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Practice Areas:
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- Corporate Transactions
Education
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Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1982
- Honors: Recipient of the Pakis, Cherry, Beard and Giotes Scholarship
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Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- B.B.A.
- Major: Accounting
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1982
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1982
- U.S. Tax Court, 1983
- Supreme Court of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
Professional Associations
- AICPA
- American Bar Association
- Tarrant County Bar Association, (Trusts and Estate Planning Section), Member
- Dallas Bar Association (Business, Probate, Taxation and Estates Section), Member
- State Bar of Texas (Wills, Trusts, Probate, Real Estate, Taxation and Business Law Section), Member
- American Bar Association, Member
Honors
- Professional of the Year, Community Foundation of North Texas
- Texas Super Lawyer, 2013-2022
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified in both Tax Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Current Employment Position
- Shareholder
Recommendations
- One of the most important relationships we have as a family is with the partners and staff of Dismuke and Waters. They provide us with critical legal advice and tax planning expertise to assist us in managing our diversified business interests. We find their counsel to be thoughtful, reasoned and...
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Mike Hawkins, President, Alpine Link Corporation Recommends William L. Dismuke
I highly recommend Bill Dismuke, Michael Waters, and their staff. I have used them on several matters. They are experienced experts in their areas of practice. They are professional, responsive, courteous, and personable. They are dependable, honorable, competent, and honest. This is one of those... - It is a rare gift when personal and professional intersect and result in a deeply-rooted relationship. For more than three decades, my family and I have experienced this with Dismuke and Waters. A high level of professionalism, expertise, preparation and commitment are evident in every aspect of...
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Warren Ivie, Founder, Ivie Holdings Recommends William L. Dismuke
As our company continued to grow and our family's assets became more complex our Financial Planners suggested we meet with William Dismuke of Dismuke & Waters. I cannot say enough good things about William and his team. What started several years ago as estate planning became a relationship cove... -
Mike Hernandez, CEO, D&M Leasing Recommends William L. Dismuke
Bill Dismuke has been one of my most trusted and valued councilors for over 25 years. He is extremely versed in his area of the law and has always provided me with sound advice and support. Most importantly, Bill is a good and honorable man. I would highly recommend his services to anyone with a ... - Bill Dismuke and his staff guided me through a personally difficult time as I probated my parents' estates. His knowledge and experience in handling complex estate administration, including management of tax and oil/gas matters was invaluable. I very much appreciated Bill's ability to patiently e...