Background
Wils, Helen B. was born on August 31, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Wils, Helen B. was born on August 31, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
State University of New York at Cortland (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). Purdue University (Master of Arts, 1968). South Texas College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1988).
Phi Delta Phi.
Member, South Texas Law Review, 1987-1988.
Worked at Crain, Caton & James, A Professional Corporation (Houston, Texas) specializing in Estate and Trust Planning and Administration, Probate Litigation, Guardianship, Social Security, Disability. Admitted to the bar, 1989, Texas. 1990, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
Phi Delta Phi.
Member, South Texas Law Review, 1987-1988. Company-Authored: "Representing the Estate Beneficiary," University of Houston 1991 Wills and Probate Institute. "Duties of the Ad Litem," Women Attorney in Tax and Probate, 1991.
"Current Case Law Developments in Guardianships, Estate Administration, and Miscellaneous Topics Affecting Probate, Trust and Estate Litigation," Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, State Bar of Texas, 1991.
"A Practical Guide to Estate Administration in Texas," National Business Institute"s Law Review Series, 1993. Authored: Jurisdictional Conflicts Between Family Courts and Probate Courts in Guardianship, State Bar of Texas, 1994.
"Jurisdictional Problems Between District Courts and Probate Courts (or, Where Do I File That Lawsuit)," Houston Bar Association, Wills and Probate Institute, 1997. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas; Women Attorneys in Tax and Probate, (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1990-1991).
Disability and Elder Law Attorneys" Association (Chairman of Continuing Legal Education, 1994-1995. President, 1995-1996).
Member, South Texas Law Review, 1987-1988. Company-Authored: "Representing the Estate Beneficiary," University of Houston 1991 Wills and Probate Institute. "Duties of the Ad Litem," Women Attorney in Tax and Probate, 1991.
"Current Case Law Developments in Guardianships, Estate Administration, and Miscellaneous Topics Affecting Probate, Trust and Estate Litigation," Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, State Bar of Texas, 1991.
"A Practical Guide to Estate Administration in Texas," National Business Institute"s Law Review Series, 1993. Authored: Jurisdictional Conflicts Between Family Courts and Probate Courts in Guardianship, State Bar of Texas, 1994.
"Jurisdictional Problems Between District Courts and Probate Courts (or, Where Do I File That Lawsuit)," Houston Bar Association, Wills and Probate Institute, 1997. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas; Women Attorneys in Tax and Probate, (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1990-1991).
Disability and Elder Law Attorneys" Association (Chairman of Continuing Legal Education, 1994-1995. President, 1995-1996).