The Bunting Law Firm
Estate Planning and Probate Law
Estate, Trust and Business Attorneys
Bradley Bunting
direct phone extension: (361) 881-6084
email address:  
bbunting@thebuntinglawfirm.com

Bradley Bunting represents individuals and families in matters
relating to planning and consultation regarding their wills, living trusts,
powers of attorney and related matters; and in matters regarding estates,
trusts and closely held businesses of all sizes.

Brad has been Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the
Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1993 (re-certified in 1998, 2003
,
2008
and 2013), a legal specialization held by less than 1% of Texas
attorneys, and is an honor graduate of the University of Texas School of Law
and The University of Texas McCombs School of Business. He has been
licenced in Texas as an attorney since 1987 and as a CPA (non-practicing)
since 1988.  

Brad is known for his willingness to listen with care and respect, his ability
to communicate complex legal and tax matters in an understandable manner,
and his expertise in responding with practical solutions. As a consequence,
clients feel particularly at ease dealing with him regarding issues of
significant personal and financial importance.       

Brad handles a variety of estate planning and probate matters from the
complex to the routine, including:

  • Basic and wills and trusts, and associated planning
  • Powers of Attorney and Revocable Trusts (Living Trusts)
  • Medical Powers of Attorney, HIPPA Releases and Living Wills
  • Incentive trusts, IRA trusts, Tax shelter trusts
  • Tax planning and avoidance
  • Family Limited Partnerships
  • Asset protection planning
  • Family business succession planning
  • Federal Estate Tax, Gift Tax and GST Tax planning
  • Business, corporate, LLC and partnership transactions
  • Business formation and buy sell planning
  • Family limited partnerships and Limited liability companies
  • Representation of executors and trustees
  • Representation of estate and trust beneficiaries
  • Probate, estate administration, muniment of title probate
  • Small estate affidavits and probate avoidance
  • Beneficiary designation planning and IRA planning
  • Life insurance plans, trusts and designations
  • Charitable Planning and charitable trusts
  • Marital property agreements (prenuptial and post-nuptial)
  • Community Property Agreements
  • Trust funding and troubleshooting
  • Repairing estate problems
  • Elder Law
  • Will Contests
  • Trust Litigation
  • Medicaid planning and Medicaid recapture avoidance
  • Planning after a move to Texas
  • Non-traditional relationships
  • Tax matters
  • Contested matters

Brad has taught continuing legal education (CLE) courses
to Texas attorneys on a variety of topics, including the following:

Local Probate Court Rules and Procedure
Ethical Considerations in Estate Planning and Probate
Legislative Developments in Probate and Trust Law
Revocable Trusts
Asset Protection Planning
Estate Planning with IRA's
Estate and business planning with life insurance
500 N. Shoreline Blvd.,Suite 307  Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
(361) 881-6060 Fax (361) 881-6089