Certified Elder Law Attorney

Licensed in Texas and Washington

Paul Premack, Probate Attorney, San Antonio

Paul Premack is a Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation. Paul and Ruthie have been married joyfully since 1981 and have two wonderful adult children in the Seattle area.

 

Paul 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.


Since 1989 Paul has written a legal column for the San Antonio Express-News also carried by other Hearst Newspapers. The column archive is available to you free here.

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

Paul 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 sections of the Texas and Washington Bars, 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" and is rated AV-Preeminent by the Bar and Judiciary.

Paul Premack

     Paul Premack is -- 

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  • Licensed to Practice Law in the States of Texas and Washington.

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  • Sustaining Life Fellow, San Antonio Bar Foundation.

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  • Honored as Recipient of the Barbara F. Kishpaugh Award from the Elder Law Section of the San Antonio Bar Association, in recognition of special contributions made on behalf of the elder community in San Antonio.

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  • Rated AV Preeminent by the Martindale Peer Review system. (AV Preeminent is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of the bar and the judiciary.)

 

  • Designated nationally by Thompson-Reuters as a Super Lawyer

 

  • Recipient, Client's Choice Award from AVVO

 

  • Rated 10.0 (highest possible) from AVVO

 

  • Five Star Wealth Manager for Long Term Care, Will Preparation and Trust Services. Paul Premack is one of about 22 lawyers statewide who received this recognition five years in a row.

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  • Designated a Texas Legal Leader by ALM Publications in partnership with Martindale-Hubble, highlighting Texas' top-rated lawyers

Member of the Faculty of --

  • UT Austin School of Law and Texas NAELA 2020, 2021, & 2022 Summer Conference

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  • National Association of Retired Federal Employees 2021 TXFed Conference

 

  • Chair, University of Texas School of Law 2019 Texas NAELA Summer Program, Galveston

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  • Chair, Texas Chapter, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 2019 UnProgram

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  • UT Austin School of Law and Texas NAELA 2018 Summer Conference

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  • San Antonio Bar Association Health Law Section

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  • ​University of the Incarnate Word, Humana, Work-Life Program

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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