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Bloomquist Law: A CPA-Turned-Attorney Who’s Been Board Certified Since 1996

Amy Bloomquist holds both a Texas CPA license and a law degree, and has been board certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1996 — meaning she’s carried that certification, which requires renewal roughly every five years, for very close to three decades. The CPA background is worth noting specifically because estate planning sits at the intersection of law and tax, and an attorney who’s also a licensed accountant is working from direct professional training in both halves of that intersection rather than relying on a law-only background.

Origin and Background

Amy Bloomquist earned her undergraduate degree cum laude from Texas A&M University in 1983 and her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1986. She founded her Austin practice, now Bloomquist Law, PLLC, in 1998, though the firm’s roots as an operating practice trace back to 1991. She has been board certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1996 and holds Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent peer-review rating, the service’s highest. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Texas in addition to being a licensed attorney. The firm today includes additional attorneys Susan Sprouse and Stephanie A.H. Louie.

Practice Concentration

The firm practices estate planning, probate, wills, trusts, and related real estate matters, serving clients throughout Travis and Williamson counties. The practice is positioned specifically around accessibility — the firm’s own materials describe “outstanding work at extremely competitive prices” and a deliberately “casual and comfortable” office environment, a positioning choice worth noting alongside the credentials, since it signals a practice built for a broad range of clients rather than exclusively high-net-worth estate planning. For firms with a different scale or specialty focus, see our Estate Planning & Probate directory.

Notable Work / Track Record

As is standard for estate planning practices, Bloomquist Law does not publish verdict or settlement figures, since the work is documentary and administrative rather than litigated. Awesome Attorneys is disclosing that gap rather than substituting marketing language for it. What is independently verifiable is an unusually long, continuous certification record: nearly 30 years of maintained TBLS board certification in the same specialty, and more than three decades of Texas legal practice overall.

Client Voice

Bloomquist holds an Avvo rating description of “Excellent” and consistently positive reviews across multiple independent platforms. One Avvo reviewer described her as having “a friendly, compassionate demeanor and insight into family dynamics,” adding that she “has a way of explaining sometimes overwhelming information and issues that makes it crystal clear, straight-forward, and less intimidating” — and specifically noted having consulted another attorney previously and finding Bloomquist “a cut above.” A separate reviewer wrote that Bloomquist’s advice on “the often complex legal and financial aspects of estate planning, trusts, and related real estate issues” had been valuable “on multiple occasions.” A peer attorney’s professional endorsement, distinct from client reviews, stated they had known Bloomquist “for over 35 years” and found her “always ethical and responsible.” Awesome Attorneys did not identify any negative reviews for this attorney in the course of research; given the review platforms searched, this should be read as “none found” rather than “none exist.”

Beyond the Courtroom

Bloomquist has been recognized as a five-star Texas Monthly wealth manager for multiple consecutive years, according to a client review, a recognition that reflects broader financial-planning-adjacent reputation beyond strictly legal peer review. Her dual CPA/attorney licensure also means she can speak directly to the tax mechanics of an estate plan rather than routing every tax question to an outside accountant.

Recognition for This Austin Estate Planning Attorney

Peer-reviewed and third-party credentials: board certification in Estate Planning and Probate Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, continuously held since 1996; Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent peer-review rating; and Super Lawyers selection. Avvo’s “Excellent” client-driven rating and the Texas Monthly wealth-manager recognition are client- and reputation-survey-based distinctions rather than formal peer or judicial review, and Awesome Attorneys distinguishes them accordingly from the TBLS certification and AV Preeminent rating above.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Bloomquist’s dual CPA/attorney background is directly relevant to how Texas estate plans interact with federal estate and gift tax law: while Texas itself does not impose a state estate or inheritance tax, federal estate tax can still apply to larger estates above the federal exemption threshold, which changes periodically and was subject to significant legislative attention in recent years. Basis step-up rules under federal tax law — which reset an inherited asset’s cost basis to its value at the decedent’s death — are a central planning consideration that benefits from an estate planning attorney who also has direct tax training. None of this is legal or tax advice; a specific estate plan’s tax exposure should be evaluated with a licensed attorney and, where appropriate, a tax professional, based on the actual estate involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

The strongest, most specific fact about this practice is the combination of a rare dual credential (CPA and TBLS-certified estate planning attorney) with an unusually long, continuously maintained certification record and a consistent, specific pattern of client praise around clarity and approachability. The honest trade-off is scale: this is a small firm, not a large multi-attorney estate planning practice, and a client with a genuinely complex, high-value estate involving multiple business entities or out-of-state property may eventually need to be referred to specialists Bloomquist doesn’t have in-house. For a family seeking a well-credentialed, tax-literate estate planning attorney in a lower-pressure, more accessible setting than a large firm, that combination is a legitimate reason for inclusion on a shortlist. For an estate requiring a large in-house team spanning multiple specialties, a bigger firm may be a better fit.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Bloomquist Law, PLLC’s official websites (abloomquist.com and bloomquistlawpllc.com), Amy Bloomquist’s Super Lawyers and Avvo attorney profiles, the firm’s client reviews and testimonials pages, the firm’s BBB and Yelp listings, and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization’s public certification standards. Client quotes are reproduced from publicly posted, attributed reviews.

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 Amy Bloomquist or Bloomquist Law, PLLC 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.