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Custom Texas counsel for complex estate, tax, probate, asset-protection, and business-succession matters

About BOOK LAW FIRM

Clients hire firms they trust.Firms hire people they trust.

That is exactly why the firm behind those people matters. At BOOK LAW FIRM, attorneys are responsible for legal strategy and advice. Paralegals and administrators coordinate the work, communication, and details that carry a matter from hire through signing and implementation. The relationship stays personal. The work never depends on one person alone.

BOOK LAW FIRM team, from left: Becky Oliver, Austin Butts, Lorne Book, Renee Hucks, and Lauren Winchester.

The people behind the firm

Meet the team

Each person has a defined role. Attorneys lead the legal advice. Paralegals and administrators support that work under attorney direction and help clients know what is happening, what is needed, and what comes next. That is how a personal relationship becomes dependable firm service.

Lorne C. Book

Founder and CEO

Lorne C. Book

Lorne Book founded BOOK LAW FIRM and serves as its CEO. He is responsible for the direction of the firm and for building a practice designed to serve clients through a team, not around one person.

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Austin B. Butts

Partner and Director of Estate Planning

Austin B. Butts

Austin Butts is a partner of BOOK LAW FIRM and serves as Director of Estate Planning. He helps lead the firm's estate-planning work and the legal strategy and advice provided on matters assigned to him.

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Director of Client Experience

Becky Oliver

Becky Oliver serves as Director of Client Experience. She helps coordinate the client's experience with the firm, including the communication and practical details clients need throughout the engagement.

Senior Paralegal

Renee Hucks

Renee Hucks serves as Senior Paralegal. Under attorney direction, she supports the firm's legal work and helps keep assigned matters organized and moving.

Estate Planning Paralegal

Lauren Winchester

Lauren Winchester serves as Estate Planning Paralegal. Under attorney direction, she supports estate-planning matters and helps coordinate the document and signing process.

How the work is carried

The relationship stays personal. The service belongs to the firm.

Attorney time matters most where legal judgment is required. The assigned team supports the work before, during, and after each meeting so clients know who is responsible and what comes next.

Legal

Attorney judgment

Your attorney analyzes the legal issues, develops strategy, explains tradeoffs, and remains responsible for the legal advice.

Preparation

Paralegal support

Paralegals organize information, support document workflow, and help prepare the matter under attorney direction.

Experience

Client coordination

Administrators coordinate scheduling, communication, signatures, and the practical details that keep clients informed.

Continuity

A firm matter record

The assigned team maintains the record needed to identify decisions, completed work, open items, and appropriate next steps.

Start with the conversation in front of you.

Tell the intake team what has changed, what decision is pending, and what documents or ownership information already exist. Website information is general and is not legal advice. A matter is accepted only after review and a written engagement agreement.