Elliott Burdette

Elliott has practiced for decades as an estate planning and probate attorney, focusing on disputes involving inheritance rights, probate disputes, wills and living trusts and probate related matters. He routinely counsels clients as to their inheritance rights and provides advice as to Texas probate related matters. Elliott provides strategic advice and planning regarding trust and estate related disputes. See dallasprobateattorneys.com. Education • American University of Paris, France • Bachelor of Arts (Government), the University of Texas at Austin • Juris Doctor, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas Recognition • Rated AV Preeminent (highest possible) rating for both legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell since 1994 • Elected as a Life Fellow of The Texas Bar Foundation, 2006 • Winner of an American Jurisprudence Award as a law student Bar Related Service • Served for seven years as a member of the Dallas sub-committee of the State Bar of Texas Committee against the Unauthorized Practice of Law • Terms as both Vice-Chair and Chair of the Minority Participation Committee of the Dallas Bar Association • Terms as both Vice-Chair and Chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Membership and Admissions Committee • Terms as both Vice-Chair and Chair of the Solo and Small Firm Section of the Dallas Bar Association Board Service • Member of Board of Trustees of the Dallas Children’s Theater, 1998 – 2000 • Member of Board of Trustees of the North Texas Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America, 2003 – 2007 • Member of the Board of Trustees, since 2015, of the American University in Paris, aup.edu, a fully accredited English speaking university offering an American style education in the heart of Paris