Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners, the world’s leading independent professional legal research company, has recognized the Family Office practice and Houston partner Sarah Patel Pacheco in its High Net Worth Guide for 2024.
Each year, Chambers releases its flagship guides that identify leading practitioners and law firms in the United States and around the world through the culmination of thousands of interviews with attorneys and clients conducted by over 200 research analysts. Criteria for selection include recommendations by clients, the attorney’s visibility in his or her area of law, and the volume, complexity, and size of work undertaken.
In the 2024 High Net Worth Guide, Jackson Walker ranked among the top firms nationwide for Family Offices & Funds Structuring, with the following feedback provided by references who spoke with Chambers:
“Jackson Walker is excellent at understanding the real business needs and building an appropriate team to execute.”
“Jackson Walker is really exceptional, creative and clients love them, especially family offices. They are my go-to when a client wants a Texas firm.”
“This team is top-notch. Their understanding of the complex is one of their specialities.”
This marks the firm’s second consecutive year to be recognized in this area.
In addition, Sarah Patel Pacheco, who leads the Fiduciary Litigation group at Jackson Walker, was ranked for the first time in the area of Private Wealth Disputes in Texas. She placed in Band 1, the highest tier of ranking, with Chambers noting that she “is a well-respected fiduciary litigator in the Texas market. Her expertise includes probate, trust, and guardianship matters.”
In interviews with Chambers, clients and other practitioners shared the following commentary:
“Sarah Patel Pacheco is an outstanding trial lawyer and is highly knowledgeable in her field.”
“Sarah is one of the top fiduciary litigators in Texas. She knows the substance of the law and all the procedures. She is also board-certified on the planning side.”
“She is one of the people in Houston whose name is at the top of any list. She has a good technical background and is good strategically and tactically in court.”
As a partner in Houston and a member of the Trial & Appellate Litigation section, Sarah is a trusted authority on trusts, estates, and fiduciary litigation as the co-author of three legal treatises and frequent speaker for State Bar of Texas conferences. She also previously chaired the Texas Board of Legal Specialization’s Estate Planning and Probate Law Exam Commission and served on the Texas Pattern Jury Charges Committee. Notably, in 2023, Sarah successfully represented Leslie Bean and the estate of her late husband, NASA astronaut Alan Bean, in a Harris County probate matter.
This announcement follows the June 2024 release of the Chambers USA Guide, which recognized 67 Jackson Walker attorneys and 23 departments. To learn more, visit Jackson Walker’s ranked department on the Chambers website.
