Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and Texas deeds — built around your actual family.
Probate
Settling an estate step by step — and finding the shortest route Texas allows.
Estate & Probate Litigation
When families disagree — including guardianship and guardianship litigation.
Business Law
Set the company up right, and keep it protected as it grows.
Real Estate
Deeds, closings, and moving property cleanly from one name to the next.
Where these overlap
They are listed separately because that is how people search for them. In practice they run together constantly.
- A probate almost always involves real property — which deed clears title, and whether the title company will accept it.
- A business owner’s company agreement and their will can directly contradict each other. One attorney reading both catches that.
- Good estate planning is what prevents estate litigation, and the most common cause of litigation is a plan that was never made.
- A guardianship is frequently unnecessary because a power of attorney already exists — or became necessary because one never did.
- Transferring property after a death sits in probate and real estate at the same time.
Why that matters to you. You should not have to hire three lawyers and hope they talk to each other. Most of what this firm does is the connective tissue between these areas.
How we work
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15-minute consult
Tell us what’s going on. We’ll tell you what it is, what it takes, and whether you need a lawyer at all.
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Scope and price first
Agreed before work starts. Ask whether flat-fee pricing is right for your matter.
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Plain English throughout
You should be able to explain your own documents back to us. If you can’t, we haven’t finished.
More on the firm, the attorney, and pricing on the about page.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of matters does the firm handle?
Five areas: estate planning, probate, estate and probate litigation including guardianship, business law, and real estate. They overlap more than they look like they do — a business owner’s company documents affect their estate plan, and a probate almost always involves real property.
Which counties do you serve?
Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Tarrant, and Dallas Counties, and surrounding areas. Probate venue follows the decedent’s county of residence, so the right county is one of the first things we confirm.
I'm not sure which area my problem falls under.
That is normal and it is not your job to figure out. “My mother died and there’s a house” is probate, real estate, and sometimes litigation at once. Describe the situation on the consult and we will tell you what it actually is.
Do you offer flat-fee pricing?
For some matters. Planning work is often a good fit; litigation and contested probate generally are not, because neither side controls how long it takes. Ask whether flat-fee pricing is right for your matter and we will tell you before any work begins. See fees and what it costs.
Do you handle matters outside Texas?
No. Jireh Davis is licensed in Texas only. Where a matter involves property or a proceeding in another state — ancillary probate, for example — we coordinate with counsel licensed there.
Written and reviewed by Jireh Davis, J.D., MBA
Attorney and mediator at J. Davis Law & Mediation. Licensed in Texas. Practice focused on estate planning, probate, and business law for families and owners across Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Tarrant, and Dallas Counties.
Last reviewed: September 2026