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Dean Brinkley

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Practice Areas:

  • Wills, Trust and Estate Planning
  • Probate Transactions and Litigation
  • Guardianship Transactions and Litigation
  • Elder Law
  • Real Estate Transactions and Litigation
  • Business Transactions and Litigation
  • Special Master in Mass Tort Litigation

Education

  • University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma
    • J.D. - 1994
    • Honors: with Honors
  • Lamar University
    • B.S. - 1988
    • Honors: With Distinction

Bar Admission

  • Oklahoma, 1995
  • Texas, 1995
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

Published Works

  • Military Judges, One Appointment or Two; P. Dean Brinkley, Tulsa Law Journal, Volume 30, No. 1, 1994
  • Health Care Workers Legal Duty to Disclose HIV-Positive Status to Patients Before Performing Invasive Procedures; P. Dean Brinkley, Tulsa Law Journal, Volume 29, No. 2, 1993

Classes & Seminars

  • Post Settlement Activities “It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over”; P. Dean Brinkley, Presentation to SETALA, 2002
  • Risk Management for the Church Children’s Program; P. Dean Brinkley, Presentation to Church On The Rock, 2004
  • Estate Planning Considerations, Presentation to Farmers Insurance Houston Branch Claims Office, 2006
  • Investing in the Inventory, P. Dean Brinkley, Jefferson County Bar Association Family Law CLE, 2011
  • Managing the Inventory and Creditors; P. Dean Brinkley, National Business Institute CLE “The Probate Process From Start to Finish”, 2014
  • Administering the Estate Effectively; P. Dean Brinkley, National Business Institute CLE “The Probate Process From Start to Finish”, 2014
  • Intestate Succession; P. Dean Brinkley, National Business Institute CLE “The Probate Process From Start to Finish”, 2014
  • Aggregate Litigation & Settlements; P. Dean Brinkley, Jefferson County Bar Assoc. Litigation CLE “The Ethics of Aggregate Litigation and Settlements”, 2015
  • Lady Bird Deeds & Transfer on Death Deeds, Why You Should Choose One Over the Other; P. Dean Brinkley, Jefferson County Bar Assoc. Elder Law CLE “Elder Law, Planning for Clients and Lawyers,”, 2017
  • Business Succession Planning as Part of Estate Planning; P. Dean Brinkley, Edgar, Kiker & Cross Lunch and Learn Series, 2008

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Golden Triangle Church On The Rock Elder, Board
  • Inspire Hoops, Inc., Board of Directors
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow

Past Positions

  • Templeton & Brinkley, 1999 to 2018
  • Harris, Lively & Duesler, 1994 to 1999
  • Pray, Walker, Jackson, Williamson & Marler, 1992
  • Tulsa Airport Authority, 1993
  • Hinkle, Zeringue & Smith, 1994
  • Quaker Oats Company, 1988 to 1991

Professional Associations

  • Jefferson County Bar Association, Member
  • Jefferson County Bar Association, Past Vice President
  • Jefferson County Bar Association, Director
  • Texas Bar Association, Member
  • Texas Bar Association Real Estate, Probate & Trust Section, Member
  • Texas Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
  • Elder Counsel, Member
  • Southeast Texas Estate Planning Counsel, Member

Certified Legal Specialties

  • Certified to serve as an Attorney and Guardian Ad Litem
  • Certified in Collaborative Law

Current Employment Position

  • Attorney