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Burch Law: Twenty Years Bringing Big-Firm Estate Planning to Everyday Dallas Families

Lorie Burch started her practice in 2005 with a specific mission: give ordinary clients the same time and attention “big” law firms reserve for high-net-worth clients, at a price and pace that works for everyday Dallas families. Two decades later, the firm has built one of the larger client-review footprints among Dallas estate planning practices — nearly 200 reviews across platforms — while also becoming a recognized resource for LGBTQ+ estate planning specifically. This profile is part of Awesome Attorneys’ coverage of Dallas estate planning attorney options.

At a Glance

Origin & Background

Lorie Burch founded her firm in 2005 focused specifically on estate planning — wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and probate — with a stated goal of bringing the depth of a large firm’s estate planning practice to individual clients at accessible pricing. The firm’s own materials note directly that Burch does not hold Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification, framing the firm’s roughly 98% estate-planning-and-probate practice concentration as the more relevant qualification for most clients’ needs; this profile does not use the term “specialist” for Burch given the absence of formal board certification, consistent with this publication’s standard. Burch has been certified since 2013 by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce as an LGBTBE (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender Business Enterprise) and has served on the State Bar of Texas’s Continuing Legal Education panel for estate planning in the GLBT community, reflecting a genuine, sustained specialization in LGBTQ+-focused estate planning specifically — a niche credential distinct from, but complementary to, general estate planning practice.

Dallas Estate Planning Attorney Practice Concentration

The firm concentrates on estate planning and probate: wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and probate administration, along with a business law practice line. The firm’s “CYA Plan” is a subscription-model service that keeps a client’s estate plan current as life circumstances change, rather than treating estate planning as a single, one-time document-drafting engagement — a structural difference from firms that draft documents once and don’t proactively revisit them.

Track Record

As an estate planning practice, Burch Law does not publish individual case or estate-value figures given the private nature of these matters. The firm’s substantial review volume (194 Birdeye reviews, 29 Yelp reviews) is the strongest available signal of consistent client experience at scale, functioning as this profile’s primary evidentiary base in the absence of board certification or major peer-nomination recognition.

Client Voice

The firm carries a strong, high-volume positive review record across multiple platforms, with recurring themes of compassion and responsiveness:

“Lorie is a compassionate attorney who will really listen to your needs while providing estate planning services.” — recurring theme across 17 Yelp reviews

“I was looking for a compassionate and competent firm that would be patient, professional, timely, and reasonable with costs.” — Yelp client review

Community feedback aggregated on Nextdoor describes the firm as a “hidden gem,” with specific mentions of multi-generational family members returning as repeat clients after a positive first experience. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a pattern of negative reviews during this research.

Beyond the Courtroom

Burch has been a visible advocate for LGBTQ+ estate planning specifically, presenting on the topic at the State Bar of Texas’s Annual Conference CLE panel and maintaining NGLCC LGBTBE certification since 2013 — sustained community-specific engagement rather than a one-time credential. She has been recognized as a Dallas Business Journal Women in Business honoree and by the American Business Women’s Association as one of its Top Ten Business Women.

Recognition

Burch holds no TBLS board certification, and her firm’s own materials are transparent about this, framing high practice concentration (roughly 98% estate planning and probate) as the more relevant qualification. Her six consecutive years as Dallas Voice’s Best Civil/Family Law Attorney and 2025 Law Firm 500 Honoree recognition are legitimate but lower-formal-rigor credentials than board certification — resting on community and industry-publication recognition rather than a state-administered exam and peer-reference process. Her genuinely large, consistently positive review base (194+ reviews) is a substantial alternative evidentiary signal.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Under Texas Estates Code § 251.001, a valid Texas will generally requires the testator to be at least 18 (or otherwise qualify under narrow exceptions), of sound mind, and to sign the will in the presence of two credible witnesses. Powers of attorney and incapacity planning documents are governed by Texas Estates Code Chapter 751 (statutory durable power of attorney) and Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 166 (medical powers of attorney and directives to physicians). For the firm’s LGBTQ+-focused practice specifically, Texas does not automatically extend certain default inheritance and medical-decision-making rights to unmarried partners regardless of relationship length, making powers of attorney, medical directives, and clearly drafted beneficiary designations particularly important protective tools for couples whose relationships may not be recognized by default under Texas intestacy law.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Lorie Burch’s genuine strengths are two decades of focused estate planning practice, a substantial and consistently positive multi-platform review record, and a real, sustained specialization in LGBTQ+ estate planning that goes beyond a marketing label — CLE presentations, a decade-plus NGLCC certification, and community recognition all point to genuine subject-matter engagement in that niche specifically.

The honest limitation, disclosed by the firm itself, is the absence of TBLS board certification — a real gap relative to several other Dallas estate planning attorneys in this directory who do hold that credential. For routine wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, especially for LGBTQ+ clients navigating Texas’s default inheritance rules, Burch’s practice depth and review record are a credible substitute; for highly complex, high-net-worth estate structures, clients may want to weigh that against firms carrying formal board certification.

Methodology & Sourcing

This profile was compiled from the firm’s own website (burch-law.com, including Lorie Burch’s biography page), the firm’s Yelp and Birdeye aggregated review pages, its Better Business Bureau file, its Cornell Legal Information Institute directory listing, and Nextdoor community discussion threads. Statutory citations were checked against the Texas Estates Code and Texas Health & Safety Code. No case results, credentials, or quotes were invented; all client reviews are attributed to their original platform, and the firm’s own disclosure regarding board certification status is reflected directly.

Publisher Disclosure & Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Burch Law prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placements clearly labeled as such, but no payment of any kind determines inclusion in, or the content of, this editorial profile. This article is for informational purposes only, does not constitute legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship between the reader and Burch Law or Awesome Attorneys.