Joy M. Eckelkamp

Joy M. Eckelkamp


Bentley & Eckelkamp, PLLC

Recognized since 2022

Houston, Texas

Practice Areas

Elder Law

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Trusts and Estates

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Joy M. Eckelkamp’s practice focuses on Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate, Guardianship, Trust Administration, and Special Needs, and Public Benefits Planning and Administration. She is a Certified Elder Law Attorney with the National Elder Law Foundation and has 21 years of experience in:

Estate planning & probate and trust administration

Initiating guardianships and representing guardians

Advising on trust and estate issues

Long-term care planning

Disability planning including individual, court-created, and pooled special needs trusts and advice regarding ABLE accounts

Supplemental/special needs trusts

Preparing and executing wills, trusts, power of attorney, declarations of guardians, etc.Preparing, accounting for, and administering court-created trusts

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1455 West Loop South, Suite 775
    Houston, TX 77027
Education
  • South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., graduated 1999
  • Austin College, B.A. in Political Science & Communication Art, graduated 1994
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 1999
Affiliations
  • Disability and Elder Law Attorney Association - Advisory Committee and Past President
  • HBA Elder Law Committee - Member and Former Co-Chair
  • HBA Probate, Trusts, & Estates Section - Member
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) - Officer and Former Board Member
  • State Bar of Texas - Member

Bentley & Eckelkamp, PLLC

Houston, Texas

1 The Best Lawyers in America® award

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Elder Law
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer-Reviewed
  • Super Lawyers 2021

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