The Texas Supreme Court, in December 16, 2011, reversed a lower court ruling in favor of Shell Oil Company et al, as Petitioners, in an interesting case where the plaintiff sued Shell Oil claiming that the oil company had underpaid on lease royalties using a scheme which was purposely designed to prevent the lessor, a trust of the Ross family, from discovering the underpayment until the statute of limitations had run out. The court, in essence, held that the lessor had had ample opportunity to discover and realize the error, and demand remedy. Read More...
Charles M "Boxy" Hornberger
Mr. Hornberger’s practice is devoted to Trust and Probate Litigation and Trust and Estate Planning. Mr. Hornberger’s Trust and Probate Litigation practice involves will and trust contests, estate administration disputes, breach of fiduciary duty actions, removal of executors and trustees, modification of trust actions, heirship determinations, guardianship litigation, and Declaratory Judgment actions. Mr. Hornberger’s Trust and Estate Planning practice involves estate and gift tax planning, tax exempt organizations, and trust and estate administration.
Professional and Community Activities
San Antonio Estate Planners Association-Past President and Member
Christian Assistance Ministry-Past President
Real Estate, Trust and Probate Law Section, State Bar of Texas-Past Board Member
Downtown Rotary Club of San Antonio, Member
First Presbyterian Church, Elder
Children’s Bereavement Center, past Board Member
Respite Care of San Antonio, past Board Member
Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
Professional Recognition
Admitted, United States District Court, Western District of Texas
Admitted, United States Tax Court
Numerous articles, most recent “Attorney’s Fees in Trust and Estate Litigation”
Board Certified, Tax law and Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Member
International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, Member
Listed in in “The Best Lawyers in America” for over 20 years, and will be included in the 2012 edition in the practice areas of Litigation & Controversy-Tax, Litigation-Trusts & Estates, Tax Law and Trust and Estates
Regularly voted a “Super Lawyer” in Texas Monthly
Martindale Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating
Certified Public Accountant and Member, Texas Society and American Institute of CPAs
Member, San Antonio, Texas and American Bar Associations
Military Service
1st Lt. (Infantry), US Army, 1981-1983

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