Honors and Awards:

• Texas Super Lawyer - Elder Law, Texas Monthly, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Outstanding Member Award, Texas Chapter of NAELA, 2002
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008
• Houston's Top Lawyers for the People, H Texas Magazine, 2008

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Supreme Court of Texas and all other Texas Courts
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• Supreme Court of the United States of America
• Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation

Bar/Professional Activity:

• DELAA Guardianship Manual, Committee Member, 1991-1992; Lifecare Committee Member, Foundation for the Retarded, CRI, 1992-1993; State Bar of Texas, Elder Law Institute, Institute Director, 2002, 2003, 2004; HBA, Family/Probate Bench Bar Conference, Planning Committee, 1996, 1998, Chair, 2000; HBA Representative Attorney for Elder Law in Media Resource Guide, 1997-1998, 2003-2004; State Bar of Texas, Solving Disability Issues, Institute Director, 1998; HBA, Probate, Trusts & Estates Monthly Articles, Houston Chronicle, 50+ Section, Co-Editor, 1999-2001; HBA, Wills & Probate Institute, Program Chair, 2000; HBA, Administration of Justice Committee, Co-Chair, 2000-2000;  South Texas College of Law, Elder Law Conference, Program Chair, 2002, 2003; NAELA, Texas Chapter, Elder Law Conference, Program Chair, 2002, 2003; NAELA, Institute, Vice-Chair, 2003; NAELA, 16th Annual Symposium, Program Chair, 2004; AARP, Briefing on Medicaid Asset Transfers, Committee Member, Washington, D.C., 2005; South Texas College of Law, Wills & Probate Institute with Guardian and Ad Litem Certification Course, Co-Chair, 2007

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "Planning Effectively to Cope with Medicaid Estate Recovery," Estate Planning Magazine, 2005";  Section 8 Housing in the 21st Century Age of the Voucher," NAELA News, 2006;  Save My Home!  Saving Your Home, Farm or Ranch from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas, Co-Author;   Thomson West's, Texas Elder Law, Volume 51, Texas Practice Series, Co-Author

Representative Clients:

• Elderly persons who may be entering a nursing home and are concerned with using everything they own, families who wish to provide funds in a special needs trust for others who are disabled, probate, and guardianships.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Member, Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association, President 1991-1993; An original founder; Member, Houston Bar Association, Probate, Trusts & Estates Section, Chair 2000-2001; Member, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Section; Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Bylaws Committee 2001-2002, Program and Education Committee 2001-2004, Membership Committee 2002-2003, NAELA Board Member 2004-2006, Editorial Board Member for NAELA Journal 2004-2005, Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP); Member, Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, President 2004; Member, College of the State Bar of Texas; Member, Special Needs Alliance

Video:

• The issues that the practice of elder law addresses affect virtually every family at some time in their lives. Elder law consists of a variety of laws from many legal areas that concern seniors, ranging from estate planning and nursing home litigation, to health and personal care advice, to Medicare and Medicaid planning in Texas, and probate., Elder Law Video 1
• The issues that the practice of elder law addresses affect virtually every family at some time in their lives. Elder law consists of a variety of laws from many legal areas that concern seniors, ranging from estate planning and nursing home litigation, to health and personal care advice, to Medicare and Medicaid planning in Texas, and probate., Elder Law Video 2
• There are times when an individual is no longer capable of making many important decisions for themselves. As your elder law attorney, Wright Abshire can assist you in becoming appointed Guardian of your loved one, ensuring that they will be secure and cared for and that you will be in control of decisions pertaining to his or her person and property., Guardianship Video
• Probate is a process whereby matters pertaining to a decedent's estate are "proven" in court and title to assets in the estate passes to the rightful beneficiaries under a decedent's Will or by the laws of intestacy when a person dies without a Will., Probate Video

Newsletters:

• www.wrightabshire.com/newsletter.htm

Educational Background:

• University of Houston, Houston, Texas, B.S., Business, 1977; South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, J.D., 1981