BIO

Doug Welty, a native of Houston, is a graduate of Rice University and the University of Virginia School of Law. Between college and law school, he served as a Naval Flight Officer in P-3 Orion antisubmarine and maritime patrol aircraft. Mr. Welty is a member of the Texas and Virginia Bars, as well as the Bars of the United States Supreme Court, the U. S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the District of Columbia Circuit, and most of the special-purpose federal courts located in Washington. Mr. Welty is a member of the State Bar of Texas (Section on Real Estate, Probate, and Trusts), Virginia State Bar (Section on Trusts & Estates), and the Federalist Society. He is an Allied Attorney of the Alliance Defending Freedom. In the 2000s, Mr. Welty was a member of the Board of Visitors of Mary Washington College (now called the University of Mary Washington). Major Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts & Estates (including probate and trust administration); and Business Law (for his estate planning clients). Other Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Administrative Law, and Constitutional Law.