W. Michael Wiist

Location:
Fort Worth, TX
Phone:
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817-332-6532
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W. Michael Wiist admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Preparatory Education: Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas (B.A., with Honors, 1976); University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1980 (M.A., Communication Arts); Legal Education, Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bar Association; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association.
Certified Legal Specialties
- Estate Planning & Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2006
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Tax Court, 2004
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2001
- Texas, 2000
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- J.D. - 2000
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Winner, 1998 Client Counseling Intrascholastic Competition
- Honors: Student Coach - First in 1999 ABA Regional Client Counsel Competition
- Honors: Student Coach - Fourth in - 1999 ABA Natl. Client Counseling Competition
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
- M.A. - 1980
- Major: Communication Arts
- Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas
- B.A.
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Communication, Religion
Published Works
- Trust Income: Separate or Community Property?, 51 Baylor L.Rev. 1150, Fall, 1999
- Seeking a Coaching Style of Teaching News Writing, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, Winter, Vol. 51/4, 1997
Honors and Awards
- Burnett-Gregory Writing Award by Texas College of Probate Judges
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Tarrant County Bar Association, Member, 2001
- Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Member, 2001
Past Employment Positions
- Assistant Professor of Communication, Southwestern Adventist University, 1994 to 1997
- General Manager of WAUS-FM and Adjunct Professor in Communication, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, Sept. 1985 - July 1994
- Director of Public Relations, Andrews University, (concurrent appointment with above) Sept. 1990 - June 1991
- Manager, Adventist World Radio-Europe, Darmstadt, Germany, April 1982 - Aug. 1985
- Station Manager of KUCV-FM and Instructor in Broadcasting & Speech, Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 1980 - April 1982
- Studio Technician, Communication Department, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Washington, D.C., Aug. 1976 - June 1980