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Clark Hill Strasburger
2301 Broadway Street San Antonio, TX 78215 (210) 250-6000 www.clarkhill.com
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HISTORY
Founded 1890
Combined with Clark Hill in 2018 More than 200 years of combined
history
80 years of experience in Texas
STAFF
650 Attorneys
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Community Justice Project
owned business, so our clientele may include entre- preneurs and family-owned businesses.”
He says, “I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the brightest and best estate planning pro- fessionals in the city and the state, hands down. It’s a great group. I’ve been with the combined rm a long time. Many of us have worked together for decades. e depth of knowledge of the various attorneys in the group is valuable for our clients.”
He notes that the size of the group and their more than 100 years of combined experience in estate plan- ning, including probate, and their credentialing as Board Certi ed estate planners, gives the group a real edge. Roos says, “We’re very e cient. We generally charge on a at-fee basis, so clients know what it’s go- ing to cost going in. ey don’t have to worry about a rate-per-hour. Clients not only get very e cient work, but they also get very competent work.”
STAYING POWER
Roos manages the rm with a very hands-on, open- door style and with a commitment to treating each attorney and member of the sta with respect. e rm does not have an institutionalized hierarchy. “I believe in the concept of ‘Do onto others as you would have them do unto you.’ We work hard and we expect that of everybody. At the same time, we’re very much a family.”
at attitude and its successful implementation are re ected in the longevity with the rm of many of its employees, including the support sta . Roos notes that their receptionist, who just retired, was with the
rm for 42 years. One secretary has been with the rm for 40 years, another for 37 years and another for 33 years. e current reception- ist has been with them 25 years. “It’s rare you see people stay at one place for that many years. We must be doing something right with our corporate culture to make people feel appreciated and so moti- vated to remain members of our team, Roos says.”
BUILDING A UNIFIED TEAM
A signi cant part of working at Clark Hill Strasburger in gener- al and in the local estate planning group in particular is the team concept – a foundation of the success of Clark Hill Strasburger. “We work very well as a team. We go in and out of each other’s o ces and bounce around ideas. We’re not a group of individual people work- ing alone in corporate silos. I can go into any partner’s o ce, any associate’s o ce and we can talk about our cases. I like that. It’s nice to have that team spirit and not have to combat a negative, competi- tive attitude. We’ve worked together so long that working as a team is natural,” Roos says.
e concept of teamwork combined with diverse and talented team members is exempli ed by the Estate planning team but is showcased by examining the careers of two attorneys: Taylor Boone and Maggie Giltner. Taylor Boone, while still practicing full-time as a lawyer, is also an ordained Methodist minister. His hard work to real- ize his passion for religion, combined with his active estate planning practice, took many hours and years to accomplish the feat. Maggie Giltner, a er the loss of her husband, raised four young daughters as a single parent, while maintaining an estate planning practice in both San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
At a Glance