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THOMAS HALL

Attorney and Counselor
thall@braunassociateslaw.com
512.894.5426 Telephone

A careful listener and skilled negotiator, Thomas helps clients securely provide for themselves and their loved ones. Thomas’ clients look to him for estate planning advice to help them achieve their vision for their families, and their assets. Farmers, ranchers, other landowners and conservation organizations all benefit from his innovative and versatile solutions to various estate and land-use planning issues.

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Education and Honors

  • Doctor of Jurisprudence (with Honors), Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, 1992

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Admissions/Memberships

  • Admitted to practice in Nebraska, Colorado and Texas
  • Member of The College of the State Bar of Texas an honor society chartered by the Supreme Court
  • Member of Texas Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Sections

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Experience

  • Private-practice attorney since 1992, specializing primarily in estate planning, conservation easements, real estate, probate and nonprofit corporation law.
  • Counseled clients on planning for the future with comprehensive estate-planning strategies.
  • Assisted clients with asset protection and business-succession planning.
  • Represented rural landowners in negotiating complex conservation transactions with government agencies and land trusts.
  • Highly trained mediator with broad expertise, including federal and municipal mediation, employment, environmental, family law issues, and organizational and strategic planning.

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Client Services

  • Estate Planning, Including Wills and Trusts
  • Settling Estates, Including Probate Proceedings
  • Securing Conservation Easements
  • Limiting Your Liabilities
  • Buying and Selling Rural Land
  • Working with Land Trusts
  • Working with Nonprofits

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Community Involvement

  • Educational Seminar Presenter — topics include estate planning, end-of-life decision-making, conservation issues
  • Led the effort to establish the Crestone/Baca Land Trust in Crestone, Colorado, and served as volunteer legal counsel to the land trust
  • President, Crestone Charter School Governing Council
  • Mediator, Metro Mediation, Omaha
  • Community organizer, Omaha, Nebraska

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Personal
Thomas came to practice law later in life, following many years as an entrepreneur and businessman. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Theology in the Christian Spirituality Program at Creighton University, where he lectured in contemplative practices and the mystical tradition. Thomas, his wife, Colleen, and their four children enjoyed the mountains of Colorado for many years, but in 2004, chose to make the move to scenic Wimberley, Texas, where they continue to relish a rural lifestyle.



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