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David L. Leon
David L. Leon, PC, Dallas, Texas
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We are a Dallas, Texas based firm offering business (formation, franchises, contracts, buying and selling), real estate (deeds, title), estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney), probate (letters testamentary, small estate affidavit, heirship affidavit), and immigration (family and business.) English, Spanish and German services offered.
David L. Leon graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1992, and SMU Law in 1996 and is licensed in Texas and New York.
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Fees
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Free Consultation
Free telephone consultation. -
Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Rates $275-325/hr. Retainers vary by matter.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New York
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- Texas
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Languages
- German: Spoken, Written
- Spanish
Professional Experience
- Member
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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Education
- Southern Methodist University
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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Professional Associations
- Texas State Bar # 00796946
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- - Current
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Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Website
Legal Answers
4 Questions Answered
- Q. Does a will have to read to the beneficiaries before it is probated in Texas.
- A: The will doesn't have to be read to the beneficiaries. However, the Probate code requires that all beneficiaries are to receive a copy of the will once it's filed for probate.
- Q. Who do i file my parents last will?
- A: If your parent is alive, then there's no need to "file" the will. Your parent has the option of placing it with the county clerk's office for safekeeping. Otherwise, your parent should just keep it in a safe place where the named executor can find it when the time arises.
If your parent is deceased, then you can file the will for probate. The counties you can choose from: (1) the county where your parent lived, (2) the county where your parent died or (3) the county where you parent owned property.
- Q. My sister and I bought a house together. She paid the down payment; I pay the mortgage. She died. Is the house mine now?
- A: Not necessarily. If the house was TITLED as "joint tenancy with rights of survivorship" when you bought it then yes, the house is yours. If not, then the house is partly yours, and you share that with the heirs of your sister's estate. The heirs could be listed in a will (if she had one), or her heirs at law.
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