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The Law Office of Randall S. Perrier: The Houston Estate Attorney Who Left Baker Botts to Quote Flat Fees

Randall Perrier began his career recruited directly into Baker Botts’s Business and Estate Planning group — now known as the firm’s Private Clients group — after earning a post-JD taxation degree from NYU. In 2005 he left that BigLaw platform specifically to found a practice built around flat-fee estate planning quotes, a pricing model most large firms don’t offer.

Origin and Background

The Law Office of Randall S. Perrier, PC is located at 4606 FM 1960 Road West, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77069, confirmed through State Bar of Texas records and the firm’s own site. Perrier, originally from Provo, Utah, earned his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law and a post-law degree in taxation from New York University School of Law, and has practiced law in Texas since 2002. He holds board certification in Estate Planning and Probate Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, earned in 2007 and independently confirmed through Avvo and his own firm’s site.

Practice Concentration

The firm concentrates on estate planning and probate, along with estate and guardianship litigation, real estate matters, and small business formation and operation. Perrier’s practice includes gift, estate, and inheritance tax reduction planning and special needs planning, alongside contested guardianships, will and trust contests, and disputed accountings. See this Houston Estate Planning & Probate directory for how this litigation-capable, flat-fee-oriented practice compares to other firms serving north Houston and Harris County.

Notable Work / Track Record

Unlike a purely transactional estate planning practice, Perrier’s firm handles contested guardianships and estate litigation directly, though the firm does not publish a table of case verdicts or settlements for these matters and Awesome Attorneys did not identify one. What is independently verifiable is Perrier’s TBLS board certification, his prior tenure in Baker Botts’s Private Clients group, and his NYU post-JD taxation credential layered on top of his estate planning specialty.

Client Voice

Birdeye shows a 4.5-star rating across 22 reviews, with one long-term client describing nearly 20 years of continuous work with Perrier — from probating her husband’s estate to later drafting her own will, living will, power of attorney, and transfer-on-death deed — specifically praising him for structuring things so her children wouldn’t have to “figure everything out” or go through probate themselves. A separate Thumbtack review from a CPA who shares mutual clients with the firm called Perrier “a zealous advocate and a great empathetic listener.” Awesome Attorneys also identified one negative Birdeye review stating simply that calls were never returned; Awesome Attorneys could not independently verify the circumstances and discloses it here alongside the firm’s otherwise strong review record.

Beyond the Courtroom

Awesome Attorneys did not identify separately documented civic or nonprofit board service for Perrier; his clearest professional distinction is his post-JD taxation training at NYU layered onto Baker Botts-trained estate planning experience, applied through a self-selected flat-fee pricing model designed for broader client accessibility.

Recognition for This Houston Estate Planning Attorney

Perrier’s Board Certification in Estate Planning and Probate Law from TBLS, held since 2007, is independently confirmed through Avvo and his own firm’s site. Awesome Attorneys distinguishes this state-administered, examination-based credential from self-submitted marketing-directory badges and star ratings.

Texas Legal Backdrop

A transfer-on-death deed — one of the instruments Perrier’s long-term client specifically credited him for using — lets a Texas property owner name a beneficiary to receive real property automatically at death, outside of probate, while the owner retains full control and can revoke it at any time during their life. 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. 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, guardianship, or property transfer matter should be evaluated by a licensed Texas attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Randall Perrier’s clearest differentiator is BigLaw-trained technical depth — Baker Botts Private Clients experience plus an NYU tax credential — deliberately repackaged into a flat-fee, broadly accessible solo practice, backed by a two-decade repeat client relationship and litigation capability most transactional-only firms don’t offer. The honest trade-off is a single disclosed negative review about unreturned calls, set against an otherwise strong 4.5-star, 22-review record, and a solo practice’s capacity is necessarily smaller than a multi-attorney firm’s. For a north Houston-area client who wants BigLaw-caliber estate planning credentials at a flat, predictable fee, and possibly needs litigation capability if a dispute arises, that combination is a reasonable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from The Law Office of Randall S. Perrier, PC’s official website (perrierlaw.com), Randall Perrier’s Avvo and Birdeye client review pages, Thumbtack reviews, and State Bar of Texas records.

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 The Law Office of Randall S. Perrier, PC 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.