Gregory T. Kimmel
Top rated Estate Planning & Probate attorney in Tyler, Texas
Allen Lottmann Kimmel, PC
Practice Areas: Estate Planning & Probate, Business & Corporate; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2001
Education: University of Houston Law Center
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2024 Call today:
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Allen Lottmann Kimmel, PC
3805 Old Bullard RoadTyler, TX 75701 Visit website
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A judicious advocate for his clients with over two decades of experience, Gregory T. Kimmel uses his shrewd legal acumen and expansive practical knowledge to help protect his clients’ legacies and futures. A shareholder at Allen Lottmann Kimmel, PC, in Tyler, Texas, he serves residents of the surrounding region in myriad estate planning and administration matters, including trusts and wills, and guardianships, as well as probate, elder law and business organizations.
A stalwart champion for his clients, Mr. Kimmel has garnered the adulation of his peers within his legal community through his practice – constantly progressing the standard of client care in his industry to greater heights. He provides his clients with an unrelenting work ethic and a penchant for finding solutions to problems of maximal complexity. For his many contributions, he has been rated “Superb” on Avvo, and he was recognized as an Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Smith County Bar Association.
Mr. Kimmel graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in 1998 from The University of Texas at Austin, and he went on to attend the University of Houston Law Center, where he strengthened his legal talents and foundation, which are still evident in the advocacy he provides for his clients today. He received his Juris Doctor in 2001, and in the same year, he obtained his license to practice law in Texas.
Outside his law practice, Mr. Kimmel has served essential roles in numerous prominent legal organizations, including:
- The East Texas Estate Planning Council – Past president
- The Smith County Bar Association – Past director and officer
- The Smith County Young Lawyers Association – Past director and officer
Moreover, Mr. Kimmel is a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, the State Bar of Texas and the American Bar Association, and he is board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in estate planning and probate law.
Practice areas
Estate Planning & Probate, Business/CorporateFocus areas
Business Formation and Planning, Business Organizations, Contracts, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Limited Liability Companies, Living Wills, Partnership, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills
- 70% Estate Planning & Probate
- 30% Business/Corporate
First Admitted: 2001, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.alk.law/attorney-profiles/gregory-t-kimmel/
- Director - East Texas Estate Planning Council Director - Smith County Bar Association State Bar of Texas American Bar Association National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) President- Estate Texas Estate Planning Council Treasurer- Smith County Bar Association Member - 2015-2017 Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Decedents' Estates Committee, 2016
- State Bar of Texas in 2001
- Past Director and Officer, Smith County Young Lawyers Association
- Past Director and Officer, Smith County Bar Association
- Past Member, Planning Committee for Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, Texas State Bar (2016-2018)
- Past Member, Planning Committee for the 28th Annual Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Course, Texas State Bar (2022)
- Member, State Bar of Texas American Bar Association
- Past Member, REPTL Leadership Academy Committee
- Past Member, REPTL, Decedents' Estate Committee (2015-2017)
- Past President, East Texas Estate Planning Council (2015-2016)
- Past Member, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (REPTL), Council (2018-2022)
- Member and Co-Chair, Decedents' Estate Committee of REPTL (2018-2023)
- Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Past President- East Texas Estate Planning Council (2015-2016)
- Past Director and Officer - Smith County Young Lawyers Association
- Past Director and Officer - Smith County Bar Association
- Member - National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
- Member - State Bar of Texas American Bar Association
- Member - Planning Committee for Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, Texas State Bar (2016, 2017)
- Member - REPTL Leadership Academy Committee
- Member - Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (REPTL), Decedents' Estate Committee (2015-2017)
- Director - East Texas Communities Foundation
- Smith County Young Lawyer of the Year, Smith County Bar Association, 2012
- Past Director - The Children's Village
- Past Director - Better Business Bureau
- Past Director - Hospice of East Texas
- Director - Rose Capital West Little League
- Director - Cancer Foundation for Life
- Texas Super Lawyer (2018-2023)
- B.A. - University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Undergraduate Studies
- Author and Presenter, Essentials in Estate Planning for 2012, Henderson County Bar Association (2012)
- Author and Presenter, Strategies for a Successful Succession, The 2013 Family & Small Business Forum, University of Texas at Tyler (2013)
- Author and Presenter, Estate Planning Overview with Legislative Update, Henderson County Bar Association (2013)
- Author and Presenter, Business Succession Issues Involving Second and Third Generations that have No Desire to be Partners, 38th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course (2014); San Antonio Estate Planners Council (2014); Midland Odessa Estate Planning Council (2015)
- Author and Presenter, Strategies for a Successful Succession, Small Business Boot Camp at the Center for Family and Small Enterprises, University of Texas at Tyler (2014)
- Presenter, Role of the Guardian, Ad Litem Certification Course for the Smith County Bar Association (2014)
- Author and Presenter, Incapacity Planning 101, Alzheimer’s Alliance (2015)
- Presenter, Selecting a Business Entity, Expo 2015 at Gollob Morgan and Peddy P.C. (2015) and Small Business Boot Camp at the Center for Family and Small Enterprises, University of Texas at Tyler (2015)
- Presenter, Mind the Gap: Advanced Planning Techniques for Incapacity, Estate Planning & Probate Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas (2016)
- Co-Author and Moderator, Drafting Common and Uncommon Pleadings in Court Supervised Administrations – A View from Both Sides of the Bench, State Bar of Texas Estate Planning & Drafting Course, Houston, Texas (2017)
- Author and Moderator, Probate Matters: A View from Both Sides of the Bench, State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course, Dallas, Texas (2018)
- Panelist, Probate Procedures and Alternatives, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates, and Probates, Texas Bar CLE, Austin, Texas (2016-2022)
- Moderator, Twin, King or Split Sheets: Agreements between Couples, Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Course, State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2022)
- Moderator, Probate Procedures and Alternatives, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates, and Probates, Texas Bar CLE, Austin, Texas (2024)
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2024
Certificates and credentials
Estate Planning and Probate Law
