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Fizer Beck: The Houston Estate Boutique That Has Operated Continuously Since 1979

Fizer Beck has practiced estate planning and administration in Houston continuously since 1979 — a 47-year run under evolving partner names (now Fizer, Beck, Webster, Bentley & Scroggins, P.C.) that predates most competing boutiques in this category by decades. Senior Counsel Marjorie S. Schultz has been part of that continuity for 45 of those years, admitted to the Texas bar in 1980.

Origin and Background

Fizer Beck is located at 1330 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2900, Houston, TX 77056, confirmed through Martindale-Hubbell and FindLaw firm records. The firm was established in 1979 and currently has roughly 18 attorneys. Marjorie S. Schultz earned her J.D. from Duke University School of Law, graduating in 1980, and holds board certification in Estate Planning and Probate Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, independently confirmed through her prior solo-practice site and the firm’s inclusion on Lawyer Legion’s TBLS-sourced Houston specialist directory.

Practice Concentration

The firm concentrates on estate planning and wealth transfer, business succession planning, charitable giving (including private foundations and charitable trusts), trust administration, and probate law, serving individuals and families of substantial wealth, family businesses, charitable organizations, and financial institutions acting as fiduciaries. Schultz specifically is recognized for her work in charitable giving and has lectured extensively at national and state forums on the topic. See this Houston Estate Planning & Probate directory for how this multi-decade boutique compares to other Harris County firms in this category.

Notable Work / Track Record

As is typical for an estate planning and administration boutique, 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 plans and completed administrations rather than litigated outcomes. What is independently verifiable is Schultz’s 23-consecutive-year Super Lawyers selection (2003–2025) for Estate Planning & Probate and her listing in Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates.

Client Voice

Martindale-Hubbell shows a 5.0-out-of-5.0 peer and client review rating across nine reviews for the firm, though Awesome Attorneys was not able to independently pull specific attributed quotes from that rating at the time of research — a review-detail gap disclosed here rather than papered over. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a pattern of negative or critical reviews on any platform reviewed.

Beyond the Courtroom

Schultz’s clearest form of public-facing service is professional education rather than civic board work: extensive lecturing at national and state estate-planning forums specifically on charitable giving structures. Awesome Attorneys did not identify separate non-legal civic or nonprofit board service documented for her individually.

Recognition for This Houston Estate Planning Boutique

Schultz was selected to Super Lawyers for Estate Planning & Probate every year from 2003 through 2025, a 23-year peer-driven streak, and is listed in Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates. The firm holds a 5.0/5.0 Martindale-Hubbell rating. Awesome Attorneys distinguishes these peer-reviewed and ratings-based credentials from self-submitted marketing-directory badges.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Charitable giving structures — one of the firm’s specific practice niches — typically involve either a private foundation, which the family controls but which carries stricter federal excise-tax and distribution rules, or a donor-advised fund through a public charity, which trades some control for administrative simplicity. 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 or charitable plan should be evaluated by a licensed Texas attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Fizer Beck’s clearest differentiator is institutional continuity — a 47-year-old Houston boutique with Marjorie Schultz’s own 45-year tenure inside it, paired with a specific, well-documented specialty in charitable giving structures that not every general estate planning practice covers with the same depth. The honest trade-off is that Awesome Attorneys could not independently verify individual, attributed client reviews beyond the firm’s aggregate Martindale rating, a detail worth asking about directly. For a Houston-area client whose estate plan includes meaningful charitable or foundation goals, a boutique with nearly five decades of continuous specialization in exactly that niche is a reasonable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Fizer Beck’s official website (fizerbeck.com), Marjorie S. Schultz’s Super Lawyers profile and prior solo-practice site (mschultzep.com), Martindale-Hubbell and FindLaw firm records, and State Bar of Texas records.

Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice

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