McCraw Gantt - McKinney, TX

Sophisticated Estate Planning, Probate, and Business Counsel in North Texas

Preserving family wealth, safeguarding business enterprises, and resolving contentious fiduciary disputes require deep legal acumen and courtroom strength. Based in McKinney, Texas, McCraw Gantt provides high-level representation in complex estate planning, probate administration, trust disputes, and commercial litigation. With multi-generational family ties in Collin County extending back to the nineteenth century, the firm combines ancestral dedication with modern legal strategies. Whether you need to hire an attorney to design a tax-efficient generational wealth transfer or require aggressive representation in a contested will proceeding, McCraw Gantt protects your legacy with unyielding determination.

Advanced Estate Planning and Generational Wealth Preservation

Led by partner Karen G. Gantt, who brings extensive background as a commercial litigator and corporate counsel, the firm advises affluent individuals, business owners, ranchers, and executives. The practice creates sophisticated frameworks designed to minimize tax liability and preserve capital across generations. Key estate planning services include:

• Designing revocable and irrevocable trusts, dynasty trusts, and generation-skipping transfer instruments.
• Minimizing federal gift and estate taxes through comprehensive structural wealth planning.
• Structuring family limited partnerships and limited liability entities to safeguard real estate and mineral interests.
• Drafting statutory durable powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and succession roadmaps.
• Advising fiduciaries, trustees, and executors on compliance and statutory administration duties.

Contested Probate and Fiduciary Litigation

When disagreements arise over testamentary intent, mental capacity, or trustee actions, high-stakes probate litigation requires seasoned trial attorneys. Partner Marcus H. Mark McCraw has spent more than three decades trying complex cases in Collin County courts and state jurisdictions across Texas. The firm effectively handles:

• Will contests involving allegations of undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity, or fraud.
• Breach of fiduciary duty claims against executors, trustees, and court-appointed guardians.
• Disputes regarding asset concealment, misappropriation of funds, and inventory accountings.
• Trust modification, trustee removal actions, and contested heirship determinations.

Commercial Litigation and Complex Asset Administration

Beyond traditional trust and estate representation, McCraw Gantt represents corporate entities, partners, and landowners in complex commercial conflicts and specialized asset management. Services include:

• Business litigation involving breach of contract, shareholder oppression, and partnership dissolutions.
• Mineral rights management, including oil and gas leasing oversight, royalty revenue disputes, and production audits.
• Administration of substantial ranch, agricultural, and commercial real estate portfolios.
• Serving in select high-asset cases as independent executor, court-appointed receiver, or specialized trustee.

Unrivaled Local Roots and Exemplary Legal Dedication

The attorneys at McCraw Gantt share an unparalleled commitment to the North Texas community, with ancestral ties in Collin County dating to 1844. Attorneys throughout Texas regularly call upon McCraw Gantt to act as local counsel in Collin County state and federal courts due to their deep familiarity with regional jurisprudence. When you need to find an attorney who delivers profound legal sophistication, courtroom courage, and personalized attention, McCraw Gantt provides the decisive guidance necessary to prevail in complex legal matters.