Charles W. Giraud III
Partner
Michelle Newton
713.223.2300 x2459
Charles W. Giraud III’s practice focuses on the federal taxation of estates, trusts and all other matters involving family wealth management.
Mr. Giraud counsels and represents individuals and private entities exclusively in the areas of probate and trust litigation, will contests, powers of attorney, guardianships and revocable trusts, and federal tax liens. He has assisted clients in filing Federal Estate Tax Returns reflecting IRC Section 2032A, Special Use Valuation; in making gifts of personal residence in GRIT arrangements; in making generation-skipping gifts; and in life insurance planning, including use of irrevocable life insurance trusts.
Publications and Speeches
"Powers of Attorney in Texas in 1993," South Texas School of Law Wills and Probate Institute, September 23, 1993.
"Planning and Drafting for Incapacity," Southwestern Legal Foundation Wills and Probate Institute, May 7, 1993.
"Texas Advanced Directives and Powers of Attorney," Elder Law Institute, September 4, 1992.
"Elder Law in 1992," Advanced Estate Planning Institute, State Bar of Texas, June 11, 1992.
"1991 Probate and Trust Law Developments in the Texas Legislature," Houston Business and Estate Planning Council, April 18, 1991.
Education
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 1965
B.A., Rice University, 1962
Bar Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
Affiliations
State Bar of Texas, Probate and Trust Law Section, Chairman, 1983
Houston Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Law Institute
American Bar Foundation
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Houston Business and Estate Planning Council, President, 1990
Southwest Legal Foundation, Planning Committee of Wills and Probate Institute, 1990-present
Texas Academy of Probate Lawyers, President, 1995
Noteworthy
The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates, 2007-2008
Texas Super Lawyer, Estate Planning and Trusts, 2003-2007