Our Attorneys

Molly Dear Abshire
Bellaire, Texas

Partner
phone	(713) 660-9595 (800) 280-4759 (Toll Free)
fax	(713) 660-8889
email	Email Me

Year Joined Organization:: 1996

Areas of Practice:: Medicaid Planning; Estate Building; Probate

Certification/Specialties:: Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation

Bar Admissions:: Texas; U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court

Education:: South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1993
J.D.; Texas A&M University, Texas, 1989
B.A.
Major: English

Published Works:: "Dramatic Changes to Medicaid Funding of Long-Term Care", The Houston Lawyer, (Co-Author), Houston Bar Association, Vol. 43, No. 6, May/June, 2006; "Section 8 Housing in the 21st Century Age of the Voucher", NAELA News, (Co-Author), Vol. 17 No. 6, January, 2006; "Planning Effectively to Cope with Medicaid Estate Recovery," Estate Planning, (Co-Author), Vol. 32 No. 8, August, 2005; "Medicaid Update", (Co-Author), May, 2005; "Elder Law Planning and Issue Spotting", (Co-Author), Monthly, 50+ Section, January, 2005; "Elder Law Notes", Houston Chronicle Columnist; "Fifteen Misrepresentations Made by Nursing Homes", (Co-Author), May, 2002; "Basic Medicaid and Long-Term Care Planning", (Co-Author), Elder Law Course, March, 2002; "Practical Considerations in Medicaid Planning: Twelve Things to Avoid", (Co-Author), Houston Bar Association, Wills & Probate Institute, February, 2002; "Report on Medicare After the HMO Retreat, What's New in Advanced Medicaid Planning Techniques and Prospective Dilemmas in Medicaid Planning", (Co-Author), State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Institute, June, 2001; "Miller Trust May Help You, Loved One, Qualify for Medicaid Benefits", (Co-Author), Houston Chronicle, 50+ Section, March, 2001; "Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation of the Elderly" (Co-Author), State Bar of Texas, Elder Law Course, December & February; "Recognizing & Responding to Inappropriate or Illegal Estate Planning", (Co-Author), August, 2000; "Special Trust Protects From Medicaid Rules" (Co-Author), Houston Chronicle, 50+ Section, February, 2000; "Assessing a Person for Nursing Home Medicaid Eligibility", (Co-Author), The Pocket Guide, 1999; Save My Home! Saving Your Home, Farm or Ranch from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas, (Co-Author), Elder Law Trio Press, 2005

Representative Clients:: Elderly and their Families Who Seek Nursing Home Medicaid; Elderly and their Families Who Seek Preservation of Assets

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Speaker, Houston Society of Financial Analysts, Elder Law Overview; Speaker, "Elder Law Planning & Issue Spotting,", State Bar of Texas, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates & Probate Course, Live Studio Broadcast, 2006 - Present; "Elder Law Drafting Considerations", 2005 - Present; Speaker, "Nursing Home Misrepresentations,", University of Texas, Elder Law Conference, 2005 - Present; Speaker, Elder Law Primer, State Bar of Texas; Speaker, "Medicaid Update,", Attorneys in Tax & Probate, 2005 - Present; Speaker, "How to Determine if Your Client Qualifies for Low-Cost Housing,", Disability & Elder Law Attorneys Association, 2005 - Present; Speaker, "HUD Housing,", University of Texas School of Law, Special Needs Trusts, 2005 - Present; Speaker, "Elder Law Planning & Issue Spotting,", State Bar of Texas, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates & Probate Course, A Live Studio Broadcast, 2005 - Present; Speaker, "Drafting for the Elderly: Medicaid & Other Mountains,", State Bar of Texas, Advanced Drafting: Estate Planning & Probate Course, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Affordable Housing", University of Texas School of Law, Intermediate Estate Planning, Guardianship & Elder Law Conference, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Benefits & Eligibility,", Halfmoon LLC, Practical Medicare & Medicaid Skills in Texas, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid, Medicare and Estate Recovery: Can You Get the Benefits Without Losing Everything?", University of Houston, Wills and Probate Institute, 2004 - Present; Speaker, National Business Institute, Estate, Financial and Health Care Planning Seminar, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Elder Law Planning & Issue Spotting,", State Bar of Texas, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates & Probate Course, A Live Studio Broadcast, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Basic Self-Settled SNTs/Pooled Trusts,", Disability & Elder Law Attorneys Association, 2003 - Present; Speaker, "Ten Common Errors in Medicaid Planning,", South Texas College of Law, Elder Law Conference: Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts & Guardianships, 2003 - Present; Speaker, "Planning For Medicaid Eligibility & Avoiding The Unauthorized Practice of Law,", Halfmoon LLC Seminars, 2003 - Present; Speaker, "Representing the Elder Client: Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts & Guardianships,", South Texas College of Law, 2002 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Planning,", South Texas College of Law, Wills and Probate Institute, 2001 - Present; Co-author, "Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation of the Elderly,", State Bar of Texas, Elder Law Course; Speaker, "Elder Law Issues", NASA/Johnson Space Center- Total Health & Safety Day, 2000 - Present; "Trespass Concerns,", State Bar of Texas, Agricultural Law Seminar, 1994 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:: State Bar of Texas, Advanced Guardianship Course, 2005 - Present; Course Director; State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Sections; Member; College of the State Bar of Texas; Member; Houston Bar Association, Probate, Trusts & Estates Section & Health Law Sections; Member; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and Texas Chapter; Member; Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2005 - Present; Member