Michael Kaitcer

Background Before becoming a member of Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz, PLLC in December 2014, Michael Kaitcer was a partner with the law firm of Harvard & Kaitcer, LLP (formerly Bishop, Payne, Harvard & Kaitcer, L. L. P.). He had been associated with that firm since his graduation with honors from the University of Texas Law School in Austin, Texas in 1983. He is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization with a practice involving probate administration and litigation, estate planning, Will contests, guardianships and estate and gift taxation, as well as assisting clients with business planning and transactions involving partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and other entities. Besides being a member of the State Bar of Texas, he has also been admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court and the United States District Court for the North District of Texas. In 1992, he was a founding director of the Tarrant County Probate Bar Association and continued to serve as a Director through 1996 and again from 1999 to 2003. In addition, he is a member of the Real Estate Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and a member of the Fort Worth Business and Estate Council. He has been an author and speaker at seminars put on the National Business Institute, Inc., the State Bar of Texas, and the Tarrant County Probate Bar. He is also a frequent speaker on Estate Planning and Probate for Civic and Professional Organizations. He is married to Elizabeth Anne Kaitcer, and has a daughter, Katharine Gwyneth Kaitcer, who is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin. Awards & Recognitions Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Elected Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation Named a 2017 to present Top Attorney in Tarrant County by 360 West Magazine Recognized as a Super Lawyer 2009-2024. Super Lawyers is a Thomson-Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly. Recognized by Fort Worth Magazine as a Top Attorney in each year from 2007-2023 2014 Fort Worth Club Kiwanian of the Year AV-Rated Marindale-Hubble, Preemient Areas of Practice Business Planning Estate and Gift Taxation Estate Planning, Probate and Trusts Guardianships Will Contests Associations and Memberships President, Kiwanis Club of Fort Worth Director, and Past Chairman, American Cancer Society-Tarrant County Board Texas Academy of Probate & Trust, Member Fort Worth Business and Estate Council, Member Real Estate Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Member Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Member and Founding Director Tarrant County Bar Association