Attorney Profiles

W. Michael Wiist 
Fort Worth, Texas
Associate Attorney
phone (817) 335-2208
fax (817) 332-6532
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W. Michael Wiist admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Preparatory Education: Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas (B.A., with Honors, 1976); University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1980 (M.A., Communication Arts); Legal Education, Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bar Association; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association.

Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning
Estate, Guardianship & Trust Administration
Probate & Trust Litigation
Family Business Planning
Certification/Specialties:
Estate Planning & Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2006


Bar Admissions:
U.S. Tax Court, 2004
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2001
Texas, 2000
Education:
Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, 2000
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Winner, 1998 Client Counseling Intrascholastic Competition
Honors: Student Coach - First in 1999 ABA Regional Client Counsel Competition
Honors: Student Coach - Fourth in - 1999 ABA Natl. Client Counseling Competition
Law Review: Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor, 1998 - 2000


University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA, 1980
M.A.
Major:  Communication Arts


Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas, USA
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major:  Communication and Religion


Published Works:
Trust Income: Separate or Community Property?, 51 Baylor L.Rev. 1150, Fall, 1999


Seeking a Coaching Style of Teaching News Writing, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, Winter, Vol. 51/4, 1997


Honors and Awards:
Burnett-Gregory Writing Award by Texas College of Probate Judges, 1999


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Tarrant County Bar Association, 2001 - Present
Member


Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, 2001 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Assistant Professor of Communication, Southwestern Adventist University, 1994 - 1997


General Manager of WAUS-FM and Adjunct Professor in Communication, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, Sept. 1985 - July 1994


Director of Public Relations, Andrews University, (concurrent appointment with above) Sept. 1990 - June 1991


Manager, Adventist World Radio-Europe, Darmstadt, Germany, April 1982 - Aug. 1985


Station Manager of KUCV-FM and Instructor in Broadcasting & Speech, Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 1980 - April 1982


Studio Technician, Communication Department, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Washington, D.C., Aug. 1976 - June 1980
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The Fort Worth estate planning attorneys and probate lawyers at Bakutis, McCully & Sawyer, P.C. advise North Texas clients about wills and trusts, real estate transactions, business formation, probate administration and litigation, and marital property. Our wills and trusts lawyers serve clients in the Fort Worth-Dallas Metroplex, Tarrant County, Johnson County, Hood County, Parker County, Denton County, Wise County, Bosque County, Jack County, Hill County, Fort Worth, Dallas, Southlake, Colleyville, Arlington, Burleson, Granbury, Cleburne, Jacksboro, Hillsboro, Grandview, Bridgeport, and Weatherford, Texas.