About Ellen P. Stewart • Texas Guardianship, Probate, Trust Attorney

At BLS, attorneys and staff work directly with clients to provide individually focused representation. 

Ellen is a board-certified estate planning and probate attorney who focuses on guardianship, probate, trust and fiduciary litigation in Texas. Ellen’s practice encompasses all aspects of guardianship, estate, and trust administration as well as litigation in those areas. Given her focus on litigation, Ellen represents executors, trustees, heirs, beneficiaries, and creditors, in routine estate administrations as well as complex and contested matters throughout the state of Texas.

Ellen currently serves as co-chair of the Austin Bar Association Mentoring Committee with the mission of connecting less experienced attorneys to more experienced attorneys providing opportunities for professional growth. 

In addition, Ellen is President Elect for the board of AGE of Central Texas – connecting caregivers, those who need care giving and families with support resources in Central Texas. She has served as a mentor to students at Southwestern University and Texas State University.

Previously, she served as Past President (2011), President (2010-2011) and President Elect (2009) for the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the Austin Bar Association. She has authored and lectured on a variety of continuing legal education resources about litigation, probate estate administration and guardianship.

Ellen is currently listed as a Super Lawyer for Estate and Trust Litigation in Austin, Texas. She has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell for over 10 years, and has an “Excellent” rating on Avvo, in addition to various accolades over her 30 years in the legal field.

When not working, Ellen can be found attending various events at her beloved Southwestern University, cheering for the TUBAS at Baylor University, or enjoying the performances at Bass Concert Hall. Ellen is married to her high school boyfriend and has two adult children.

Education

• Baylor University Law School JD 1996
• Southwestern University BA Magna Cum Laude 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas, Member 1996 – present
• State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section
• State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section
• Texas Bar Foundation – Life Fellow
• Texas Bar College
• Austin Bar Association
• ABA Estate Planning and Probate Section (Board of Directors 2007-2013; Chair 2010-11; Chair-Elect 2009-10)
• ABA Litigation Section
• Real Estate Probate & Trust Law
• Williamson County Bar Association
• Admitted – United States District Court for the Northern and Western Districts of Texas