Lauren Davis Hunt
Partner
Profile
Ms. Hunt is a Partner of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP. She focuses her practice in the area of fiduciary litigation, primarily involving trusts, estates, family limited partnerships, powers of attorney, community property and financial account disputes. Ms. Hunt currently serves as a Board Member for the Texas Real Estate & Probate Institute (“T-REP”), and is Chair of Estate and Trust Legislative Affairs for TREP, where she participates in the development and passage of new legislation related to the Texas Trust Code, the Texas Estates Code, and related practice areas including Guardianship, Powers of Attorney, Advanced Directives and Digital Assets. Ms. Hunt is also the Chair of the Estate and Trust Legislative Affairs Committee for the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas ("REPTL"). Ms. Hunt is a former Council Member and former Chair of the Fiduciary Litigation Committee of REPTL. Ms. Hunt is a regular speaker on topics related to fiduciary litigation and related legislative changes and updates at Continuing Legal Education programs for other attorneys and professionals in her practice area.
Education
- Baylor University Law School (J.D., 2007)
- Rhodes College (B.A., International Studies, Phi Beta Kappa, 2001)
Professional Memberships and Honors
- Selected for inclusion in the 30th–31st Editions of The Best Lawyers® in America in the practice area of Trusts and Estates Litigation (2024 to present)
- Board Member and Estate and Trust Legislative Affairs Chair, Texas Real Estate & Probate Institute (2022–2027)
- Chair (2021–2023), Co-Chair (2019–2021), Estate and Trust Legislative Affairs Committee for the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (2019–2023)
- Council Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (2016–2020)
- Chair, Fiduciary Litigation Committee, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (2017–2019)
- Listed, Texas Rising Stars, sponsored by Thomson Reuters and published in Texas Monthly (2016–2018)
- Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), 2023 to present
- Member, Texas Bar College
- Member, Austin Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
- Member, Texas Bar Foundation
- Past Member, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, Trust Code Committee
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Select Publications and Presentations
Asset Protection: Domestic and International Law and Tactics (four volumes; updated quarterly)
West Group
Publication
Contributing Author/Co-Editor
1995
A Brief History of Asset Protection Trusts
ALI CLE Estate Planning Course Materials Journal, January 2022
Publication
Author
2022
Truth, Transparence, and The Right of Privacy
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Law Journal, Volume 46, Number 3, Summer 2021
Publication
Author
2021
The Financial Action Task Force and the Legal Profession
New York Law School Law Review, 2014/15, Volume 59, Number 3
Publication
Author
2015
Asset Protection Trusts Under Attack – Views from the Bench and Bar
49th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, Florida
Presentation/Publication
Co-Author/Presenter
2015
Asset Protection Trust Planning Using Traditional Estate Planning Techniques
Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, 32nd Annual Estate Planning Institute, Las Cruses, New Mexico
Presentation/Publication
Co-Author/Presenter
2015
The Financial Action Task Force and The Good Practices Guidance
New Mexico State Bar 2012 Bridge the Gap, Albuquerque, New Mexico; The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Southeast Regional Meeting, Savannah, Georgia; The National College of Probate Judges, Jekyll Island, Georgia; Connecticut Bar Association Probate Section Meeting, New Haven Connecticut; The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel New England Regional Meeting, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Presentation/Publication
Author/Presenter
2011
The Financial Action Task Force and Its Impact on The Practice of Law
33rd Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, Houston, Texas (2009); 44th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, Florida
Presentation/Publication
Author/Presenter
2009
Asset Protection: Trust Planning
American Law Institute – American Bar Association Course of Study, Planning Techniques for Large Estates, New York, New York (April, 2009)
Presentation
Co-Author/Presenter
2009
Converting an Asset Protection Trust into a Tax-Efficient Wealth Reserve
U.S. Taxation of International Operations
Publication
Co-Author
2003
The Influence of Spanish and Mexican Laws on the Property and Probate Laws of Texas
The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, Santiago, Chile
Presentation/Publication
Co-Author/Presenter
2003
Publications and Presentations
All Publications and Presentations
Capacity, Standing and Jurisdiction
Capacity, Standing and Jurisdiction
State Bar of Texas Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June 2013
Presentation/Publication
2013
Decanting with No Sour Grapes
Decanting with No Sour Grapes
State Bar of Texas Estate Planning and Probate Drafting, October 2013
Presentation
2013
Informal Demand or Formal Discovery: The Debate on Obtaining Information from Fiduciaries Under Their Duty to Disclose
Informal Demand or Formal Discovery: The Debate on Obtaining Information from Fiduciaries Under Their Duty to Disclose
State Bar of Texas, Fiduciary Litigation Beyond the Basics
Presentation
2011
Exculpatory Clauses
Exculpatory Clauses
State Bar of Texas, Trial of a Fiduciary Litigation Case, December 2009
Presentation/Publication
2009
2023 Legislative Preview
2023 Legislative Preview
Texas Tech Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal CLE & Expo
Presentation
2003
2023 Legislative Update
2023 Legislative Update
State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning & Probate
Presentation
2003
2023 Legislative Update
2023 Legislative Update
Texas Bar Association Annual Meeting Conference
Presentation
2003
