P. Keith Staubus

Attorney P. Keith Staubus is the Senior Partner of Staubus | Blankenship | Legere | Walker PLLC, in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Staubus has dedicated his practice for the past 40 years to will contests, trust litigation, guardianship disputes, fiduciary litigation, and related complex litigation in the Probate and District Courts, building along the way an experienced litigation team to handle high-stakes estate litigation, including the following:

• Will contests
• Undue influence claims
• Lack of capacity claims
• Suing and defending Trustees
• Suing and defending Executors
• Guardianship disputes
• Fiduciary litigation
• Trust terminations, modifications, and contests
• Common law marriage claims
• Beneficiary designation litigation
• Family Partnership and LLC litigation
• Power of attorney disputes

His decades of engagement in high-stakes Probate Court litigation across the State of Texas, has resulted in the establishment of a wealth of estate, trust and guardianship specific knowledge and experience which he and his team put to work for their clientele. Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Staubus has earned a reputation as a leader in his field.  He has served as Chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Probate, Trust and Estate Section, and has been a speaker at continuing legal education seminars across Texas on estate litigation and guardianship topics. He has also served on a committee revising the Dallas Bar Association Probate Section’s Probate Forms Manual.

He has served as an expert witness testifying in estate and trust cases on behalf of other lawyers and individuals. 

Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Staubus holds an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell, and has consistently earned top rankings from his peers. He has received numerous referrals from both satisfied clients and from other attorneys familiar with his track record and reputation. Mr. Staubus began his legal career in 1983 after obtaining his Juris Doctorate from Southern Methodist University Law School and his license to practice law from the State Bar of Texas. He also holds his certification as an attorney ad litem, and has been appointed by Probate Courts to serve in that capacity in complex cases.