Michael J. Cenatiempo
, is the co-founder and Managing Partner of
Cenatiempo & Ditta, LLP. Michael received his Bachelor of Arts degree
from St. Louis University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University
of Houston Bates College of Law (Cum Laude). Following graduation from law
school he served as a Briefing Attorney to the Honorable Ruel C. Walker, Supreme
Court of Texas from 1971-1972. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas and
the United States Tax Court. He is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate
Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
His current memberships and
professional endeavors include:
Fellow-- American College of Trust & Estate Counsel,
1985-present; ACTEC State Membership Committee, 1991-5; ACTEC Estate & Gift
Tax Committee 1993 & 1997; and ACTEC Fiduciary Litigation Committee
1993-2000, 2003 - present
State Bar Council of Real Property,
Probate and Trust Law Section, Uniform Trust Code Committee, Subcommittee Chair
- 2001 – 2002
State Bar Council of Real Property,
Probate and Trust Law Section, Texas Guardianship Code Committee Member - 2001-
present
State Bar Council of Real Property,
Probate and Trust Law Section, Fiduciary Litigation Committee Member, 2001-
present
Council Member--State Bar Council
of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1986-89
Chair--Legislation Committee of
State Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1983-89
Chair--Houston Bar Association Probate, Estates
& Trust Law Section, 1983-1984
Director--Houston Bar Foundation
1989 & 1990
Fellow--State Bar of Texas
Foundation 1996-present (Membership earned through CLE)
Fellow--Houston Bar Foundation
1987-present
Member--Supreme Court of Texas Task
Force on Judicial Appointments, 1991--1993
Member--Houston Estate and Financial Forum
Member--Houston Estate and Financial Forum
Member--Houston Business and Estate Planning Council
Member--Real Property, Probate, and
Trusts Section of the State Bar of Texas and the following committees: Texas Trust Code Committee (wrote and
assisted with two chapters of 1983 Code); and Statutory Probate Courts Liaison
Committee; and Uniform Trust Code Committee (2001-02)
Member--Disability and Elder Law
Attorneys Association, 1992 - present
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