Firm Partner Gregory T. Kimmel focuses his practice on business organizations, estate planning, elder law, guardianships, probate and estate administration, trusts, and wills. Mr. Kimmel is a Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate law, as certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has also been named a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. A native of Tyler, Mr. Kimmel is a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center and the University of Texas at Austin. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2001.
Bar Admissions
Education
Professional Designations
Honors and Awards
- Texas Super Lawyer 2018 2019 and 2020
- Smith County Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 2012
- Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year, 2006-2007
Professional Associations, Committees and Memberships
- Chair – Decedents’ Estates’ Committee of Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (REPTL), Council
- Member - REPTL - Decedents' Estate Committee (2015-2017)
- Member - REPTL Leadership Academy Committee
- Past President - East Texas Estate Planning Council (2015-2016)
- Member - Planning Committee for Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, Texas State Bar (2016)
- Member - Planning Committee for Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, Texas State Bar
- Past Director and Officer - Smith County Bar Association
- Past Director and Officer - Smith County Young Lawyers Association
- Member - State Bar of Texas American Bar Association
- Member - National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
Pro Bono Activities
- Director - East Texas Communities Foundation
- Director - Cancer Foundation for Life
- Director - Rose Capital West Little League
- Past Director - Hospice of East Texas
- Past Director - Better Business Bureau
- Past Director - The Children's Village
Presentations and Publications
- Panelist, Probate Procedures and Alternatives, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates, and Probates, Texas Bar CLE, Austin, Texas (2016-2020); Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference, UT Law CLE, Galveston, Texas (2017)
- Author and Moderator, Probate Matters: A View From Both Sides of The Bench, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas (2018)
- Co-Author and Panelist, Drafting Common and Uncommon Pleadings in Court Supervised Administrations – A View from Both Sides of the Bench, Estate Planning & Probate Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas, Houston, Texas (2017)
- Panelist, Probate Procedures and Alternatives, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates, and Probates, Texas Bar CLE, Austin, Texas (2017-2018); Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference, UT Law CLE, Galveston, Texas (2017)
- Presenter, Mind the Gap: Advanced Planning Techniques for Incapacity, Estate Planning & Probate Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas (2016)
- 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)
- Author and Presenter, Incapacity Planning 101, Alzheimer’s Alliance (2015)
- Presenter, Role of the Guardian, Ad Litem Certification Course for the Smith County Bar Association (2014)
- 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)
- 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, Estate Planning Overview with Legislative Update, Henderson County Bar Association (2013)
- Author and Presenter, Strategies for a Successful Succession, The 2013 Family & Small Business Forum, University of Texas at Tyler (2013)
- Author and Presenter, Essentials in Estate Planning for 2012, Henderson County Bar Association (2012)
- Author and Presenter, Preparing for the Future: Estate Planning and Elder Law Basics, KVNE Radio Station, Tyler, Texas (2012)
- Author and Presenter, Myths in Estate Planning and Elder Law, Hospice of East Texas/Alzheimer’s Alliance of Smith County (2012)
- Co-Author, Seniors & the Law: A Guide for Maturing Texans, Texas Young Lawyers Association (2009)
- Author and Presenter, Advanced Planning for End of Life Issues, Smith County Bar Association (2009)
