Our Attorneys

Wesley E. Wright
Bellaire, Texas

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

Year Joined Organization:: 1982

Areas of Practice:: Estate Planning; Guardianships; Medicare & Medicaid; Probate & Estate Administration

Certification/Specialties:: Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; 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, 1981
J.D.; University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 1977
B.S
Major: Business

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; Planning Effectively to Cope with Medicaid Estate Recovery, Estate Planning Magazine, (Co-Author), Vol. 32, No.8, August, 2005; "Miller Trust May Help You, Loved One, Qualify for Medicaid Benefits", (Co-Author), Houston Chronicle, 50+ Section, March, 2001; Proper Planning is the Key to Passing Wealth to Beneficiaries, (Co-Authored with Stanley M. Johanson), Houston Chronicle, Legacy Section, April, 2000; "Special Trust Protects From Medicaid Rules", (Co-Author), Houston Chronicle, 50+ Section, February, 2000; Elder Law Notes, Houston Chronicle, Columnist, Monthly, 50 + Section; 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 their assets; Families of Deceased; Developmentally Challenged and Their Families; Elderly and Their Families Who Seek Preservation of Their Assets

Classes/Seminars Taught:: "Q&A With Three Recent Past Presidents,", Texas Chapter of NAELA, Annual Conference, 2006 - Present; Speaker, "Significant Changes to Medicaid,", South Texas College of Law, Wills & Probate Institute, 2006 - Present; Speaker, "Save My Home! Saving the Home, Farm or Ranch from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas,", University of Texas Elder Law Conference, 2006 - Present; Speaker, "Summer School,", State Bar College, 2006 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Changes and Strategies,", State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning Conference, 2006 - Present; Speaker, "The Government Wants It Paid Back! Estate Recovery, Monthly Gifting and The Deficit Reduction Act,", University of Houston, Wills & Probate Institute, 2006 - Present; Speaker, "Saving the Family Homestead: The Final Rules for the Texas Medicaid Recovery Act,", State Bar of Texas, Summer School, 2005 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid, Medicare & Estate Recovery,", University of Houston, Wills & Probate Institute, 2005 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Estate Recovery,", State Bar of Texas, Representing Older Adults Living with Disabilities: The Nuts & Bolts of Aging Issues, 2005 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Estate Recovery,", State Bar of Texas, Annual Meeting, 2005 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Estate Recovery Update,", State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 2005 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP) Final Rules, Including the Expanded Estate, Gifting, and Unmarried Adult Children,", State Bar of Texas, Advanced Elder Law & Advanced Guardianship Courses, 2005 - Present; Co-Presenter, Briefing on Medicaid Asset Transfers, AARP, 2005 - Present; Speaker, "Puttin' on the Ritz: Does it Really Work?,", National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Institute, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Estate Recovery,", South Texas College of Law, Wills & Probate Institute, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Estate Recovery: When the Government Wants Your Homestead,", State Bar of Texas, State Bar College Summer School, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Estate Recovery,", State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar; Speaker, "Medicaid, Medicare and Estate Recovery: Can You Get the Benefits Without Losing Everything?,", University of Houston, Wills and Probate Institute, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Know Your Rights,", PBS Channel 8, Richard Alderman's, 2004 - Present; Estate Recovery in Texas, CBS Radio B Interview, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Estate Recovery: Planning Considerations,", Houston Bar Association, 2004 Elder Law Institute, 2004 - Present; Speaker, "Estate Recovery: Foundation & Strategy,", State Bar of Texas, Elder Law Institute; Speaker, "Delivering Ritz-Carlton Legendary Service Practices in an Elder Law Firm,", National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Institute, 2003 - Present; Speaker, "Top Ten Tips for SNTs,", Texas Wesleyan Law School and Stetson Law School, Special Needs Trusts Seminar, 2003 - Present; Speaker, "To Spend Down or Not to Spend Down on the Nursing Home,", Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Advanced Estate Planning Conference, 2002 - Present; Speaker, "Fifteen Misrepresentations Made by Nursing Homes,", South Texas College of Law, Representing the Elderly Client: Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts & Guardianships, 2002 - Present; Speaker, "Planning Special Needs Trusts for the Disabled,", Children's