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So here at Riddle & Butts I’m a member of the estate planning team but I also serve as the head of the probate department where I guide clients who are usually going through a grieving process through the probate experience and hold their hand.

Well, I am a voracious reader and one of my favorite books of all time is To Kill a Mockingbird. As a youth reading those words, which just breathed life into Atticus Finch as a well-spoken, thoughtful, clever attorney with a stellar moral compass really formed my opinion as to what an attorney could or should be. And I wanted to be viewed through that lens myself. So now, as an adult, I have the opportunity to serve both the legal profession and my clients as a thoughtful, well-spoken, clever attorney with a moral compass in service of my community and I have chosen to embrace that opportunity. So if anybody could be credited or blames, if the case may be, with my decision to become an attorney that would be Harper Lee.

As the mother of four boys when I am not practicing law, I am at the baseball field. I am at either a baseball practice during the weeknights or at a baseball tournament on the weekends. I have had the opportunity to cheer on my boys in Alabama, Florida, Colorado, Louisiana, and all over the state of Texas and look forward to many more trips doing that. When I’m not actually at the field I am curled up on the couch watching the Astros and rooting them on from home.

Spring, TX estate planning & probate attorney Kristi Gourley talks about the focus of her practice as well as what she does outside of the office. At Riddle & Butts, she states that she is a member of the estate planning team and also serves as the head of the probate department. In that role, she guides clients—often navigating a grieving process—through the probate experience, providing support and guidance every step of the way.

A voracious reader, one of her favorite books of all time is To Kill a Mockingbird. Reading it as a youth, she was inspired by Atticus Finch, a well-spoken, thoughtful, clever attorney with a strong moral compass. That portrayal shaped her vision of what an attorney could and should be, and she has worked to embody those qualities in her own career. Today, she embraces the opportunity to serve both her clients and the legal profession as a thoughtful, articulate, and principled attorney, crediting Harper Lee for inspiring her path.

As the mother of four boys, her life outside the office revolves around baseball. She spends weeknights at practices and weekends at tournaments, cheering on her sons across Alabama, Florida, Colorado, Louisiana, and throughout Texas. When not at the field, she can often be found at home, curled up on the couch, rooting for the Astros.

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