Rania S. Combs
About Rania
Biography
I am a client-centered estate planning attorney committed to helping busy families create wills, trusts, and estate plans that reflect their goals and values, protect their families, preserve their wealth, and safeguard their legacies.
Having raised a family while managing a career, I understand how overwhelming life can be. Between work, family responsibilities, and children's activities, it’s easy to put off important tasks—like making sure loved ones are protected in the event of incapacity or death. Many parents I meet have not prepared a will or legally named a guardian for their minor children. Some find it difficult to think about such an emotional topic, while others assume they don’t have an “estate” worth planning or that their families will naturally step in if needed.
As both a mother and an attorney, I understand the unique legal needs of families. Estate planning is not just for the wealthy; every parent needs a plan to ensure their wishes are followed and their children are protected. And I find great professional and personal satisfaction in helping parents gain peace of mind by creating estate plans that align with their values and priorities.
For more than 15 years, I have worked with clients virtually, making estate planning more convenient and accessible. My fully remote practice allows families to complete the process on their schedule without the need for in-person meetings. By maintaining a web-based firm, I can keep my overhead low and provide high-quality legal services at reasonable rates.
I earned my Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University, in Waco, Texas. This was followed by a law degree from South Texas College of Law Houston, where I graduated magna cum laude. While in law school, I was selected as a member of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, and the Order of the Lytae, an honorary fraternity that recognizes outstanding academic achievement. I have been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1994, and in North Carolina since 2020.
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Cost
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Payment Methods
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- Credit Card
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Licensed in North Carolina for 6 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 2020
No misconduct found
Licensed in Texas for 31 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Location
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16225 PARK TEN PLACE DR., SUITE 700, Houston, TX, 77084
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Rania S. Combs's Reviews
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Posted by David | September 06, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Biggest bang for your dollar you are going to find
Rania, helped us with our estate planning. We did our research and Rania was our choice (others were not even close). Rania is very personable, knowledgeable, helpful and for those of you who watch your purse strings she is without a doubt the biggest bang for your dollar you are going to find. From ...
Posted by Dan | May 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Outstanding
I retained Rania to draft my complex estate plan, that involved multiple trusts, multiple beneficiaries, and all sorts of intricacies. Rania patiently worked with me over a period of ~2.5 years as we formulated the estate plan and subjected it to multiple reviews/revisions. Her expertise and insight ...
Posted by Brad | March 26, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Amazing and Knowledge Estate Planning Attorney on Complex Topics
Rania is an amazing attorney, extremely knowledgeable on many complex topics we had to address in establishing a will and trust, and she was very flexible for phone conferences. Rania gave advice on various topics, provided instructions on how to establish the trust with financial institutions and i...
Posted by Joel | November 13, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
An Estate Planning Lawyer that truly has your interests front and center
Having done extension research on who to hire to prepare my estate planning documents, I can wholeheartedly recommend Rania. She was there for us throughout the process and made herself available to explain in detail all of the various options (wills versus trusts and so much more). Perhaps the thing...
Posted by anonymous | July 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Wills & Living Wills
The type of lawyer I wished for!
I rarely say this about lawyers, but Rania Combs was top notch! She cared and had clever suggestions. Her paperwork has exquisite details and is tied up tight. I was nervous about the online work but her reviews were just too good to pass her up. Now I know why! She is very current on Texas l...
Rania S. Combs's Lawyer Endorsements
"I've had the pleasure of knowing Rania for several years, both through social media and through professional associations. I've come to trust her knowledge and experience and truly appreciate her desire to not just help her clients families have a solid estate plan, but to make sure that plan is an individual reflection of each family."
"I endorse this lawyer. I consider Rania to be of the highest moral character and superior intellect. She is supremely diligent. I would not and have not hesitated in referring clients, including family members to Rania!"
"I am a practicing lawyer in Washington D.C. and author of a national blog on solo and small firm practice. I have known Rania Combs through various online communities for close to five years. I am so impressed with how Rania has leveraged technology to humanize her practice and increase contacts with clients while keeping her rates affordable. However, Rania does not cut corners on substance - her blog is a source of solid information on the law of estate planning, and one which I enjoy reading though I have a different practice area. Based on Rania's body of work online, it is clear that she is both intelligent and detail-oriented and most of all, has a love for the work that she does. I endorse her, and would refer clients to her without hesitation."
"I have come to know Rania professionally over the past four years or so. It is my pleasure to recommend her unique services as I am confident that she is deeply committed to providing her clients the highest quality legal advice by means of an easy, comfortable experience."
"Rania is a pioneer of the virtual law office! She is relentless in her quest for learning and extremely detail oriented. Her ethics are of the highest caliber. I strongly endorse Rania Combs."
"I have worked with Rania over the past three years as she has developed her virtual law practice to serve estate planning clients online. I have been impressed with her innovative spirit and her ability to adopt technology that allows her to provide efficient, quality services. She clearly enjoys working with her clients and cares about providing them with the peace of mind that they need through her estate planning work."
"I have known Rania for many years, and appreciate her advice, her friendship, and her caring manner of working with clients and fellow professionals. Rania is on my top 10 list!"
"I first got to know Rania several years ago when I read and shared one of her excellent estate planning blog posts. After she graciously thanked me almost immediately, we have remained in contact ever since. Her fresh, modern approach to helping clients is exemplified in her virtual (i.e. online) estate planning practice, which happens to be one of the top firms using this format in the nation. Ironically, her success online does not seem to come from an over-reliance on the technology itself; instead, her emphasis on good old-fashioned hard work, knowledge and a genuine concern towards creating the best plan for every client is what makes her such a strong advocate and a delightful colleague and friend. I enthusiastically endorse Rania."
"Attorney Rania Combs is a fellow attorney in the community as well as my personal estate planning attorney. She genuinely cares about her clients and will ask about your family even after finishing the case. An added bonus is that she leverages technology to make her services accessible to many clients. I endorse this lawyer."
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Honors
2016
Top Lawyers, Houstonia Magazine
2016
Client's Choice, Avvo
2015
Top Lawyers, Houstonia Magazine
2015
Client's Choice, Avvo
2014
Client's Choice Award, Avvo
2014
Top Lawyers, Houstonia Magazine
2013
2013 Top Lawyers, Houstonia Magazine
1994
Magna Cum Laude, South Texas College of Law
1994
Top 10 Brief Award, Spurgeon E. Bell Intramural Moot Court Competition
1993
Phi Delta Phi, South Texas College of Law
1993
American Jurisprudence Award - Texas Pretrial Procedure, South Texas College of Law
1993
American Jurisprudence Award - Trial and Appellate Procedure, South Texas College of Law
1992
Order of the Lytae, South Texas College of Law
1992
American Jurisprudence Award - Evidence, South Texas College of Law
1991
Omicron Delta Kappa, Baylor University
Work Experience
2000 - Present
Principal, Rania Combs Law
1995 - 2000
Associate litigation attorney, Lueders & Boanerges
Associations
2020 - Present
North Carolina State Bar
2013 - Present
State Bar of TexasReal Estate, Probate and Trust Section
1994 - Present
Texas Bar AssociationMember
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