolution and other legal services generally provided by members of the Dallas Bar Association’s Probate, Trusts and Estates Section. Generally the services are targeted towards persons of limited means, low income communities, disabled individuals, first responders, military personnel and other similar public servants., Nikki DeShazo Pro Bono Award, Probate, Trusts & Estates Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2019
• Ken Fuller Outstanding Mentor Attorney Award, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP), 2018
• This award recognizes an individual that has dedicated significant time and energy to assisting low-income applicants at a particular clinic through the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program operated by Legal Aid of Northwest Texas., Outstanding Clinic Attorney Volunteer for East Dallas Clinic, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP), 2007

• B.A., Austin College, Sherman, TX, 1999

• Discuss various matters and issues to consider before filing a lawsuit., Author / Presenter, Pre-Trial Considerations, Tarrant County Probate Litigation Seminar, 2022
• Discuss with panel members various issues in suing and defending trustees in breach of fiduciary duties. , Panelist, Attacking and Defending the Trustee, Hawaii Tax Institute, 2022
• Present issues in defeating powers of appointment and other concerns in exercising powers of appointment. , Author / Presenter, Litigation Involving Powers of Appointment, Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 2021
• This article provides the practioner with a toolkit of choices to protect the rights of the surviving spouse.  The article includes numerous forms and guidance. , Author / presenter, Protecting the Rights of Surviving Spouses: A Handbook, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, 2020
• Presented estate administration basics to the Texas Trust School attendees., Speaker, Estate Administration, Texas Bankers Association, Texas Trust School, 2018
• The article contains two Handbooks: Handbook for Independent Executors and Handbook for Trustees. These Handbooks are designed for lawyers to use as a guide in advising their clients as to their fiduciary duties when serving in these capacities. They do not cover every possible issue that can arise; that would take volumes and render any “handbook” unwieldy. Rather, these Handbooks are designed to cover the most common duties, responsibilities, and powers of an Independent Executor during the course of the administration of a solvent estate and of a Trustee during the administration of a trust., Author / Presenter, Handbook for the Fiduciary, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, State Bar of Texas, 2019
• Presented the topic of Fiduciary Compensation to colleagues attending the Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar., Presenter, Fiduciary Compensation, Texas Bar Association, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate, 2018
• The rules and requirements to obtain fiduciary compensation in estates and guardianships. , Presenter, Fiduciary Compensation, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, State Bar Of Texas, 2018
• Discuss considerations when dealing with powers of attorney in guardianship proceedings. , Presenter, The Interaction of Powers of Attorney in Guardianships, Advanced Guardianship Law Seminar, State Bar Of Texas, 2017
• A lawyer must consider the various ethical (and moral) duties, obligations, and rules in this situation in order to best protect the (potential) client as well as the lawyer.  Representing a potentially incapacitated person can lead to a minefield of issues that the estate planning and probate lawyer should be prepared to address. , Author / Presenter, Issues in Dealing with Diminished Capacity (Potential) Clients in Probate and Estate Planning Matters, Nuts & Bolts of Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, Tarrant County Probate Bar Association In Fort Worth, Texas, 2015
• Issues of standing of parties involved in probate and guardianship litigation, Author / Presenter, Standing Issues in Probate and Guardianship Litigation, Tarrant County Probate Litigation Seminar, Tarrant County Probate Section, 2014
• Discuss various considerations in whether to probate a will and alternatives to probate. , Author / Presenter, To Probate or Not to Probate, Intermediate Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 2013
• Considerations When Choosing a Power of Attorney or Guardianship, Co-Author, Considerations When Choosing a Power of Attorney or Guardianship, Headnotes, Dallas Bar Association, 2013
• Co-Author, Entitled “Preservation of Error in Offering and Excluding Evidence,” 2006, Co-Author, Preservation of Error in Offering and Excluding Evidence, 2006

“Brandy is an excellent young lawyer who knows how to get results.”