Wills and Trust

About Robert C. Focke and Associates

Robert C. Focke is a Texas attorney, licensed to practice by the Supreme Court of Texas in all Texas courts and admitted to practice before the Tax Court of the United States. Mr. Focke has practiced in Harris County for 37 years. He is not board certified as a specialist in any one area, but is considered a general practitioner. Mr. Focke and his associates handle all legal matters, but principally practice in the areas of trusts, estates, probate, family law, corporate law, and real estate.

About Robert C. Focke

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, University of Houston, 1962 _South Texas College of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1965

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Licensed Attorney Supreme Court of Texas, 1965
Texas Real Estate Broker, 1967
U.S. Tax Court, 1968
Alcoholism & Drug Counselor Certificate, University of Houston, 1974
Member, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section
Member, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Parents without Partners , Former Legal Counsel & Charter Advisory Board Member
St. Joseph Hospital , Former Counselor, Facilitator & Public Education Program for Alcohol/Drug Abuse
Bellaire General Hospital , Former Legal Educator to Patients - “Genesis” Program, Under Post Oak Psychiatry
Houston Council - Alcohol & Drug Abuse , Program Participant and Speaker at High School and Junior College Level & Radio
Southwest Y.M.C.A. , Former Board of Directors
Golden Years Counsel & Silver Years Newspaper , Former Counsel Speaker “Wills, Trusts & Estates”
Medical, Legal & Psychological Society (MPALS) , Co-Founder, Emphasis on Family Dynamics, Death and Dying Processes, and Preventative Lawyering

HONORS AND AWARDS

Franklin Scholarship – University of Houston
E.E. Townes Award for Academic Achievement – University of Houston Law School
W. St. John Garwood Award for Excellence in the Study of Law – South Texas College of Law
International Oceangraphic Foundation Award
San Jacinto Girl Scouts Award
1 st Law Review of University of Houston Law School
Texas Substance Abuse & Counselor Award – University of Houston – 1974

SPEAKER & AUTHOR

Speaker in the areas of Wills, Living Trusts, Probate, Powers of Attorney, and Guardianships (The Arc of Fort Bend County, National Conference of CPA Practitioners, various Retired Teacher Association groups, AARP groups and church groups)
Frequent author of various brochures and pamphlets concerning Wills, Living Trusts, Probate, Powers of Attorney and Guardianships, including booklet entitled Will or Living Trust . . . Which one is Right for You?

REFERENCES/REFERRING RESOURCE

John Hutchinson, Harris County Probate Judge, Retired, (713) 850-9820
Glenn Johnson, Attorney and CPA-Board Certified, (713) 627-2440
Mary Anne Knolle, Ph.D., Psychologist, (713) 777-8963
Fr. Steve Cooley, Priest, Marriage Counselor & Lecturer, Christian Psychology (713) 645-334
Dr. Quentin Dinardo, Psychologist, (713) 622-7260