Attorney R. McCully, Bakutis, McCully & Sawyer, P.C., Fort Worth, Texas

R. Dyann McCully
Fort Worth, Texas

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phone	817-335-2208
fax	817-332-6532
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R. Dyann McCully, native Texan, was admitted to the Texas bar 1986. Preparatory Education: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas (B.F.A, Summa Cum Laude, 1980); Legal Education: Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bar Association; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association.

Areas of Practice:: Guardianship; Probate, Will Contests and Trust Litigation; Probate and Estate Administration; Estate Planning

Litigation Percentage:: 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:: Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1994; National Registered Guardian (NRG); Texas Registered Guardian

Bar Admissions:: Texas, 1986

Education:: Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Order of Barristers
Law Journal: Journal of Air Law, 1984 - 1986; Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, 1980
B.F.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Major: Radio - TV - Film

Published Works:: Removal, Resignation and Successer Representatives, Matthew Bender, Estate Planning and Probate Guide, 1993; Final Settlement, Accounting and Discharge, Matthew Bender, Estate Planning and Probate Guide, 1993

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Author/Speaker - Guardianships, National Guardianship Association National Conference, 2007 & 2008; Author/Speaker - Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, State Bar of Texas, 2007; Author/Speaker - Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, Nuts & Bolts State Bar of Texas, 2006; Author/Speaker - Nuts & Bolts of Probate Practice - 2006, 2007 & 2009, Tarrant County Probate Bar Association; Author/Speaker - Advanced Elder Law & Guardianship Course, State Bar of Texas, 2005; Author/Speaker, Dallas County Probate Bar Association; Author/Speaker, Legal Assistant U - Legal Assistants Division of the State Bar of Texas; Author/Speaker, Texas Probate Judges Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas; Author/Speaker, Volunteer Guardian Services, Banks, Senior Citizen Groups & Various Churches and Companies

Honors and Awards:: AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell; Best Lawyers in Fort Worth; Texas Super Lawyers

Professional Associations and Memberships:: State Bar Council of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Texas; Member; State Bar of Texas; Real Estate, Trust and Probate Section; Member; Tarrant County Bar Association; Member; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association Board of Directors, 2005 - 2006; President; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association Board of Directors, 2002 - 2007; Director; National Guardianship Association; Texas Guardianship Association; Guardianship Code Committee Member, 2001 - 2004; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association's Nuts & Bolts Seminar, 2007; Co-Chair; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association's Probate Litigation Seminar; Co-Chair, 2002 & 2003; Fort Worth Christian School Board of Trustees, 2003 - 2008; Trustee

Past Employment Positions:: Cantey & Hanger, LLP, Associate Attorney, 1986 - 1995