I’m Jay Bailey, I’m of counsel to the firm and I head our probate & estate planning section.
So you’ve won the lottery, Texas Lottery has a ticket that has the right numbers. You’ve checked them numerous times. What should you do?
Contact someone that has experience representing people who have won the Texas Lottery. Take their advice as to how you sign that ticket. Secure that ticket. Talk to someone who will protect your privacy to make the decision whether you want the media to have any access to this information or you want to remain quietly under the radar.
If you hire someone with experience they’ll hook you up with good legal advice, good financial advice and good tax advice including when it’s best to claim your winnings and in what form.
If you’ve won the lottery call Bailey & Galyen, we have the expertise to help you. The best advice we give is to seek wise counsel if you need help call me.