Attorneys

Maureen Kuzik McCutchen 
Galveston, Texas
Partner
phone (409) 761-4023
(713) 571-4223
fax (409) 763-2879
email Email Me

Maureen practices transactional work and general civil litigation, representing individuals, estate/representatives, for-profit and non-profit corporations, charitable foundations, and banks. Her transactional experience includes estate planning, probate, estate administration, trusts, guardianships, real estate, contracts, business law, and oil and gas law. Maureen's litigation experience includes fiduciary litigation, estate litgation, guardianship litigation and commercial litigation. Maureen is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Estate Planning and Probate Law.

Prior to joining Mills Shirley in 1993, Maureen served as a briefing attorney for the Honorable Margaret Garner Mirabal of the First Court of Appeals of the State of Texas. She was an adjunct professor with South Texas College of Law, assisting in a pre-trial litigation course. Maureen is active in the community, serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Galveston Island, a tennis competition director for Special Olympics Texas, and a sustaining member of the Junior League. Maureen is a past president of the Rotary Club of Galveston Island, past president and former board member of the ADA Women's Center, a past treasurer and former board member of the Junior League of Galveston County, a former board member of the Spanish Grant Civic Association.

Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning
Probate and Estate Administration
Trusts
Guardianships
Real Estate
Contracts
Business Law
Oil and Gas
School Law
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Defense Litigation
Professional Malpractice Litigation
Premises Liability Litigation
Estate Litigation
Transactional Work
General Civil Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1992
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
Education:
University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1992
J.D.


University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1986
MBA


Texas A & M, Galveston, Texas, 1984
B.S.
Major:  Petroleum Engineering


Published Works:
The Women's Perspective: Essentials of Estate Planning, University of Texas Medical Branch, Homecoming, 2004


Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Estate Administration, 2002


Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Estate Administration, 2001


Contributor, Texas Association of Defense Council Evidence Newsletter, contributor, 1994-1998, 1994-1998


Contributor, You've Prepared for the Plaintiffs' Case, But Are You Ready for the Media?, 1998


Contributor, Legal Liability and Accident Investigations, 1994


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law, 1993 - 1994


Speaker, The Women's Perspective: Essentials of Estate Planning, University of Texas Medical Branch, Homecoming, 2004


Speaker, Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Estate Administration, 2002


Speaker, Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Estate Administration, 2001


Honors and Awards:
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Galveston County Bar Association
Member


National and Texas Boards Council of School Attorneys
Member


Galveston Estate Planning Counsel
Member


Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Member


Rotary Club of Galveston Island
Member, Board of Directors


Junior League of Galveston County
Member, Board of Directors


Spanish Grant Civic Association
Member, Board of Directors


Special Olympics Texas
Tennis Competition Director


ADA Women's Center
Past President/Former Board Member


Past Employment Positions:
Hon. Margaret Garner Mirabal, First Court of Appeals of the State of Texas, Briefing Attorney, 1991 - 1993


Practice Area Focus

Galveston - Main Office
400 Washington Building
2228 Mechanic Street
Galveston, Texas 77550
409-763-2341
Email This Office

Houston
One City Centre
1021 Main Street
Suite 1950
Houston, Texas 77002
713-225-0547
Email This Office

San Antonio
2600 McCullough
San Antonio, Texas 78212
210-733-9132
Email This Office

Clear Lake
17225 El Camino Real
Suite 170
Houston, Texas 77058
713-571-4270 - Phone
713-571-4271 - Fax
Email This Office