2006-2007

Teresa Schiller has her own practice, Teresa Schiller Law PLLC, and is of counsel to Lighthouse Legal Services, PLLC in her home state of Texas.  She is a former chair of the State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section, and she is admitted to the Texas, New York, and District of Columbia Bars.  Before returning home to Texas, Ms. Schiller practiced law at Clifford Chance US LLP in New York and served as the manager of pro bono and community programs for the firm’s U.S. Region.  While at Clifford Chance, she became active in NYWBA and WBASNY, serving as an officer, director, and committee chair in both associations.  Ms. Schiller was then appointed to various positions at the New York State Bar Association in Albany.  She is a graduate of Rice University and University of Chicago Law School.  After law school, Ms. Schiller clerked for Judge Jane Roth on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Delaware and Judge Harry Leinenweber on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago.  She speaks and publishes regularly about estate planning and probate law, business law, real estate law, and employment law. Her articles are available at teresaschillerlaw.com.