Estate Planning
You want your family to know what to do, and who decides, if something happens to you.
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Estate Planning and Probate Attorneys in Lakeway, Texas
Helping families protect what they’ve built through estate and business succession planning.
- 2Board Certified Attorneys
- 60+Years Combined Experience
- 2004Serving the Greater Austin Area Since
Local counsel for the decisions that matter most.
Our attorneys each have large and diverse families of their own, and firsthand experience with the hard moments: a loved one passing, a parent who can no longer manage alone.
New to Texas and need to Texas size an out of state plan? Have a plan you haven’t looked at since the kids were young? These are some of the most common reasons people call us.
Every client starts with a complimentary consultation and a set fee, so questions are encouraged instead of billed.
6 Areas of Practice
How we can help.
Asset Protection
You have worked hard to build what you have and want it protected from lawsuits and creditors.
Probate Administration
Someone you love has passed away and you have been asked to settle their estate.
Special Needs Planning
You want to provide for a loved one with a disability without putting their benefits at risk.
Business Formation & Succession
You own or are building a business and want the right structure, protections and succession plan in place.
Complex Family Planning
Blended families, second marriages, and every family that does not fit the standard forms.
People hire a lawyer, not a firm.
- Hazel SanchezPartner
- Michael CarrollPartner
- Erin ThrashManaging Partner
Erin Thrash and Hazel Sanchez are Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Who We Help
Planning for every stage of life.
- Parents of young children
- Blended families and second marriages
- Business owners and professionals
- Retirees planning ahead
- Families of a loved one with special needs
- New to Texas with an out of state estate plan
What our clients say.
I have worked with Thrash, Carroll & Sanchez Law Group for over 25 years and cannot recommend them highly enough. Their expertise and advice have kept my estate issues worry free. With such excellent service, I would not consider going anywhere else.
I recently worked with TCS Law, and I can’t recommend their services highly enough. From our very first call, their team was incredibly kind, attentive, and easy to talk to. They took the time to truly understand my family’s needs and explained every step of the process in a clear and compassionate way.
Latest Blog Posts
Articles from our attorneys.
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Asset Protection in Texas: What It Really Is, and Why It Only Works Before Trouble Starts
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Leave your family with a plan, not a puzzle.
Meet with an attorney in our Lakeway office or by Zoom, review your situation and leave knowing your options and your flat fee.
Your first consultation is complimentary, and the fee for your plan is agreed before any work begins, so asking questions never costs you extra.
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3 Lakeway Centre Ct., Suite 200Lakeway, TX 78734Get directions