John Andrews

Practice Areas:

• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Limited Liability Companies
• Partnerships

John practiced business, partnership and securities law at a large downtown law firm, with particular emphasis on real estate and oil and gas syndications, before becoming in-house counsel for an independent oil and real estate company where he handled all of their legal matters, including real estate, corporate, partnership and oil and gas matters. In 1989, John joined Stan Barth to form Andrews & Barth. John’s expertise in both business law and estate planning enables him to provide creative solutions to estate and business planning.

*Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Education:

The University of Texas (J.D. with honors 1977)
Southern Methodist University (B.B.A. with honors 1974)

Admitted to Practice:

Supreme Court of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Professional Affiliations:

Dallas Estate Planning Council – Board of Governors (2005-2006)
Dallas Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section – Chairman (1984-1985)
Dallas Bar Association, Probate Section

Community Involvement:

Preston Center Rotary Club – President (2006-2007, Club of the Year)
Park Cities C.A.R.E. – Director (2005-2006)

Publications and Speeches:

“Basics of Real Estate Syndication’s,” St. Mary’s Law Journal
Mr. Andrews has spoken on numerous business law and estate planning topics, including:

• family limited partnerships,
• asset protection,
• buy-sell agreements
• generation-skipping planning