Case Management Coalition Conference,, 2002 - Present; Speaker, "Basic Medicaid and Long-Term Care Planning,", State Bar of Texas, Elder Law Course, 2002 - Present; Speaker, "Practical Considerations in Medicaid Planning: Twelve Things to Avoid,", Houston Bar Association, Wills & Probate Institute, 2002 - Present; Speaker, "Wills, Living Wills & Powers of Attorney,", Richard Alderman, The People's Law School, University of Houston, 2001 - Present; Speaker, "UPL & Effect on Elder Law Attorneys & Clients and What is Being Done,", Texas NAELA Conference, 2001 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Rules and Planning,", South Texas College of Law, Wills & Probate Institute with Guardianship Certification Course, 2001 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Planning: What Is It? Who Needs It? and the Most Frequently Asked Questions About It,", Case Management Society of America Conference, 2001 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid Qualification for Nursing Home Care,", Houston Bar Association, Health Law Section, 2001 - Present; Speaker, "Report on Medicare After the HMO Retreat, What's New in Advanced Medicaid Planning Techniques and Prospective Dilemmas in Medicaid Planning,", State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Institute, 2001 - Present; Speaker, "Current Developments in Medicaid,", Attorneys in Tax & Probate, 2001 - Present; Speaker, "Planning for Elder Care,", Houston Chronicle, Managing Your Money 2001 Seminar, 2001 - Present; Speaker, "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; Speaker, Recognizing & Responding to Inappropriate or Illegal Estate Planning,", The University of Texas School of Law, Intermediate Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference, 2000 - Present; Speaker, "Protecting Family Assets with Medicaid Planning,", State Bar of Texas, Advanced Tax Law Course, 1999 - Present; Speaker, "Drafting Special Needs Trusts,", Houston Bar Association, Guardianships & Ad Litem Certification & Elder Law Institute, 1999 - Present; Speaker, "Testamentary Supplemental Needs Trusts,", Attorneys in Tax & Probate, 1999 - Present; Speaker, New & Cutting Edge Medicaid Strategies, Texas NAELA Conference, 1999 - Present; Speaker, "Drafting for Medicaid,", Houston Bar Association, Wills & Probate Institute, 1999 - Present; Speaker, "Medicaid and Medicaid Planning in Texas,", Medical Educational Systems, 1998 - Present; Speaker, "Guardianships,", Association of Retarded Citizens, 1997 - Present; Speaker, "Select Guardianship Issues,", Center for the Retarded, Board of Directors, 1997 - Present; Speaker, "Guardianships and Surrogate Decision Making,", MHMRA Advisory Council, 1997 - Present; Speaker, "Estate Planning for the Disabled Child,", Association of Mental Illness, 1996 - Present; Mental Health Institute on Involuntary Commitments and Forced Medication Hearings, State Bar of Texas, 1995 - Present; Speaker, "Guardianship Issues,", White House Conference on Aging, 1995 - Present; Speaker, "Advance Directives,", State Bar of Texas, Elder Law Institute, 1994 - Present; Welcoming Remarks, State Bar of Texas, Guardianship Seminar, 1993 - Present; Speaker, "Guardianships,", Harris County Probate Courts, Court Visitor Program, 1992 - 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships:: State Bar of Texas; Member; College of the State Bar of Texas; Member; Houston Bar Association; Member; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Member; Bylaws Committee, 2001 - 2002; Program and Education Committee, 2001 - 2004; Membership Committee, 2002 - 2003; Board Member, 2004 - 2006; NAELA Journal, 2004 - 2005; Editorial Board Member; NAELA Council of Advanced Practitioners, 2006 - Present; Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Member; Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association; Founding Member; Special Needs Alliance; Member; Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2003 - Present; Institute Vice-Chair; South Texas College of Law, Elder Law Conference, 2002 - 2003; Program Chair; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Texas Chapter, Elder Law Conference, 2002 - 2003; Program Chair; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Symposium Chair; Houston Bar Association, 2000 - 2001; Co-Chair, Administration of Justice Committee; Houston Bar Association, Probate, Trusts & Estates Monthly Articles, Houston Chronicle, 50+ Section, 1999 - 2001; Co-Editor; Houston Bar Association, Wills & Probate Institute, 2000 - Present; Program Chair; Houston Bar Association, Family/Probate Bench Bar Conference, 2000 - Present; Chair, Planning Committee; State Bar of Texas, Elder Law Institute, 1999 - Present; Institute Director; State Bar of Texas, Solving Disability Issues, 1998 - Present; Institute Director; Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association, 1991 - 1992; Guardianship Manual Committee Member; Foundation for the Retarded, Center for the Retarded, Inc.,, 1992 - 1993; Lifecare Committee Member