Harry W. Wolff, Jr.
Partner
Harry Wolff, Jr., advises clients on a wide range of estate, tax, trust, and business matters, including: preparation of wills, trust agreements, and other estate planning and incapacity planning documents for individual clients.
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- Address4040 Broadway, Suite 430
Biography
Harry Wolff, Jr., advises clients on a wide range of estate, tax, trust, and business matters, including: preparation of wills, trust agreements, and other estate planning and incapacity planning documents for individual clients; asset protection issues, including the creation of limited liability entities, marital agreements, partition agreements, and the creation of spendthrift trusts; wealth transfer planning, including federal estate and gift tax planning, planning for succession of family owned businesses, charitable planning, and retirement benefit planning; representation of corporate and individual executors in all areas of probate, estate, and trust administration, including preparation of federal estate tax returns; formation and structure of limited liability entities; disputes concerning federal transfer taxes; and formation and governance issues for nonprofits.
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rating
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates, 2001-Present. (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)
- Recognized in Texas Super Lawyers® for Real Estate and Estate & Probate Law, 2003-Present
Professional Qualifications
Admitted to State Bar of Texas in 1980
Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Admitted to:
– Supreme Court of the United States
– United States District Court Western District of Texas
– United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
– United States Tax Court
Education:
St. Mary’s University, J.D., 1980, Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., 1976
Representative Experience
- What ACTEC Means To You, State Bar of Texas, 2017 Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course
- Setting Up Your Estate Planning and Probate Practice So You Can Retire with Ease, State Bar of Texas, 2015 Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course
- Non-Probate Transfers, San Antonio Estate Planners Council, 2014 Docket Call in Probate Court Course
- Estate Tax Developments, San Antonio Estate Planners Council, 2011 Docket Call in Probate Court Course
- Drafting in Changing Times, State Bar of Texas 2011 Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course
- They Don’t Call Me Counselor for Nothing – Adding Value to Your Product and Strengthening Your Client Relationships, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel 2011 Annual Meeting
- New Section 2053 Regulations, The University of Texas School of Law, 58th Annual Taxation Conference, Stanley M. Johanson Estate Planning Workshop
Professional Affiliations and Awards
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
– Chair, Real Estate Probate and Trust Law Section, 2009-2010
– Chair-Elect/Secretary, 2008-2009
– Treasurer, 2007-2008
– Council Member, 1999-2003 and 2004-2007
– Chair, Probate Law Committee, 2000-2005
– Sub-Committee Chair, Uniform Trust Code Committee 2000-2003 - The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
– Fellow, 1996-present
– Practice Committee (Chair 2012-2015)
– Estate and Gift Tax Committee
– Business Planning Committee
– Texas State Chair, 2015 – present
– Rocky Mountain Region Chair 2017-present
– State Chairs Steering Committee 2017-present - San Antonio Estate Planners Council
- San Antonio Bar Association
- University of Texas, Gift Planning Advisory Council, 2005-present
- Board of Directors, San Antonio Area Foundation
- Past President, Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation
- Past Board Member, Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital Foundation