Colin R. Byrne

Overview Colin represents clients in fiduciary, trust, probate, and estate litigation, achieving the best results possible in difficult situations. Although Colin came from a family of businesspeople, he knew his chief interest was always the legal system. He initially began his career in sales but soon enrolled in law school, where he discovered that his sales training had prepared him well for the persuasion and advocacy required in litigation, both in and outside of the courtroom. Colins personal experience with a family business and probate litigation drew him to the private wealth arena, and he joined a boutique probate litigation firm in Dallas immediately after graduation. Five years later, Colins firm merged with Husch Blackwell, where he continues to devote the majority of his practice to fiduciary, trust, probate, and estate litigation. He represents clients in cases involving contested wills, allegations of undue influence or incompetency, and other related controversies, and he also oversees the administration of highly complex trusts and estates. Colin also occasionally handles guardianship litigation and has been appointed to serve as an Attorney Ad Litem by Texas courts. Colin is known for his attention to detail. However, clients most value his personal, intimate understanding of their difficult situations: having experienced probate litigation in his own family, Colin has seen the stressful, emotional nature of these cases firsthand. He knows how important skilled, supportive legal counsel is, and he delivers the personal advocacy clients need. Industry Financial Services & Capital Markets Services Private Wealth Trust, Estate, & Fiduciary Litigation Recognition BL Rankings Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America Litigation - Trusts and Estates, 2021-2026 Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2024 and 2025 Education J. D., University of Tulsa College of Law B. B. A., Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business Admissions Texas Professional Memberships and Certifications Leadership Class of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2021 Certified by the State Bar of Texas to serve as an Ad Litem in Guardianship Proceedings