Michael D. Duran has joined Cantey Hanger LLP as an associate in the firm’s Business, Tax and Estates section.

Duran comes to the firm from Shanks & Hauser, L.L.P. in Houston. His practice focuses on estate planning, probate, entity formation and business transactions, including preparing wills, trust agreements and powers of attorney, assisting with the probate of wills and the administration of estates, organizing corporations, limited liability companies, family limited partnerships and other business entities, and the purchase, sale and other transfer of assets.

Duran received his Juris Doctor from The University of Texas School of Law in 2016. He is a 2012 graduate of Texas Tech University’s College of Arts and Sciences, with a Bachelor of Science.

He is admitted to the State Bar of Texas.

Cantey Hanger LLP, established in 1882, is a full-service firm based in Texas, with offices in Fort Worth and Dallas. Through its membership in Meritas, a premier global alliance of law firms, the firm’s footprint is expanded nationally and internationally. The firm represents clients in practice areas including Administrative Litigation; Aviation; Banking and Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Condemnation Litigation; Construction Contracts and Litigation; Corporate and Securities; Estate Planning and Probate; Family Law; Health and Insurance Law; Immigration; Labor and Employment; Oil and Gas; Professional Malpractice; Public and Regulatory; and Tax. For more information, go to www.canteyhanger.com.