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Todd Wilson: A Complex Commercial Litigator Who Pivoted to Probate

Todd Wilson didn’t start his career in estate planning. He began at a boutique firm in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle before joining a complex commercial litigation team — trial experience he brought with him when he founded his own Austin estate planning and probate practice in 2007. That litigation background is a specific, verifiable reason his firm can handle contested will and trust matters directly rather than referring them out, alongside standard estate planning work.

Origin and Background

Todd A. Wilson earned his J.D. from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 2007 and founded the Law Office of Todd A. Wilson (TAW Law TX) in Austin that same year, after beginning his career at a Washington, D.C. boutique firm and a complex commercial litigation team. He holds licenses in Texas, the District of Columbia, and Maryland, and is a member of the Austin Bar Association’s Estate Planning Section. Awesome Attorneys did not identify Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification documented for Wilson and is noting that absence directly rather than implying a certification not found in available sources, since several other firms in this Estate Planning & Probate directory hold that specific credential. The firm has grown to include additional attorneys, including Peter Schuler, a Marine Corps veteran and two-tour combat deployment veteran who previously practiced personal injury law before joining the firm to focus on probate.

Practice Concentration

The firm’s practice spans the full range of estate planning services — revocable and irrevocable trusts (including privacy and special needs trusts), wills, independent and dependent probate administration, and representation of fiduciaries, beneficiaries, and executors — along with contested trust and will litigation and fiduciary disputes, drawing directly on Wilson’s litigation background. The firm also offers gun-trust services for both conventional and NFA-regulated (Class 3) firearms, maintaining active memberships in WealthCounsel and GunDocx to stay current on relevant trust techniques and compliance standards.

Notable Work / Track Record

As is standard for estate planning practices, the firm does not publish verdict or settlement figures for its transactional work; contested matters that do proceed to litigation are typically resolved through motions practice or settlement rather than published trial outcomes. Awesome Attorneys did not identify independently published case results and is disclosing that gap rather than substituting marketing language for it. What is independently verifiable is nearly two decades of continuous Austin practice, spanning both transactional and contested matters.

Client Voice

The firm’s Google-sourced reviews are consistently detailed and specific about staff by name. One client, navigating a contested situation involving their mother’s estate after realizing their original attorney “did not have the skill set to handle probate situations,” switched to the firm under a tight deadline and specifically credited attorney Peter Schuler’s responsiveness and well-written motions for getting the matter handled. Another client, who had used a different firm for a prior will, wrote that their experience with Wilson “was so much more personal and professional than with the previous law firm I used.” A third specifically noted the fee Wilson quoted for helping in-laws with wills and powers of attorney was “a fraction of what another attorney quoted them.” Awesome Attorneys did not identify negative reviews for this firm in the course of research; given the review platforms searched, this should be read as “none found” rather than “none exist.”

Beyond the Courtroom

The firm’s team includes attorneys and staff with varied, specific backgrounds beyond standard estate planning training — including a Marine Corps combat veteran attorney and a paralegal who previously practiced estate planning and probate at a large San Antonio firm before relocating to Austin — reflecting a deliberately built team with complex-case experience rather than a single-attorney generalist practice.

Recognition for This Austin Estate Planning Attorney

Third-party and reputational credentials: Super Lawyers selection for the firm and Avvo’s “Good” rating. Awesome Attorneys notes this Avvo rating tier is below the “Superb” rating several other firms in this directory hold, and is disclosing that directly alongside the absence of TBLS board certification noted above, rather than presenting an incomplete credential picture as comprehensive.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Will and trust contests — a specific litigation focus for this firm, drawing on Wilson’s commercial litigation background — generally must be filed within two years of a will’s admission to probate under Texas Estates Code § 256.204, with limited exceptions for fraud or forgery, making prompt legal consultation important once a contest is being considered. Firearms trusts, another firm specialty, are specialized legal instruments that allow multiple trustees to legally possess NFA-regulated items without each individually undergoing a separate ATF approval process for every transfer — a niche area intersecting federal firearms law with standard trust law. None of this is legal advice; a specific will contest or firearms trust matter should be evaluated by a licensed attorney based on the actual facts and timing involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Wilson’s clearest, most specific differentiator is a genuine commercial litigation background brought directly into contested probate and trust work — a combination that lets the firm handle disputed matters in-house rather than referring them elsewhere — paired with consistently detailed, positive client reviews describing both cost-consciousness and responsiveness during stressful situations. The honest trade-offs, disclosed directly above, are the absence of documented TBLS board certification and an Avvo rating tier below “Superb,” both worth weighing against firms in this directory that hold those specific credentials. For a straightforward estate plan or a probate matter that could turn contested, Wilson’s litigation background and strong client-service track record are a reasonable basis for a shortlist; a client prioritizing the highest available formal certification tier may want to compare directly against board-certified firms elsewhere in this directory.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from TAW Law TX’s official website (tawlawtx.com), including its team and reviews pages, Todd Wilson’s Super Lawyers and FindLaw attorney profiles, and independent directory listings. Client quotes are reproduced from publicly posted, attributed Google reviews as republished on the firm’s site.

Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Todd Wilson or the Law Office of Todd A. Wilson prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placement products to attorneys and firms, including this one, but sponsorship has no bearing on the editorial content, inclusion, or findings of this profile.