Our Team
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Meet Our Expert Estate Planning Team
Erin Thrash
Erin M. Thrash is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and the Managing Partner of the Thrash, Carroll & Vanway Law Group. Erin has been licensed to practice law since 1982 in both Texas and Louisiana. She has focused her law practice in estate planning and asset protection where she can assist clients with difficult issues or family situations with unique, custom “solution planning” using wills, trusts, business entities and charitable gifts, trusts, foundations or a combination of these entities.
Erin Thrash
Attorney At Law - Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law
Michael Carroll
Mike was born in Port Lavaca, Texas, making him a native Texan! He received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University (BBA 1980 Magna Cum Laude) and received his J.D. from Baylor University School of Law (JD1982). At Baylor he served as an associate editor of the Baylor Law Review. Mike is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Real Estate Probate and Trust Section of State Bar.
Mike originally practiced mostly in the area of civil litigation. But after several years of battling for his clients in court, he began to work at keeping his clients out of court through proper planning. He soon assumed the duties of taking care of the estate planning and probate matters for employees and families at the firm where he worked, which lead him to switch the emphasis of his practice solely to estate planning, asset protection, and probate. Mike was named a 2017 Five Professional by Five Star Professionals.
Mike has served as chairman of his church Board of Trustees and its Finance Committee. He also served several terms on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity. Mike is a member of the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife Lu have five children and 9 grandchildren.
Michael Carroll
Attorney At Law
Ken Vanway
Ken H. Vanway is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, J.D. from South Texas College of Law in Houston, (ChFC) Chartered Financial Consultant and has his BBA in Finance from Texas A&M University.
He specializes in the areas of asset protection, estate planning, business planning, estate administration and probate. Over the past 33 years, Ken has created over 8,000 estate and asset protection plans involving Wills, Living Trusts, Protected Asset Trusts, Limited Liability Companies, Limited Liability Family Partnerships, Bypass Trusts, Life Insurance Trusts, Charitable Trusts, IRA Protection Trusts, Offshore Trusts, Partition Agreements, Medical Directives and Powers of Attorney. His clientele consists primarily of physicians, business owners, retirees and successful individuals.
Ken has lived in Austin since 1986 and enjoys sailing, cycling, motorcycles, hiking, tennis, swimming and travel.
Ken Vanway
Attorney At Law - Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law
Danielle Taylor
In addition to estate planning, Danielle works as a trusted adviser with local businesses and business owners in the Lake Travis area and counsels on business development and risk management. From entity formation to personnel management, Danielle’s experience as a former commercial litigator has proven invaluable for helping businesses avoid lawsuits and minimize potential losses.
Danielle is also actively involved in the Lake Travis community, and in her spare time, she enjoys being on the lake with her family and watching sports (with a particular affinity for rugby!).
Danielle graduated with high honors from the Baylor University School of Law, where she served as Senior Executive Editor of the Baylor Law Review.
Danielle Taylor
Attorney At Law
Rachel Bosworth
Serving clients in estate planning, special needs trusts, probate, guardianships, and small real estate matters, Rachel specializes in getting to know her clients’ situation and needs, forming a tailored plan, and helping clients meet their goals. Whether it’s encouraging someone through grief and the probate process, drafting sophisticated trusts and wills to provide security and efficient planning, or advocating for clients who need it, her clients appreciate her personable, straightforward, and educated approach to these sometimes hard to talk about matters.
While she began her legal career as a commercial litigation associate at a large, international firm, she much prefers applying her financial, corporate, and legal experience to estate planning and administration in her community. Not only does she get to be more client-focused, but she also has more time to volunteer and enjoy the perks of living in Lakeway, like wakeboarding on Lake Travis with her husband and four kids, playing the piano/keys in the Lakeway Church worship band, and coaching her girls’ LTYA softball teams!
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas J.D. with honors, May 2006, Order of the Coif Chief Notes Editor, Texas Law Review
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas B.B.A. in Accounting, December 2002, cum laude
Rachel Bosworth
Attorney At Law
Austin Jones
Austin primarily focuses on assisting TCV’s clients through the post mortem probate and trust administration process, or otherwise, establishing estate plans in the hopes of avoiding probate and streamlining the transfer of assets to their rightful beneficiaries. Austin graduated from the University of Texas with a B.S. and received his JD from Texas Tech School of Law, where he was an esteemed member of the Board of Barristers. After graduating law school, Austin hung his own shingle in west-Austin where he practiced probate, estate planning, and real estate law. Before joining TCV, Austin also worked in the Transportation Division at the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Texas where he represented the State in complex condemnation proceedings and other real estate dealings.
Austin is happily married to wife, Katie, and is the proud father of Nathan. In his free time, he enjoys running, cycling, golfing, and cheering on the Texas Longhorns. He is also a member of the Austin Stone Community Church and volunteers in their Kid’s Ministry.
Austin Jones
Attorney At Law
Haley Bullard
Haley Bullard
Attorney at Law
Meagan Coleman
Meagan Coleman joined Thrash, Carroll & Vanway Law Group in 2010 and is the firm's estate planning and probate paralegal. She works closely with clients through the probate process and assists with all areas of estate planning. Meagan is primarily responsible for client relations and communication, for assisting with document preparation, for coordinating the funding of trusts, and for various probate matters. Meagan’s passion for learning new things keeps her up-to-date on the ever changing probate court procedures.
Meagan holds an A.A. degree in Journalism and in her spare time she enjoys being involved with her community, volunteering on the PTA Board at her children’s school, spending time outdoors and enjoying life with her husband and their three children.
Meagan Coleman
Senior Paralegal
Allison Mora
Allison Mora joined our team in June of 2014 and is an estate planning paralegal for Thrash, Carroll & Vanway Law Group. In addition to providing a wide range of support to keep the office running smoothly, she enjoys working closely with our attorneys and clients to assist with information gathering and document preparation.
When Allison is not at the office she enjoys traveling, cooking, gardening, and boating on Lake Travis with her husband and their two dogs.
Allison Mora
Paralegal
Sarah Peneguy
Sarah joined the team at the end of 2020, and has close to 5 years’ experience as a legal assistant. In 2014, she graduated from LSU with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature & Creative Writing. One of her main duties at the firm is placing clients with the best attorney for their specific estate planning needs. She is always there to provide support and understanding for the attorneys and for their clients.
Outside of the office, when she isn’t reading fantasy novels or writing her own, she can usually be found hanging out with her close friends.
Sarah Peneguy
Paralegal
Teresa Russell
Teresa Russell
Receptionist