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TAYLOR BOONE – BUILDING BRIDGES
“I’ve spent a lot of time working with families who
can’t get along because of joint asset issues and helping them to nd ways around those issues.
“I’m able to build bridges between those who have nothing and those who have a great deal of wealth. When much is given, much is required. It’s interesting how I have been able to help people with a signi cant wealth learn to share such wealth with those who don’t have as much,” says Boone. His previous ex- perience includes acting as Chief of Economic Development and Transportation Section of Texas Governor’s Budget and Planning O ce from 1973 to 1977. He has more than 30 years of experience as a CPA and as an attorney.
Boone, age 70, also serves another calling as a minister in the United Methodist Church. He serves at the diocese and national levels. “ at’s what God called me to do.” he says. Becoming a minister required hours of hard work and study. While working full-time as a lawyer, he traveled to Southern Method- ist University in Dallas to attend the Perkins School of eology on the weekends. In 2008, he completed his theology degree, graduating summa cum laude. Boone’s passion for reli-
gion and his years of experience as an estate planner provide him with unique perspectives that he can bring to clients.
Over a decade later, Boone maintains his law practice during the week and serves the church on the weekends. But the two worlds are not that vastly di erent. He says he loves working with people, especially in what he calls helping them make the journey from the false self to the true self – a job description that ts each of his vocations.
“I’ve spent a lot of time working with fami- lies who can’t get along because of joint asset issues and helping them to nd ways around those issues. It’s the same thing with busi- nesses. We help businesses transition from one generation to the next. It’s not usually taxes that kill family businesses; it’s the failure of one generation to prepare the next genera- tion. And that’s where they fail or where they set them up to fail. I enjoy helping guide peo- ple to not only use their assets, but to nd out whom they are,” he says.
I know how valuable working with a skilled attorney can be for people with estate planning challenges both before, and after, a loss.
“Many people in need of estate planning or probate services are in the midst of incredible stress. I am able to help them not only because of my legal knowledge and experience, but be- cause I’ve been in both of those stressful situ- ations. I can honestly say, “I know what you’re going through and I am here to help.”
Years ago, Giltner lost her husband to a sudden death and found herself a single mom faced with earning a living and raising four young daughters. “I know how valuable work- ing with a skilled attorney can be for people with estate planning challenges both before, and a er, a loss. Like I said, I’ve been there. We can speak the same language,” she says.
Roos adds “Maggie has the perspective of walking in a client’s shoes because she has been there for a loss of a loved one. It is hard enough to raise children in a two-par- ent household. Maggie not only managed a thriving practice, but successfully raised four daughters, seeing each graduate college, be- come gainfully employed, and now live their respective life’s dreams. I admire Maggie for all she has accomplished. I am thankful each day that she joined our Estate Planning
group.”
Unlike Boone, who has a long track record
with the rm, Giltner is a relative newcomer, having joined the rm in 2018, though bring- ing with her more than 25 years of legal ex- perience and a lot of life experiences. Giltner focuses her practice in the areas of estate plan- ning, asset protection, probate and trust ad- ministration, including assisting clients with procedural and substantive issues in both contested and uncontested estate and trust matters.
Giltner enjoys working at Clark Hill Stras- burger because “everyone is on the same team. We brainstorm ideas and work through solutions together. e rm is very supportive of attorneys as lawyers, but also as individual people with individual needs, motivations and goals. ey know that everybody has unique gi s to o er the rm and the rm’s clients. I did not start with the Clark Hill Strasburger rm, but when the opportunity presented it- self to join the Estate Planning Group, I knew I found a home. It is like the reference people use about moving to Texas, “I was not born here, but I got here as quick as I could.”
MAGGIE GILTNER – EXPERIENCE COUNTS
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