About Bob Brown


Attorney Bob Brown has been providing first-class legal services in Tarrant County since 1979. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and received his law degree at the University of Texas in Austin in 1978. Bob proudly served as an officer of the U.S. Army for five years prior to attending law school. He is a respected leader in his community and devotes much of his free time to serving in various charitable and business organizations, such as:

Tarrant County Bar Association
Member Since 1979
           
Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Chair 2001

Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans
Committee, 2010-2011		 Arlington Bar Association
President 1990-1991

Mansfield Rotary Club
Paul Harris Fellow, Director
 
 Board of Trustees of MHMR of Tarrant County
Chair 2003-2004
Director of Texas Council of Community MHMR Centers
Co-Chair Public Policy/Legislative Direction Committee		  Bob Brown

  • Types of Probate in Texas  
    9/13/2012 12:00:00 AM  by Bob Brown

    The Texas Probate system is designed so that when a Texas resident dies, the courts are involved only as much as necessary.   A good lawyer who understands Texas probate laws can advise you what is the best, cheapest and most sufficient way to transfer your loved one’s assets and to take care of their estate.  This is a brief summary of the Texas probate procedures in Texas.

    WHAT IS PROBATE?  
    3/28/2012 12:00:00 AM  by Bob Brown

    Generally speaking, probate is the process of sorting out the business affairs of a person who has passed away (the decedent) usually with the involvement of a probate court.  Some of a decedent's assets called "probate assets," such as real estate, motor vehicles, furniture, and jewelry are part of the decedent's probate estate and pass, subject to creditors claims, based on the laws of intestate succession unless the decedent had a valid will.  Other assets, calle...
  • Wills, Wills, Wills... We can't tell you how important a will is!  
    3/2/2012 12:00:00 AM  by Bob Brown

    Hi!

    If you don't have a will, you need a will.  You need a will because if you dont have a will, the state will provide one for you.  You don't want that will.

    See you next time,

    Bob......