Tena G. Fox
- Attorney
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Practice Areas:
- Estate Planning
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Estate Tax
- Wills
- Trusts
- Powers of Attorney
- Advanced Directives
- Special Needs Trusts
- Uncontested Guardianships
Education
- Texas A&M University School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law), Fort Worth, Texas
- Doctor of Jurisprudence - 2004
- Texas Tech University
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Math
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Laboratory Medicine
Bar Admission
- Texas, 2004
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2012
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified in Estate Planning & Probate, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Licensed as Attorney and Counselor at Law, Supreme Court of Texas
- Admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States of America
- Certified as Guardianship Ad Litem Attorney
Published Works
- Author, Two’s Company Three’s a Crowd: Practicalities and Avoiding Pitfalls with Witnesses in Probate Court, 2019
- Contributing Editor, Texas Estate Planning Guide, Lexis Nexis, 2017 – 2019
- Author, How Does Dying Without a Will Affect a Blended Family Newsletter 2016
Honors
- 6X World Champion in Taekwondo
- Texas Super Lawyers Estate Planning & Probate 2018-current
- Top Attorney - Fort Worth, Texas Magazine 2014-current
- 400 Most Influential People in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Inc. Magazine 2019
- Top Women Attorney in Texas 2018 - current
- Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star - 2014, 2015
- Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated Attorney
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated Attorney Judicial Edition
- Top Attorney 2019, 360 West Magazine
- Top Rated Attorney by Avvo
- Top Women Leaders in the Law
- Top Lawyers in Texas by the Legal Network
- America’s Most Honored Professionals
- Who’s Who in America by Marquis
- Who's Who Among American Law Students Who's Who
Classes & Seminars
- Speaker, American Dream Women Event “Be Willing” 2023
- Speaker, Preparing your Estate Plan, Edward Jones 2021
- Speaker, Nuts and Bolts Seminar,TCPBA, 2019
- Speaker, Case Studies on Estate Planning and Probate, Edward Jones, 2019
- Speaker, Probate Issues seen in Real Estate, Mike Bowman Century 21, 2018
- Speaker, 5 things all Seniors Need, Heartis, 2018
- Speaker on Estate Tax for CPA's, McIlvain CPAs 2014
- Speaker on Planning Solutions for Your Estate, First Western Securities, 2014
- Speaker on Retirement Income Solutions and the Importance of Estate Planning, 2013
- Speaker on Estate Planning for Retirees, Regional TMRS Planning Seminar, 2012
- Speaker on Planning for your Future, Harris Methodist Employee Conference, 2009
Professional Associations
- Tarrant County Bar Association Tax & Estate Planning Section – Vice-President - Current
- Mahon Inn of Court – Master 2025
- Texas A&M School of Law Alumni Board Member
- Tarrant County Probate Bar Association - Past President
- Northeast Tarrant County Bar Association – Past President
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Tarrant County Bar Association Women’s Section
- Fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas
- Texas Academy of Probate and Trust Attorneys
- State Bar of Texas
Pro-Bono Activities
- HEB Chamber of Commerce
- Colleyville Chamber of Commerce
- Covenant Christian Academy - Volunteer
- Compass Christian Church
- ATA Legacy Level 1
- ATA Judging Level 1
Past Positions
- Associate Municipal Judge, Cities of Lakeside
Fraternities or Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
- Zeta Tau Alpha