Mr. Wright and Ms. Abshire are well-known lecturers on the topics of Medicaid Planning, Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Probate, Guardianships, and Advance Directives. If you are interested in scheduling a time for one of them speak to your group or organization, please call, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Continuing Education
Wright Abshire is licensed to provide continuing education credits for social workers and registered nurses. Most presentations provide .1 CEU credit for social workers and 1 CNE credit for registered nurses.

Topics of Focus

• Medicaid Planning and Preserving Resources When Nursing Home Care Becomes Necessary
• Medicaid Estate Recovery in Texas and Medicare Changes
• Estate Planning and Advance Directives
• Guardianships over the Incapacitated
• Probate of Decedent's Estates

Wesley E. Wright
Mr. Wright, a native Houstonian, graduated from the University of Houston and South Texas College of Law.

Mr. Wright is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Estate Planning and Probate Law and is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. Mr. Wright has been practicing law in Houston since 1982. His practice focuses exclusively in the areas of Medicaid planning, estate planning with an emphasis on the disabled and the use of special needs trusts, probate and guardianships.

He was one of the original founders of the Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association (DELAA) in Houston and served as President of that organization for the first two years. He has served as Chair for the Probate, Trusts, and Estates Section of the Houston Bar Association and is an officer and director of the Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

He has co-authored a column in the Houston Chronicle called Elder Law Notes and is a regular speaker on Elder Law topics.

Molly Dear Abshire
Ms. Abshire primarily handles Medicaid planning and estate planning cases with an emphasis on planning for the special needs of family members who are disabled. Ms. Abshire has been licensed to practice law in the State of Texas since 1993 and is Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. She received a J.D. from South Texas College of Law and her B.A. in English from Texas A&M University in 1989.

Ms. Abshire has authored professional papers and Houston Chronicle articles, which usually focus on topics such as estate planning, Medicaid planning, elder law and special needs trusts.

She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Probate, Trusts and Estates Section of the Houston Bar Association.

She has co-authored a column in the Houston Chronicle called Elder Law Notes and is a regular speaker on Elder Law topics.