Jocelyn Thibodaux Slater
Practice Areas
Experience
- Fiduciary Advice & Counsel
- Probate, Trust, & Guardianship Administration
- Trusts & Estates Litigation
Biography
Jocelyn Slater is an attorney in the Trial & Appellate Litigation section of Jackson Walker’s Houston office. A certified guardianship attorney by the State Bar of Texas, Jocelyn focuses on probate, guardianship, trust, and fiduciary litigation and administrations. Her experience includes estate planning, complex administrations of trust, probate and guardianship estates, and contested litigation. Additionally, she assists with corporate formations, governance, and fiduciary responsibilities.
During law school, Jocelyn was involved in the Alternate Dispute Resolution Advocates program through the Frank Evans Center, and represented South Texas College of Law in the 2015 International Law School Mediation Tournament in London, England.
Education
B.A., Texas A&M University
- NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Team
J.D., cum laude, South Texas College of Law
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards – Family Law, Entertainment Law, and Real Estate Transactional Skills
- Alternate Dispute Resolution Advocates, Member and Public Relations Representative
- Construction Law Journal, Managing Editor
- Dean’s List
Bar Admissions
Texas
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), 2021-2025
- Commercial Litigation
- Elder Law
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2022-2024
- Speaker, “Administering Active Businesses,” American National Bank & Trust Company CLE (April 2022)
- Contributing Author, “Guardianship Update,” Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Reporter (2021-Present)
- Co-Author, “Considerations When Defending a Dead or Incapacitated (Former) Fiduciary,” State Bar of Texas Fiduciary Litigation Course (December 2021)
- Co-Author, “Removable Improvements 101,” 13-1 Construction Law Journal 42 (2016)
- Texas Bar Association – Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Reporter (Publication of the State Bar of Texas Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section)
- Texas Probate Law American Inns of Court
- American Bar Association
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
August 15, 2024
Attorney News
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Features 306 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2025 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 75 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 306 Jackson Walker attorneys across 81 specialty practice areas in its 2025 edition, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 75 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (75 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (55 attorneys) and the addition of 27 attorneys as Best Lawyers.
April 15, 2024
Newsletters
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2024
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March 21, 2024
Attorney News
Jackson Walker Congratulates 2024 Texas Rising Stars
Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less as “Rising Stars.”
January 11, 2024
Attorney News
Super Lawyers Names 31 Jackson Walker Attorneys in Texas Top Women 2024 Magazine
Jackson Walker congratulates the 31 attorneys who were included in the Texas Top Women 2024 Magazine published by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers. The annual Texas Top Texas Women edition includes the highest-rated women attorneys across the “Texas Rising Stars” and “Texas Super Lawyers” lists in a given practice area.
August 17, 2023
Attorney News
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 287 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2024 Edition, Including 12 “Lawyers of the Year” and 80 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 287 Jackson Walker attorneys across 5 offices and 82 specialty practice areas in its 2024 edition, including 12 Lawyers of the Year and 80 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (66 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (60 attorneys) and the addition of 35 attorneys as Best Lawyers.
April 24, 2023
Newsletters
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2023
View Jackson Walker’s April 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.
March 23, 2023
Attorney News
Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2023 Texas Rising Stars
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 63 attorneys to Thomson Reuters’ 2023 “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” list, which recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.
August 18, 2022
Attorney News
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 214 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2023 Edition, Including 11 “Lawyers of the Year” and 41 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 214 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 79 specialty practice areas in its 2023 edition, including 11 Lawyers of the Year and 41 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.
April 21, 2022
Newsletters
JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2022
View Jackson Walker’s April 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.
March 22, 2022
Attorney News
Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2022 Texas Rising Stars
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 51 attorneys to Thomson Reuters’ 2022 “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” list, which recognizes only 2.5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less.
Recognition & Accolades
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), 2021-2025
- Commercial Litigation
- Elder Law
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2022-2024
Publications & Speeches
- Speaker, “Administering Active Businesses,” American National Bank & Trust Company CLE (April 2022)
- Contributing Author, “Guardianship Update,” Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Reporter (2021-Present)
- Co-Author, “Considerations When Defending a Dead or Incapacitated (Former) Fiduciary,” State Bar of Texas Fiduciary Litigation Course (December 2021)
- Co-Author, “Removable Improvements 101,” 13-1 Construction Law Journal 42 (2016)
Community Involvement
- Texas Bar Association – Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Reporter (Publication of the State Bar of Texas Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section)
- Texas Probate Law American Inns of Court
- American Bar Association
- Houston Young Lawyers Association