Wesley E. Wright
4949 Bissonnet Street Bellaire, Texas 77401
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Wright Abshire, Attorneys PC
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Overview
Wesley E. Wright is a native Houstonian, and has been practicing law in the Houston area since 1982. He is a graduate of the South Texas College of Law and the University of Houston.
Mr. Wright is a Board Certified attorney in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. His legal practice focuses exclusively in the areas of elder law, Medicaid planning, estate planning with an emphasis on the disabled and the use of special needs trusts, estate and trust administration.
He is an original founder of the Houston Chapter of the Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association (DELAA), and served as President for the first two years. He has served as Chair for the Probate, Trusts, and Estates Section of the Houston Bar Association. He is a former President of the Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) as well as the 2004-2005 and 2014-2015 President, and served on the National Board of NAELA for two years. He has been listed a Texas Super Lawyer for Elder Law from 2006-2016.
He co-authors a monthly column in the Houston Chronicle called Elder Law Notes and he is a regular speaker on Elder Law topics. He is a co-author of Save My Home! Saving Your Home, Farm or Ranch from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas, a book on Medicaid Estate Recovery; and a co-author of West's Texas Elder Law (Volume 51, Texas Practice Series) written for lawyers.
Mr. Wright is a Board Certified attorney in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. His legal practice focuses exclusively in the areas of elder law, Medicaid planning, estate planning with an emphasis on the disabled and the use of special needs trusts, estate and trust administration.
He is an original founder of the Houston Chapter of the Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association (DELAA), and served as President for the first two years. He has served as Chair for the Probate, Trusts, and Estates Section of the Houston Bar Association. He is a former President of the Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) as well as the 2004-2005 and 2014-2015 President, and served on the National Board of NAELA for two years. He has been listed a Texas Super Lawyer for Elder Law from 2006-2016.
He co-authors a monthly column in the Houston Chronicle called Elder Law Notes and he is a regular speaker on Elder Law topics. He is a co-author of Save My Home! Saving Your Home, Farm or Ranch from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas, a book on Medicaid Estate Recovery; and a co-author of West's Texas Elder Law (Volume 51, Texas Practice Series) written for lawyers.
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Awards
Elder Law, Houston (2017)
Elder Law, Houston (2014)
- Outstanding Member Award, Texas Chapter of NAELA, 2002
- Listed as Lawyer of the Year, Elder Law - Houston Area, Texas' Best Lawyers, 2014
- Listed in Texas Super Lawyers - Elder Law, Texas Monthly, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2015
- Houston's Top Lawyers for the People, H Texas Magazine, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
- Martindale Hubble AV® Peer Review Rated*†
- Quoted in USA Today, "Sorry, Savers: Interest Rates Set New Lows," by John Wagner, July 2012
- Listed as a Top Rated Lawyer in Trust & Estate Law, The American Lawyer Magazine 2013
Education
South Texas College of Law, J.D.
Graduated 1981
University of Houston, BS
Graduated 1977
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (713) 660-9595
4949 Bissonnet Street
Bellaire, Texas 77401
Bellaire, Texas 77401
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