Laura Upchurch practices in the areas of litigation, probate and estate planning, trusts and guardianships, business and corporate law, and real estate law. She represents clients in federal, state and county courts, contested probate, trust and guardianship matters, commercial and consumer litigation, personal injury litigation, and other areas of law. She is experienced in representing executors, administrators, beneficiaries and creditors in both complex and simple estate administrations and probate proceedings, and in representing individuals in trust administrations and guardianship proceedings. She also prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare advance directives, and other related documents. She counsels businesses about legal issues involving contracts, sales and leases of assets, operations and employment matters. She also counsels individuals and companies and prepares documents regarding real estate leases, contracts, sales, purchases, title matters and rights of property owners, landlords and tenants.
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin,
B.A., History, with high honors, 1981
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D.,1992
EXPERIENCE
Moorman, Tate, Moorman, Urquhart & Haley, L.L.P.
(Partner, 2000 - present)
Seton Healthcare Network, Austin, Texas;
Director, Legal and Litigation Services (1997-2000)
Brown McCarroll & Oaks Hartline, Austin, Texas
Associate (1992 - 1997)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
State Bar of Texas
Texas Bar Foundation
Washington County Bar Association
Travis County Bar Association (1992 - 2001)
American Inns of Court, Austin Chapter (1994 - 1996)
The University of Texas School of Law,
Adjunct Professor - Appellate Advocacy, 1998
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Trinity Care Center, Board Chairman
Washington County Rotary Club
Habitat for Humanity of Washington County, Past Board Director
My Discovery Museum, Brenham; Past Board Director
Center for Battered Women, Austin; Past Board Director
The University of Texas School of Law,
Coach of interscholastic moot court teams (1992 - 1998)
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
The University of Texas School of Law:
National Order of the Barristers
Board of Advocates, Chairman
The University of Texas School of Law:
Phi Beta Kappa
ADMISSIONS TO COURTS
All Texas state courts
U.S. District Court for the Western
and Southern Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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