The Practice
I provide the following legal assistance:
- Estate Planning (Wills, Powers of Attorney, Trusts, etc.)
- Estate Administration
- Probate Litigation, including Will Contests
- Residential Real Estate Litigation, including landlord/tenant disputes, neighbor/HOA disputes, and preventing or reversing foreclosures
- Property tax disputes
- Excess proceeds litigation following property tax foreclosures
- Drafting deeds and lease agreements
- Credit Card Consumer Disputes
- General Civil Litigation
Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Attorney Profile
Elizabeth Lockett
Elizabeth Lockett, a seasoned attorney with over 15 years of experience, is the owner and founder of the Law Office of Elizabeth Lockett, PLLC.
As a former Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow, Elizabeth has dedicated a significant portion of her career to public service. She has interned or worked with numerous organizations, such as the Innocence Project of the National Capital Region, the Austin NAACP Legal Redress Clinic, the Texas Advocacy Project, and Lone Star Legal Aid, where she fought to protect the rights of underserved Texans while recruiting, mentoring, and training a new generation of attorneys to continue the good work.
During her tenure as a Tax Master for the Harris County Civil District Courts, Elizabeth implemented courtroom policies to ensure fair treatment for all litigants, especially those representing themselves. She provided opportunities for them to secure legal representation, negotiate settlements, obtain reductions in tax delinquency through property tax exemptions and deferrals, and access Covid-related relief funds.
Bar Admissions
2010 - United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of Texas
2008 - State Bar of Texas
Education
2008 - The University of Texas School of Law, Juris Doctor
2005 - Rice University, BA in Sociology and Law and Justice Policy Studies