W. Michael Wiist
Attorney at Law
W. Michael Wiist admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Preparatory Education: Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas (B.A., with Honors, 1976); University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1980 (M.A., Communication Arts); Legal Education, Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bar Association; Tarrant County Probate Bar Association.
Education
Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
J.D. - 2000
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Winner, 1998 Client Counseling Interscholastic Competition
Honors: Student Coach - First in 1999 ABA Regional Client Counsel Competition
Honors: Student Coach - Fourth in - 1999 ABA Natl. Client Counseling Competition
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
M.A. - 1980
Major: Communication Arts
Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Communication, Religion
Certified Legal Specialties
Estate Planning & Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2006
Bar Admissions
U.S. Tax Court, 2004
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2001
Texas, 2000
Professional Associations
Tarrant County Bar Association, Member, 2001
Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Member, 2001
Published Works
Trust Income: Separate or Community Property?, 51 Baylor L.Rev. 1150, Fall, 1999
Seeking a Coaching Style of Teaching News Writing, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, Winter, Vol. 51/4, 1997
Honors and Awards
Burnett-Gregory Writing Award by Texas College of Probate Judges
Professional Associations and Memberships
Tarrant County Bar Association, Member, 2001
Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, Member, 2001
Past Employment Positions
Assistant Professor of Communication, Southwestern Adventist University, 1994 to 1997
General Manager of WAUS-FM and Adjunct Professor in Communication, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, Sept. 1985 - July 1994
Director of Public Relations, Andrews University, (concurrent appointment with above) Sept. 1990 - June 1991
Manager, Adventist World Radio-Europe, Darmstadt, Germany, April 1982 - Aug. 1985
Station Manager of KUCV-FM and Instructor in Broadcasting & Speech, Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 1980 - April 1982
Studio Technician, Communication Department, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Washington, D.C., Aug. 1976 - June 1980