Carolyn Northcutt
Carolyn Northcutt
Carolyn Northcutt
Managing Senior Attorney
Real Estate Broker
C.P.A.
Education:
- Southern Methodist University School of Law - J.D. 1999
- University of Texas- B.S. Accounting 1988, Magna Cum Laude
Licensed:
- State Bar of Texas, Attorney 2000
- C.P.A. 1991
- Real Estate Broker
Memberships:
- Texas Bar Association
- Collin County Bar Association
Businesses Owned:
- Northcutt & Dean PLLC
- Texas Best Realty
- Texas Best Realty Group
- Treehouse Properties
Carolyn Northcutt opened this office in 2001 and it has grown over the years into the law office it is today. She loves serving the residents of Allen, Texas and surrounding areas. Carolyn's passions are real estate, estate planning, probate, and business-related matters. She loves providing creative solutions and putting her education and knowledge to work.
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Elizabeth M. Dean
Carolyn Northcutt
Carolyn Northcutt
Senior Attorney
Education:
- The University of Texas at Austin School of Law - J.D. 1994
- The University of Texas at Austin – BBA in Finance 1991, Magna Cum Laude
- Allen High School – 1987, with Honors
Licensed:
- State Bar of Texas, Attorney 1994
- Northern District of Texas - Federal
Past Employer Highlights:
- Norton Rose Fulbright (f/k/a Fulbright & Jaworski LLP), Associate Attorney, where she gained large-firm litigation experience, helping clients with products liability, medical malpractice, complex commercial, and insurance defense litigation.
- Clerked for Justice Hightower, Texas Supreme Court
Memberships:
*State Bar of Texas, Member with affiliated section memberships:
- Real Estate, Probate, & Trust Law
- Business Law
- General Practice & Small Firm
- Litigation
- Consumer and Commercial Law
- Women and the Law
*Collin County Bar Association, Member with affiliated section memberships:
- Estate Planning & Probate
- Real Estate
- Solo/Small Firm
*Collin County Women Lawyer's Association
Elizabeth Morrison Dean grew up and currently lives in Allen. Elizabeth works hard in her attempts to obtain the best possible results for her clients. She is creative and passionate about helping people resolve their legal issues in a variety of practice areas, including:
· *Estate Planning
· Probate
· Real Estate
· Landlord/Tenant
· Evictions
· HOA Disputes
· Contract drafting and review
· Business Formation
* Proper estate planning is one of the most important things one can do for loved ones and may include the following documents:
- Will and Personal Property Memorandum,
- Statutory Durable Power of Attorney (agent for financial matters),
- Medical Power of Attorney and HIPPA Release (agent for medical decisions),
- Directive to Physician (in-hospital directive),
- DNR (out-of-hospital directive),
- Survivorship Agreement (community property transfer to surviving spouse outside of probate),
- Transfer on Death Deed (transfer of real property outside of probate), and
- Appointment for Disposition of Remains.
Elizabeth makes it easy and painless for her clients to get their affairs in order and to avoid a costly probate for loved ones. To learn more about these estate planning tools or to discuss your legal issue, make an appointment with Elizabeth for a consultation.
Marissa Balius
Carolyn Northcutt
John Schulmeister
Senior Attorney
I am an experienced family lawyer and zealous advocate for my clients, and former Texas Assistant Attorney General with more than twenty-eight years of litigation experience. I know that there is a time and place for litigation in family cases; however, having represented thousands of clients I have seen the emotional and financial cost of litigating a family case and know that litigation is not the only option to resolve family disputes. As a collaboratively trained attorney and mediator, I believe that there are better options available to resolve family disputes outside of the courtroom. Mediation and Collaborative Law are two of the most powerful options available to a family law client. Both options allow the parties to craft agreements that are in the best interest of the family without stepping foot in a courtroom. I provide my clients with the options available to them and guide them through making the best decisions for their family. Call me for a consultation- it will be time well spent!
Education
· Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- J.D.
· University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
- B.A.
Bar Admissions
· Texas, 1994
Professional Associations
· State Bar of Texas, 1994
· Family Law Section
· Collin County Bar Association
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John Schulmeister
John Schulmeister
John Schulmeister
Attorney
Education:
- Baylor Law School, J.D. 2016
- Austin College (Sherman), 2012 - BA in International Economics and Finance, cum laude
- Allen High School, 2008
Licensed:
- State Bar of Texas, 2016
Past Employer Highlights:
- Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Fort Worth, Texas - Assistant Criminal District Attorney; prosecuted misdemeanor and felony offenses
- Gray Reed LLP, Dallas, Texas - Associate attorney; Contract and deal execution, including purchase agreements, mergers and acquisitions, entity formation agreements, services agreements, employment agreements
- Raytheon Defense Company, McKinney, Texas - Finance Department; Preparation/negotiation of product bids to the U.S. Government
Memberships:
*State Bar of Texas
*Collin County Bar Association, Member with affiliated section memberships:
- Criminal Law
- Estate Planning/Probate
- Juvenile
- Young Lawyers
- Solo/Small Firm
John was born and raised in Allen, Texas, and graduated from Allen High School in 2008. John played Varsity Baseball for the Eagles, and he was named to the All-District Team as an outfielder and pitcher his senior year. John was also an All-Conference selection as an NCAA student-athlete at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. John is passionate about serving the residents and businesses in and around Collin County in the following practice areas:
- Criminal defense
- Probate
- Estate Planning
- Evictions
- Business
Kayla Smith Wood
John Schulmeister
Kayla Smith Wood
- Attorney
Education:
- Texas Tech University School of Law - J.D. 1999
- Trained Mediator
- The University of Texas at Austin - B.B.A. in International Business, Concentration: Spanish 1996
- Plano Senior High School, 1992
Licensed:
- State Bar of Texas, Attorney 1999
Past Employer Highlights:
- Fraley & Fraley, L.L.P., Dallas, Texas – Senior Associate Attorney; Litigated complex medical malpractice and products liability cases
- Berry, Byrne & Randall, Dallas, Texas – Litigated complex medical malpractice cases
- Editor, Answers Behind the RED DOOR: Battling the Homelessness Epidemic
Memberships:
- Collin County Bar Association
- Collin County Women in the Law
Kayla was born in Dallas, Texas but has lived all over the world, including Saudi Arabia. She eventually settled in Plano where she graduated from high school. Then she studied abroad in Spain while pursuing her undergraduate studies and in Mexico during law school. She and her family currently reside in Lucas, Texas, but continue to love traveling. She is excited to serve the residents in and around her hometown in the following practice areas:
- Estate Planning
- Probate
Kayla is in a unique position as both an estate planning attorney as well as the parent of a child with special needs. As such she has the compassion and knowledge to help other families who are similarly situated. She understands the importance of and need for guardianships and trusts and will work tirelessly to protect those children who cannot protect themselves. Additionally, having a son who recently reached the age of majority, she spends a lot of her time drafting Powers of Attorney and Medical Powers of Attorney for students about to head off to college.