Our Team Michael A. The Decedent must have been a resident of the DFW area; 2. The conference brought together probate lawyers and judges from throughout North Texas at the Gaylord Texan Resort for continuing legal education and social activities in a relaxed setting. What if, however, you could go beyond that and draft a Will that helps you or your heirs achieve goals after you are gone? Frost, Brown, Todd also provides estate planning services. Probate should not be expensive in situations where there are no disputes among the decedent's family members, particularly if the decedent underwent the time and expense to obtain a professionally drafted will. Harvell, Blake O. A Dallas and Collin County probate attorney with extensive experience and reasonable , fixed fees, Michael Duran has helped over clients with their uncontested probate, guardianship, and estate planning matters. The firm also helps executors and administrators with fiduciary risk management to avoid malfeasance claims. The work was accomplished for a fixed fee. She helps clients perform their statutory duties as the estate executor or administrator, including assisting with many time-sensitive tasks, filing necessary documents, and handling distribution of assets. Contact us to learn how we do it. Click to Call. At the Duran Firm, we like to fit clients into competitive, fixed-fee arrangements whenever possible. Guardianship is the process where a court determines that a person is unable to make his or her own personal and financial decisions and appoints a guardian to make those decisions.