Gilman & Associates, PC

Holly does estate planning and guardianship work. She is fully knowledgeable of the laws especially those pertaining to same sex couples. Hence the reason we sought her out. Way too many horror stories out there about a partner in a same sex relationship being hospitalized and the other partner not acknowledged as a member of the immediate family, or, a partner dying and a family member coming in to claim ownership of everything leaving the survivor with nothing. Several years ago (1996?) HBO did a great show that included this on «If These Walls Could Talk».
There are ways to protect yourselves, and, Holly is in the know. We began our estate planning to include powers of attorneys, physicians and family directives, declaration of guardianship, disposition of remains, and, will, etc, in 2013. It’s a tedious process and Holly is very good at explaining step by step processes. She is very patient and doesn’t rush you. Scary for us is that we were faced with a «imminent death» situation before we had finalized everything.
Sidekick was hospitalized in Dallas on very short notice. On my drive to Dallas on a Friday, I called Holly and told her my situation. She immediately said, «Hey, I have a friend I went to school with up there. I will see if she is available to come by the hospital and get things taken care of». Thank God she was and take care of business is what she did! I was so touched and thankful for this kind of service. It was like having a personal friend looking after me.
Moving on. We weathered the storm and made it back to Austin. Cathy (Holly’s excellent assistant) called me up and reminded me that we still hadn’t finalized my documents. Oops! We made an appointment and per Holly’s suggestion, we re-​did everything. I can’t speak enough about how wonderful Holly and Cathy are. If you are looking for an attorney for estate planning and/​or guardianship, this is your girl!