About Andréa Villarreal • Texas Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts and Probate Attorney

Andréa Villarreal
Partner
Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Andréa Villarreal joined Barnes Lipscomb & Stewart PLLC in November 2021 after over a decade of practice in the areas of estate planning, probate, fiduciary litigation and entertainment law. Her practice includes the assistance of families through the probate process, the preparation of wills, trusts, estate and gift tax returns, and other estate planning, asset protection, charitable gift planning and business succession documents. Andréa is uniquely skilled to assist musicians and artists with tax and estate planning given her background in music and the complex considerations of administering copyrights after death.

Andréa loves music and spends time outside of the office volunteering and serving on boards aimed at helping musicians. She serves on the board of Austin Classical Guitar, an organization that created and integrated a classical guitar curriculum into schools across the country including for youth in residential detention and treatment centers, and the all-woman Advisory Board of Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers, an Austin nonprofit providing financial housing assistance for aging musicians.

Education

• University of Texas at Austin JD 2010
• University of North Texas BA Broadcast News with Minors in Medical Anthropology and Social Sciences 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships

• 2023 Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers
• 2021 & 2023 Austin Under 40 top 5 Legal Finalist
• 2020-2021 Leadership Academy for the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law (REPTL) Section of the State Bar of Texas
• Austin Classical Guitar, Austin, Texas - Board of Directors 2023-present
• HOME (Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers), Austin, Texas - Advisory Board 2020-present
• Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
• Texas Bar College, Member 2021-present
• SIMS Foundation, Austin, Texas - Board of Directors 2014-2023; current Chair Elect
• Recording Academy (GRAMMY Awards) Texas Chapter Member - Board of Governors & Advocacy Committee Chair for 2017-19 Terms; Secretary & Advocacy Committee Chair for 2015-17 Terms; Board of Governors for 2013-15 Terms.
• Entertainment Law Initiative (GRAMMY Museum) - Annual Writing Competition Grader 2014-2018
• State Bar of Texas, Member
• State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section
• State Bar of Texas, Entertainment Law Planning Committee 2017 and Section Member
• Austin Bar Association, Member

Publications and Presentations

• State Bar of Texas CLE Speaker, “Negotiating Producer Agreements” for the November 2022 State Bar of Texas Entertainment Law Institute
• State Bar of Texas CLE Speaker, “Charitable Gifts, Bequests and Probate for the Nonprofit Beneficiary” for the August 2022 State Bar of Texas 20th Annual Governance of Nonprofit Organizations CLE
• State Bar of Texas CLE Speaker, “Guardianships in the Entertainment Industry: What we can learn from Britney Spears” for the November 2021 State Bar of Texas Entertainment Law Institute
• State Bar of Texas CLE Speaker, “Key terms of a Producer Agreement” for the November 2020 State Bar of Texas Entertainment Law Institute
• “Copyright for Musicians” presentation for Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts & Austin Music Foundation, April 23, 2019
• Official SXSW 2017 Panel “Creative and Financial Aspects of Sampling” with Michael “5000” Watts, Warner Music Group, and Great South Bay Music Group.
• State Bar of Texas CLE Article contributor, “Indemnities, Exculpation, and Modification of Fiduciary Duties” for 10th Annual Fiduciary Litigation Course, December 2015
• CLE presentation “Hot Topics in Estate Planning for Entertainment Attorneys” for the Austin Bar Association Entertainment and Sports Law Section.
• Multiple GRAMMY speaking engagements, including at the 2016 GRAMMY Pro Music Business Summit with Randy Rogers, Triple 8 Management, and Great South Bay Music Group, GRAMMY U Breaking into the Business, GRAMMY U Kick Off at the University of Texas, GRAMMY Camp: Basic Training, and Meet the GRAMMYs at Viva Big Bend.