Joel T. Sawyer
Location:
Fort Worth, TX
Phone:
Fax:
817-332-6532
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Joel T. Sawyer, native Texan; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Preparatory education: Texas A & M University (B.S., cum laude, 1984); legal education, Baylor University (J.D., 1987); New York University (LL.M., 1988). Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law and Taxation Law; Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1994. Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Tarrant County Bar Association; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association; Tarrant County Estate Planning Bar Association; Fort Worth Business and Estate Counsel; Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
Certified Legal Specialties
- Estate Planning & Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1994
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1987
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York
- Major: Masters in Law (Taxation)
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- J.D. - 1987
- Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
- B.S. - 1984
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Dean's List
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas, Member, 1987
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Member, 1987
- Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Member, 1995
- Tarrant County Bar, Tax and Estate Planning Section, Member, 2000
- American Bar Association, Member, 1997
- Performing Arts Fort Worth, Board Member, 2013 to Present
- Texas Ballet Theater, Director, Past President, V.P. & Management, 2000 to 2000
- Fort Worth Opera Association, 1997 - 1999, 2005-2011, Director
- Fort Worth Business & Estate Council, Member, 2000
- Jewel Charity Ball, Inc. - Board Member 2009, Chair - Men's Committee 2007-2011
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2015
Past Employment Positions
- Cantey & Hanger, LLP, Associate Attorney, 1988 to 1995
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Gamma Delta
