Attorneys

Frank N. Ikard Jr.
Austin, Texas


phone	(512) 472-2884
fax	(512) 472-3669
email	Email Me

Areas of Practice:: Fiduciary Litigation; Will Contest Litigation; Trust Litigation (representing both beneficiaries and trustees); Estate Litigation (representing both distributes and personal representatives); Guardianship Litigation (representing both guardians and wards)

Litigation Percentage:: 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:: Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1977

Bar Admissions:: Texas, 1968; U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1996

Education:: The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1968
J.D.; University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1965
B.A.

Published Works:: Trust Litigation in Texas, 2005; Negotiating Fee Contracts and Recovering Fees in Fiduciary Litigation, Advanced Estate Planning Strategies, April, 2004; Attorney Fee Contracts for Planning and Litigation, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, San Antonio, TX, June, 2003; Discretionary Distributions, 26th Annual Estate Planning and Probate Course, June, 2002; What Property Are You Administering?/Conducting Inventory/Making Consistent Valuation of Assets/Sections 177 and 706 Issues, (Co-Author), State Bar of Texas (Wills, Estates, and Probate (A Satellite Production)), January, 2000; Administration of Community Property After a Spouse's Death, (Co-Author), Texas Banker's Association, October, 1999; Privity, Privilege, and Practical Problems of Personal Representatives and Probate Practitioners, 4th Annual Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Course, April, 1997; Disclosure by a Fiduciary/Trustee Outside Formal Discovery: Non-Traditional Rules and Alternative Methods, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June, 1996; Drafting to Avoid Will Contests and Fiduciary Litigation, 7th Annual Advanced Drafting Estate Planning and Probate Course, November, 1996; Administration of Community Property After a Spouse's Death (Co-Author), Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June, 1996; Exculpatory Clauses and Their Effectiveness to Protect Drafters and Fiduciaries, 18th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June, 1994; 1991 Legislative Update, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June, 1991; Pleading-Discovery-Special Issues-Order (Co-Author), State Bar of Texas, November, 1990; Fiduciary Duties of Executors and Trustees (Co-Author), Texas Bankers Association, Trust Financial Services Division, October, 1988

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1983; Recent Developments in Trust Litigation, Tri County Bar Association, 2005; Fiduciary Litigation, Dallas Estate Planning Council, 2004; Fiduciary Litigation, Executors & Trustees, Fiduciary Litigation Seminar, 2004; Trust Litigation in Texas, Second Annual Probate Litigation Seminar, 2003; Negotiating Fee Contracts and Recovering Fees in Fiduciary Litigation, Travis County Bar Association, 2003; The Nuts and Bolts of Fiduciary Responsibility and Risk Management, Texas Banker's Association Personal Trust Seminar, 2002; Negotiating Fee Contracts and Recovering Fees in Fiduciary Litigation, Dallas Bar Association, 2002; Trust Litigation in Texas, Texas Society of CPA's Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 2002; Trust Litigation in Texas, Tarrant County Probate Association Litigation Seminar, 2002; Specialty Drafting Regarding the Fiduciary, Travis County Bar Association, Probate and Estate Planning Seminar, 2001; Fiduciary Duties: What are They and How to Modify Them, Texas Banker' Association Estate Administration Seminar, 2000; Trust Litigation Suing and Defending a Trustee for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Docket Call in Probate Court Seminar, 1996; Exculpatory Clauses and Their Effectiveness to Protect Drafters and Fiduciaries, Central Texas Estate Planning Council, 1994; Trust Litigation from the Perspective of Both the Plaintiff and Defendant, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Institute on Wills and Probate, 1994; Current Industry Litigation Review, Southwest Trust Conference, 1994; Suggestions for Drafting Needed Clauses in Wills and Trusts to Avoid or Minimize Potential Liability in Fiduciary Litigation, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Annual Institute on Wills and Probate, 1993; Liability of Executors and Trustees for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Texas College of Probate Judges, Annual Meeting, 1991; Risk Management for Corporate Trustees, Texas Bankers Association, Trust Financial Services Division, Administration and Taxation Seminar, 1991; Advanced Drafting: Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 1990; Fiduciary Duties of Executors and Trustees, Texas Bankers Association, Trust Financial Services Division, Trust Compliance Seminar, 1988

Honors and Awards:: Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1979 - Present; Austin Monthly's Best Lawyers in Austin, 2002; Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2004; Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Rating; Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1991 - Present; Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly Magazine; The Best Lawyers in America, 1982 - 2005; The Texas Lawyer Go-To Guide, Top Notch Lawyer, 2002; Who's Who in American Law

Professional Associations and Memberships:: American Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section; Estate and Trust Litigation and Controversy Committee; American College, 2002 - Present; Trust & Estate Counsel State Laws Committee; Fiduciary Litigation Committee, 1990 - Present; State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section; State Bar of Texas; Past Member, Section Council; State Bar of Texas, 1986; Past Chair, Section Council; State Bar of Texas; Past Member, Trust Code Committee; State Bar of Texas; Past Chair, Legislative Committee; Texas Academy of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Lawyers; Co-Founder; Texas Academy of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Lawyers; Past Chair, Board of Directors; Texas Academy of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Lawyers; Member, Board of Directors; Travis County Bar Association, Estate Planning and Probate Section

Pro Bono Activities:: Admirals Club; Board of Trustees, Austin Travis County MHMR, 1979; Chancellor's Council, University of Texas; Dean's Round Table, University of Texas Law School, 2003; Board of Directors, Greater Austin Crime Commission, 1999 - Present; Board Member, Paramount Theatre, 1987 - 1997; Board Chair, Paramount Theatre, 1996

Fraternities/Sororities:: Phi Alpha Delta