Austin Business Law Firm

Austin Business Lawyers

BROOKE HARDIE,
ATTORNEY

Brooke began her practice with the goal of helping clients effectively plan for their futures, protect their families and build their businesses. In the years since the firm's founding, she has dedicated herself to giving individuals essential legal tools as they navigate marriage and committed relationships, raise families, care for aging parents, build businesses, protect assets and plan for the appropriate dissemination of those assets upon death. In the area of business law, Brooke has focused her practice on helping small business owners begin and grow their companies. She takes a hands-on approach with her clients and strives to understand their unique situations through open dialogue and mutual trust.

Education

J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 1999
B.A., with honors, University of Texas at Austin, 1995

Community Leadership

Greenlights for Non Profit Success
Member, Board of Directors (2005 to present)

Austin Women Entrepreneurs ('AWE')
Founding Member (2008)
Member, Board of Directors (2008 to present)

Atticus Circle
Volunteer (2008 to present)

Austin Children's Museum
Co-Chair, Austin Children's Museum 8th Annual Luncheon (2004)

Professional and Civic Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Section
• Estate Planning and Probate Section of the Austin Bar Association
• Business Law Section of the Austin Bar Association
• Estate Planning Council of Central Texas
• Travis County Women Lawyers Association
• Licensed to practice in the US District Courts for the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Districts

Speeches & Publications

• "What Was I Thinking? Estate, Probate and Practice Management: Tips and the Top 10 Things to Avoid," Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course, Dallas, Texas, June 2008 (speech and publication)
• "Life in a One or Two-Lawyer Firm: Small Town and Big City Perspectives," The University of Texas School of Law and the Texas State Bar Association Present: How to Establish, Organize and Operate a Successful Solo, Small Firm, or Government Practice, Austin, Texas, February 2008 (speech)
• "What Every Person Should Know About Estate Planning," Onion Creek Country Club, Austin, Texas, February 2008 (speech)

Shelli A. Harveson
Of Counsel

"Coming from an international and corporate law
background, I really enjoy working directly with both
small business owners and individuals to build and
protect the assets they've spent much of their lives building.
It's fantastic to partner with folks whose ingenuity, business
savvy and old-fashioned hard work are taking shape in
such tangible ways and I feel privileged to assist them
in realizing their dreams and protecting their families."
— Shelli Harveson, Attorney at Law

Shelli began her legal career with the law firm of Baker & McKenzie in Houston, Texas where she specialized in immigration and international business transactions. She then decided to take a few years off to raise her two fabulous children, Eden and Henry. Today, in the area of estate planning, she relishes the challenge of assisting clients to shape the kinds of legal strategies that best represent their lifestyle and life goals. She strives to be the kind of business lawyer she would want: one who is responsive, very detail-driven and able to think broadly about a client's needs.

Education

J.D., University of Houston Law Center, cum laude, 1999
B.A., Texas Christian University, magna cum laude, 1994

Professional and Civic Affiliations

Tarrant County Bar Association
Girl Scouts of America, Volunteer
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Vacation Bible School, Registration Chair (2005-2008)
Fort Worth Country Day, Volunteer
Union Gospel Mission, Volunteer