Michael Knisely

Michael Knisely


Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP

Recognized since 2023

Austin, Texas

Practice Areas

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

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Mr. Knisely is a partner of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP. His practice involves representing individuals and institutions in fiduciary litigation, including primarily trust, estate and guardianship disputes. Mr. Knisely also advises fiduciaries and beneficiaries with regard to complex and contentious trust and estate administrations. In addition, he handles appeals of a wide array of civil matters in both state and federal courts, with a focus on appeals involving trust, estate and fiduciary matters, and he has significant experience in insurance matters and in representing charitable organizations in a variety of controversies. After law school, Mr. Knisely served as a law clerk to both the Honorable Reynaldo G. Garza, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Honorable Felix Recio, of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 3800 North Lamar Boulevard, Suite 350
    Austin, TX 78756
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Education
  • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 2002
  • Southwestern University, B.A. - History and Communication, graduated 1999
  • University of Valencia
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2002
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Ascend Austin (Former) - Director
  • Austin Bar Association - Member
  • Charitable Gift Planners of Austin (Former Board of Directors, Vice-Chair) - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • International Bar Association - Member
  • Leadership Round Rock (Class of 2006-2007) - Member
  • National Association of Charitable Gift Planning - Member
  • Pip Start, Inc. (Former) - Director
  • Seton Professional Advisors Council (Former) - Member
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners - Texas Chapter - Member
  • Southwestern Fraternal Education Fund, Inc. (Former) - Director
  • State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Supreme Court of the United States - Member
  • Texas Rising Stars List, sponsored by Thomson Reuters and published in Texas Monthly (2015,2016,2017) - Member
  • Texas Super Lawyers list - Selected 2021, 2022
  • The College of the State Bar of Texas - Member
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Member
  • U.S. District Court for the Western, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas - Member
  • Williamson County Bar Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Publications

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