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Texas Estate Planning for Healthcare Professionals
High income, career-long liability exposure, and a practice that is also the family's income source make estate planning different for Texas clinicians. Dallas attorney Caleb Patterson explains what a complete plan covers, and what it does not.

Caleb Patterson
6 min read


Estate Planning for Texas Business Owners: What Happens to Your Business When You Die?
Texas business owners face a different set of estate planning risks than everyone else. Dallas attorney Caleb Patterson explains the two layers every business owner needs, and what happens if you skip them.

Caleb Patterson
6 min read


What Happens to My LLC When I Die in Texas?
Learn what happens to your Texas LLC when you die, how operating agreements, trusts, probate, and succession planning affect your business.

Caleb Patterson
7 min read


5 Steps to Form a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in Texas
For small business owners in Texas, the LLC is the most popular and easiest type of legal entity to form for operating their business. But unfortunately, that doesn’t mean forming an LLC in Texas is exactly simple. Therefore, I have created a 5-step process to guide new business owners through the LLC formation and registration process in Texas. Additionally, I have included instructions at the end on how to apply for your federal Employer Identification Number. Note: For the

Caleb Patterson
7 min read


Business Entity Formation in Texas: Tax and Liability Considerations Part 2
Welcome back! In part 1 of this series , we took a look at the liability protection and federal tax treatment for some of the easiest to...

Caleb Patterson
2 min read


Business Entity Formation in Texas: Tax and Liability Considerations
If you are thinking about forming your own business in Texas, there are lots of options out there in terms of what form your business...

Caleb Patterson
3 min read