Kristin N. Necessary

Associate
713-752-8606
knecessary@craincaton.com

Experience

Kristin N. Necessary joined Crain, Caton & James in August 2005. Ms. Necessary represents executors and will beneficiaries in probate proceedings, and also litigates will contests and suits against trustees for breaches of fiduciary duty. Ms. Necessary has appeared as an ad litem in mental health commitment proceedings and is certified by the State Bar of Texas to serve as an ad litem in guardianship proceedings.

Ms. Necessary’s practice also includes the preparation of estate plans for a wide variety of clients, including the drafting of wills, ancillary documents such as powers of attorney, various trusts used in tax planning, and private annuities.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Necessary served as a briefing attorney to the Honorable Justice Dale Wainwright of the Texas Supreme Court. She now uses insights gained from that experience to craft appeals in Texas courts.

Associations/Affiliations

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys State Bar of Texas
• Taxation Section (Member, Estate and Inheritance Tax Committee)
• Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section

Texas Young Lawyers Association
Houston Bar Association
• Probate, Trusts & Estates Section
• Taxation Section
• Appellate Practice Section
• Professionalism Committee
• Lawyers for Literacy Committee

Houston Young Lawyers Association

Attorneys in Tax and Probate

Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association

Houston Trial Lawyers Association

Publications/Speeches

Speaker, Case Law Update, Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association, April 2006

Speaker, “Fundamentals of Estate Planning,” Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, April 2006

Speaker, Case Law Update, Attorneys in Tax and Probate, October 2005

Student Article, “The Frustration of Intent: Federal Operating Permits and the Undermining of Citizen Suits Under the Clean Air Act,” State Bar of Texas Environmental Law Journal (2004)

Law Journals

Texas State Bar Environmental Law Journal, Recent Developments Editor, 2003-2004

Press Releases & Honors

Selected for participation in the HYLA Leadership Academy, class of 2005-2006

Harris County Chair, HYLA Wills for Heroes Committee – appointed to plan and execute Fall 2006 event providing free wills and powers of attorney to firefighters, police officers, and EMT personnel serving Harris, Fort Bend, and Galveston Counties.