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Wesley E. Wright represents clients in Bellaire, Texas across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
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About Wesley E. Wright
Wesley E. Wright is a native Houstonian, and has been practicing law in the Houston area since 1982. He is a graduate of the University of Houston and South Texas College of Law.
Mr. Wright is a Board Certified attorney in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation. His legal practice focuses exclusively in the areas of elder law, Medicaid planning, estate planning with an emphasis on the disabled and the use of special needs trusts, as well as, estate and trust administration.
He was listed in Super Lawyers as the only Elder Law attorney in Houston for 2015 and has been listed as a Texas Super Lawyer for Elder Law every year since 2006. Texas’ Best Lawyers named Mr. Wright Lawyer of the Year in Elder Law for the Houston area in 2014 and 2017. He is an original founder of the Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association (DELAA) and served as President of that organization for the first two years. He has served as Chair for the Probate, Trusts, and Estates Section of the Houston Bar Association. He has served as President of the Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) 2004-2005 and 2014-2015 and served on the National Board of NAELA for two years.
He co-authors a monthly column in the Houston Chronicle called Elder Law Notes and he is a regular speaker on Elder Law topics. He is a co-author of Save My Home! Saving Your Home, Farm or Ranch from Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas, a book on Medicaid Estate Recovery; and a co-author of West=s Texas Elder Law (Volume 51, Texas Practice Series).
Credentials
Education
South Texas College of Law Houston
J.D. · 1981
University of Houston Law Center
BS · 1977
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Texas, State Bar of
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Awards & honors
Lawyer of the Year — Elder Law (Houston)
2022
Lawyer of the Year — Elder Law (Houston)
2017
Lawyer of the Year — Elder Law (Houston)
2014
Best Lawyers in America — Elder Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates
2026
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Best Lawyers in America — Outstanding Member Award, Texas Chapter of NAELA, 2002
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Best Lawyers in America — Martindale Hubble AV Peer Review Rated*†
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Best Lawyers in America — Quoted in USA Today, "Sorry, Savers: Interest Rates Set New Lows," by John Wagner, July 2012
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed as a Top Rated Lawyer in Trust & Estate Law, The American Lawyer Magazine 2013
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed as Lawyer of the Year, Elder Law - Houston Area, Texas' Best Lawyers, 2014 and 2017
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed in Texas Super Lawyers - Elder Law, Texas Monthly, 2006-2019
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2020
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Best Lawyers in America — Houston's Top Lawyers for the People, H Texas Magazine, 2008 - 2009, 2012 - 2015
2026
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Wright Abshire, Attorneys PC
4949 Bissonnet Street
Bellaire, Texas 77401
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Wesley E. Wright focuses on Elder Law and Trusts.
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Wesley E. Wright primarily serves clients in Bellaire, Texas, with an office at 4949 Bissonnet Street.
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