Adrianne A. Graves

Confident, committed and genuine counsel Adrianne Archer Graves is the owner of Graves Law PLLC and has over 15 years of focused experience representing clients in complex probate, trust and fiduciary litigation matters. Adrianne A. Graves Adri Graves strives to distill these complex legal issues, which are emotionally-charged and often sensitive familial matters, to ensure the best possible resolution for her clients. Ms. Graves has tried cases to verdict in these areas, including first chair trial experience and extensive lead counsel experience. Equally as important as her experience in front of judges and juries, Ms. Graves also strives to obtain favorable resolutions for her clients outside the courtroom when possible. Raised in San Angelo, Adri Graves brings her small-town values and a West Texas work ethic to her practice. She represents trustees, administrators, executors, beneficiaries and guardians, in addition to representing fiduciaries in administrative matters. Ms. Graves also represents businesses and individuals in disputes involving contracts, fraud, misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Adri is the proud mother of two daughters. On navigating the delicate balance of work-life integration: My girls are most important. Period. However, maintaining an independent, entrepreneurial spirit is a core value to me. I want my girls to understand that being a lawyer is a significant part of who I am, and I want them to appreciate the balance between family and career. Adri has served on the PTO Board of Directors for her neighborhood elementary school, Mark Twain Elementary. Graves Law PLLC is also a corporate sponsor for Pershing Middle School and Lamar High School PTOs, where Adris daughters attend school. Adri is an active member of St. Lukes United Methodist Church. When she is not in the office, Adri can be found doing anything that involves the outdoors. She especially enjoys backpacking in the backcountry with a dream to section hike the entire Appalachian Trail! Representative Matters View Represented several large corporate fiduciaries in their respective roles as trustees, executors, and administrators of estates, in both contested lawsuits and administrative matters related to wills, trusts, and estates Represented clients in all types of contested probate, trust and fiduciary litigation through trial, summary judgment and mediation Represented several large corporations and individuals in matters involving various contractual and business tort disputes, including fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract claims through trial, summary judgment and mediation Memberships View Member, State Bar of Texas; Litigation and Probate, Trusts and Estate Section Member, Houston Bar Association; Probate, Trusts and Estate Section Member, Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association Member, Houston Young Lawyers Association Member, Attorneys in Tax and Probate Member, Houston Trusts and Estates Club St. Marys University School of Law Alumni Association Texas Christian University Alumni Association St. Lukes Methodist Church Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumni Association Presentations & Publications View Speaker/Author, Guardianships A to Z, Guardian and Attorney Ad Litem Certification Course, South Texas College of Law, 2014 Co-Author, Step-Monsters and Step-Kids, South Texas College of Law, 2013 Speaker/Author, Initiating Guardianship Proceedings, Guardian and Attorney Ad Litem Certification Course, South Texas College of Law, 2012 Speaker, Author, Guardianships A to Z, Wills and Probate Institute, Houston Bar Association, 2012 Speaker, Dependent Administration from A to Z, Wills and Probate Institute, Houston Bar Association, 2011 Author, Restricting Kelo: Will Redefining Blight in Senate Bill 7 Be the Light at the End of the Tunnel?, St. Marys Law Journal, 2006 Education View J. D., St. Marys University School of Law, 2007 Phi Delta Phi Honor Society St. Marys Law Journal, Editorial Board B. A., Texas Christian University, 2004 Admissions View Texas U. S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. Texas