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Michael Galligan is an estate planning, estate and trust administration, and fiduciary litigation attorney practicing in Houston, Texas. Michael works closely with clients to personally tailor their estate plans to their particular needs. Michael also helps families navigate the probate and trust administration process when a loved one has died. When conflict arises, related to a person’s death or the administration of a trust or estate, Michael calls upon his experience as a planner and counselor to help clients embroiled in litigation reach the best outcome.
Michael graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where he worked with the faculty of the Annenberg School of Communication.
A national champion fencer, Michael was a 3-time All-American, and 4-time All-Ivy for the University of Pennsylvania men’s fencing team and was twice elected team captain while also being named Academic All-Ivy.
While working toward his law degree, Michael worked as an intern with the Harris County District Attorney’s office. Michael also participated in South Texas College of Law’s Advocacy Program, winning best speaker in 2009’s Intramural Competition, and competing for the school nationally.
Michael graduated from South Texas College of Law in May 2010 and was admitted to practice in the State of Texas in November 2010. Michael has spoken to various groups on topics related to estate planning, estate administration, and fiduciary litigation.
A native Houstonian, Michael is married to Eileen Romero, a teacher at Yes Prep Southeast. Michael and Eileen are parents to Joseph Michael Galligan, born June 14, 2011.
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802 W. Alabama, Houston, TX, 77006
5 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 4 of 4 reviews | Estate Planning
Posted by Christy H | November 07, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Estate/Trust/Will planning
Just completed all of my Estate/Trust/Will, etc planning with Mike. He was recommended to me by my business partner. He was excellent at walking me through the entire process and even diagramming it all out for me. He explained everything so well and I feel certain all bases were covered! Super h...
Posted by John | October 27, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Very happy with our Wills plus POA and Medical POA
We last did our wills 20 years ago, so thought that now might be a good time to review everything again. We originally worked with Mary Galligan, but this time we were fortunate to work with her equally excellent son, Michael. It was a pleasant and highly productive meeting in which our Wills were...
Posted by Robert | August 24, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Estate Plan Update
Mike Galligan updated our family estate plan in 2022. He created a unique solution tailored to our needs (a couple with one child who as a group want to benefit a group of non-profit beneficiaries, but not until after the death of all three). Mike understands individual preferences, and crafted a p...
Posted by Judy | June 07, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Michael Galligan
Michael Galligan prepared a living trust and other documents for me. I found him to be extremely knowledgeable about everything involved in such a preparation. He is not only very clear about creating estate documents he is gifted at explaining the documents to a non-lawyer. I found him very flexi...
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2018
Top Lawyers, Houstonia Magazine
2009
Best Speaker - Intramural Tournament, South Texas College of Law Advocacy
2010 - Present
Attorney, Galligan & Manning
2014 - Present
College of the State Bar of Texas
2010 - Present
Houston Bar Association, Probate, Trusts and Estate Section
2010 - Present
American Bar Association
2010 - Present
Attorneys in Tax and Probate
2017 - 2017
Attorneys in Tax and ProbatePast President
2016 - 2017
Attorneys in Tax and ProbatePresident
2015 - 2016
Attorneys in Tax and ProbatePresident-Elect
2013 - 2015
Attorneys in Tax and ProbateVice President-Membership
2010
JD - Juris Doctor
2007
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2016
Trust Officer Panel (Moderator)
2016
Same-sex Informal Marriage After Obergefell
2014
Probate Litigation - An Overview
2012
Unsuitability in Probate Proceedings
2012
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