Elizabeth T. Powdrill

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Elizabeth Powdrill is a member of Hopper Mikeska, PLLC. Elizabeth joined Hopper & Associates, P.C., in 2011 and Hopper Mikeska, PLLC, in 2012. She focuses her practice on estate planning and estate, guardianship, and trust administration. Prior to joining Hopper & Associates, P.C., Elizabeth interned with the Honorable James Nowlin, District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

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Education
University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2011) 
Boston University (B.A. magna cum laude with Distinction in Political Science, 2008)

Affiliations, Recognition, and Community Involvement Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2017
Council Member, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section
Decedents’ Estates Committee Member, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section
Graduate, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section Leadership Academy  
Member, Estate Planning Council of Central Texas
Member, Austin Bar Association, Estate Planning & Probate Section (Board Member 2017 - 2019)
Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Star, Estate Planning & Probate (2019 - 2023)
Board Member, Ballet Austin

Publications and Presentations
Co-Author, Follow the Money – Or Better Yet, Draft to Avoid Tracing Nightmares, State Bar of Texas, 28th Annual Estate Planning and Probate Drafting Course, October 26 – 27, 2017, Houston, Texas

Speaker, Alternatives to Guardianship, 18th Annual Conference on the Process of Guardianship, “Beyond Boundaries” Empowering Adults with Disabilities, El Paso, Texas, March 22, 2018

Speaker, Concluding Probate Proceedings, National Business Institute, The Ultimate Guide to Probate, Austin, Texas, June 11, 2018

Author and Speaker, Grantor Trusts, Marital Trusts, and Generation Skipping Trusts, National Business Institute, Trusts from A to Z, Austin, Texas, September 24, 2018 and San Antonio, Texas, September 27, 2018

Author and Speaker, Trust Planning with Taxes in Mind: A Medley of Trusts Serving Various Tax Objectives, State Bar of Texas, Handling Your First (or Next) Trust, February 1, 2019

Author and Speaker, Check Your Tax Blind Spots: What Trusts & Estates Attorneys Should Know About Income Tax, State Bar of Texas, Intermediate Estate Planning & Probate Course, San Antonio, Texas, June 14, 2022, and San Antonio Estate Planners Council, San Antonio, Texas, November 14, 2023

Panelist, Probate Procedures and Alternatives, State Bar of Texas, Building Blocks of Wills, Estates, and Probate, Austin, Texas, January 20, 2023, and January 19, 2024