Certified Elder Law Attorney

States of Texas and Washington

Paul Premack is a Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation. (Click here for a video on the value of using a CELA.) He was a founding member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and has been a NAELA member since 1989. His practice encompasses estate planning for individuals, couples and families of all ages, probate to assist surviving heirs when a family member dies, and elder law to assist clients with specific legal challenges. Paul is a Geriatric Scholar via the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.

Paul is licensed to practice law in the States of Texas and Washington.

Paul writes a weekly legal column for the San Antonio Express-News which is also carried by other Hearst Newspapers. The free column archives are on this site (see "Express Column" in menu above).

Probate Lawyer San Antonio

He is the co-author of "Thinking Beyond Tomorrow: Organizing, Planning, and Settling Your Estate". Paul is also the author of the books "The Senior Texan Legal Guide" Editions 1-7, and co-author of "When Someone Dies in Texas", which are used throughout the country as guides to estate planning and probate. 

Probate Lawyer San Antonio

He is Past-President of the Texas Chapter National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Washington State Bar Association, the San Antonio Bar Association, the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law section of the Texas Bar, and the Texas and Washington Chapters of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He is a Life Fellow of the San Antonio Bar Foundation and is a Fellow of the Texas Bar College. Paul has been nationally recognized by Thompson-Reuters as a "Super Lawyer".

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• Past President of the Texas Chapter National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

• Past Vice President and Secretary, Texas Chapter National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

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• Director, Texas Chapter National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2015-2021, 1998-2001)

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• Elder Information Library: Secretary

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• Guardianship Services: President, VP, Secretary, Director

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• Chairman of SA Bar Foundation & St. Mary's University First People's Law School

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• Vice-Chair, SA Bar Foundation & St. Mary’s University Second People’s Law School

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• Visiting Nurse Association, Board of Directors

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• Alamo Area Council of Governments Senior Advisory Board

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• Visiting Nurse Association, SEIS Advisory Board

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• Alamo Hearing Impaired Senior Citizens Advisory Board

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• Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts, Statewide Advisory Board

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• Citizens for Curbside Recycling Pickup, Director

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• Legal Assistance/Peer Counseling for the Elderly; Volunteer

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• Arthritis Foundation, Planned Giving Committee