Christine Butts - Spring, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, December, 1996
    Juris Doctorate
    Honors: NA
    Law Journal: Houston Journal of International Law, Publishing Editor, 1994 - 1996

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, May, 1993
    B.B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner, Riddle & Butts, LLP, since January 1, 2019

• Judge, Harris County Probate Court 4, since January 1, 2011

• Partner, Riddle, Butts & Akiens, LLP, since January 1, 1997

Classes and Seminars

• Course Director for Advanced Guardianship and Elder Law Course; September 2-3, 2020, State Bar of Texas, September 2, 2020 - September 3, 2020
  
• Customizing 1301 Trusts—The Next Big Thing, State Bar of Texas 20th Annual Guardianship Law and Elder Law Course, April 5, 2019
  
• The Kids are Alright—Navigating Between the Hard-Knock Life and Easy Street When Passing Assets to Children, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, June 23, 2018
  
• Probate Matters: A View from Both Sides of the Bench, State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June 14, 2018
  
• Tips from Judges to Elder and Guardianship Attorneys Errors Seen in the Courtroom and Beyond, State Bar of Texas 19th Annual Guardianship Law and Elder Law Course, April 13, 2018
  
• When a Declaratory is Judgment Proper?, State Bar of Texas 12th Annual Fiduciary Litigation Course, November 30, 2017
  
• Drafting Common and Uncommon Pleadings, State Bar of Texas 28th Annual Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, October 26, 2017 - October 27, 2017
  
• The Runaway ad Litem, State Bar of Texas Advanced Guardianship and Elder Law Course, April 7, 2017
  
• Attorney and Appointee Fees, Houston Bar Association’s 2012 Wills and Probate Institute, February 17, 2012
  
• Representing Clients Facing Mental Health Commitment, Disability and Elder Law Attorney’s Association, October 18, 2012
  
• Beneficiary Designations: Has Your World Changed in the Past Five Years?, Presented by the 24th Annual Wills and Probate Institute, South Texas College of Law, September 24, 2009 - September 25, 2009
  
• Using Revocable Trusts as Estate Planning Tools, Lorman Education Services, December 2, 2008 - Present
  
• Intestacy and Closing the Estate, National Business Institute, July 17, 2008
  
• Tax Exempt Organizations in Texas, Lorman Education Services, February 13, 2007
  
• The Future of Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning, American Women's Society of CPAs, February 4, 2006
  
• Choosing a Business Entity in Texas with an Eye Toward Succession Planning, Attorneys in Tax and Probate, May 4, 2004
  
• Choice of Business Entity in Texas, 2003 Accounting Expo Sponsored by the TSCPA Foundation, April 22, 2003

Published Works

Articles

• Choice of Business Entity in Texas, Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, Volume 4, 2004
  When advising small business owners regarding choice of business entity, the professional advisor must consider and balance the following goals of the small business owner: 1) liability protection; 2) maintenance of control over the operation and as

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1997

Specialties and Certifications

• Board-Certified in Estate Planning and Probate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2003

Other Affiliations

• National College of Probate Judges (President)
• Texas Probate Law American Inns of Court (Member)
• Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts (Board Member)
• Junior League of Houston (Sustaining Member)