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Paul D. Strug at Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber: The Houston Estate Attorney Who Builds Plans Around Family Limited Partnerships

Paul Strug’s estate planning toolkit runs deeper than the standard will-and-trust package — his own firm bio specifically names family limited partnerships, charitable remainder trusts, and grantor retained annuity trusts as instruments he actively structures for clients, a level of technical specificity most general-practice estate attorneys don’t publish.

Origin and Background

Paul D. Strug is a Shareholder at Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C., located at 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2050, Houston, TX 77046, confirmed through U.S. News and the firm’s own site. Strug earned his B.A. in Economics from Washington University in 1993 and his J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law in 1996, and was admitted to the Texas bar the same year. He holds board certification in Estate Planning and Probate Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, independently confirmed through Lawyers.com and Lawyer Legion’s TBLS-sourced Harris County directory.

Practice Concentration

Strug’s practice concentrates on estate planning, trust and estate administration, and business succession planning, working with tax-planned wills, trusts, family limited partnerships, charitable remainder trusts, and grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs). He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. See this Houston Estate Planning & Probate directory for how this technically specialized practice compares to other Harris County firms in this category.

Notable Work / Track Record

As is typical for an estate planning and business succession practice, the firm does not publish a table of case verdicts or settlements, and Awesome Attorneys did not identify one — this practice area centers on drafted instruments and structured plans rather than litigated outcomes. What is independently verifiable is Strug’s TBLS board certification and his Super Lawyers selection for Estate Planning & Probate and Closely Held Business, a dual designation reflecting his stated focus on business succession alongside individual estate planning.

Client Voice

Awesome Attorneys did not identify published, attributed client reviews for Strug on Avvo, FindLaw, or Lawyers.com as of this writing — a genuine gap the firm’s high-net-worth, business-succession-focused, referral-driven client base may partly explain but does not excuse from disclosure. This absence is disclosed rather than papered over.

Beyond the Courtroom

Strug is a member of the Houston Bar Association’s Probate Section, the Houston Young Lawyers Association, the Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association, and the Houston Estate and Financial Forum. Awesome Attorneys did not identify separate non-legal civic or nonprofit board service documented for him.

Recognition for This Houston Estate Planning Attorney

Strug has been selected to Super Lawyers for both Estate Planning & Probate and Closely Held Business. His Board Certification in Estate Planning and Probate Law from TBLS is independently confirmed through Lawyers.com and Lawyer Legion’s specialization directory. Awesome Attorneys distinguishes these peer-reviewed and examination-based credentials from self-submitted marketing-directory awards.

Texas Legal Backdrop

A family limited partnership — one of Strug’s stated planning tools — is a structure that lets a family transfer business or investment assets to younger generations gradually while the older generation retains management control as general partner, often used alongside valuation discounts for gift and estate tax purposes. Texas has no state estate or inheritance tax, though the federal estate tax may still apply to larger estates depending on the exemption in effect in the year of death, which is the core planning consideration behind these advanced techniques. Texas Estates Code Chapter 401 governs independent administration, letting a named executor act with minimal ongoing court supervision once appointed. None of this is legal advice; a specific estate or business succession plan should be evaluated by a licensed Texas attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Paul Strug’s clearest differentiator is technical depth in advanced estate planning instruments — family limited partnerships, GRATs, and charitable remainder trusts — paired with TBLS board certification and a dual Super Lawyers designation spanning both estate planning and closely held business work. The honest trade-off is that Awesome Attorneys could not identify independently published client reviews to weigh against his credentials, and a business-succession-focused practice inside a larger firm may not suit a client who wants a simple will drafted quickly and inexpensively. For a Houston-area business owner whose estate plan is inseparable from a succession plan for a closely held company, a board-certified attorney with specifically documented expertise in both is a reasonable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber’s official website (wkpz.com), Paul Strug’s Super Lawyers, Lawyers.com, and U.S. News attorney profiles, and Lawyer Legion’s TBLS-sourced Harris County directory.

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 Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C. 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.