Baird, Crews, Schiller & Whitaker, P.C. (BCSW) is engaged regularly as lead counsel on complex business and estate planning, transaction and litigation matters. BCSW attorneys bring a combined legal experience spanning more than 120 years, truly making it a premier Regional Firm with Global Reach. BCSW is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

BCSW traces its roots in Bell County, Texas, back to 1978. It presently has 8 attorneys and 3 Of Counsel, supported by almost 20 paralegals, legal assistants, and administrative staff members practicing in Temple, Killeen, and Waco. The firm serves as legal counsel to businesses that conduct operations regionally and internationally; in transactions related to IPOs, private placements, securities, and venture capital; and in the sale and acquisition of businesses.

Its attorneys handle estate planning matters ranging from wills to the most complex estate plans. In addition, its attorneys participate in real estate and commercial transactions at all levels of complexity. Other BCSW attorneys have or are presently engaged in litigation matters in Texas state appellate, district, county, and justice courts, as well as in the federal district courts for the Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, and the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

BCSW is proud of the robust community and bar association involvement of its attorneys. It is committed to maintaining their contributions to professional and charitable causes.

BCSW attorneys are involved in the local community and bar associations. Its attorneys serve or have served as president or chairman of the Temple Chamber of Commerce, Keep Temple Beautiful, the City of Temple Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, the City of Temple Planning and Zoning Commission, United Way of Central Texas, Ralph Wilson Youth Clubs of Temple, Texas, Temple Economic Development Corporation, City of Temple Reinvestment Zone #1, and numerous other city and county boards and commissions. Various attorneys have served as Adjunct Professors at Baylor School of Law and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, members of Leadership Temple and Leadership Killeen and as Mayor of Missouri City, Texas. BCSW attorneys are serving and have served on the boards of directors of Houston Alley Theatre, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Jail Ministries, Christian Farms/Tree House, and many other charitable organizations.

In the legal community, BCSW attorneys have spoken at continuing legal education seminars sponsored by the University of Texas System, Notre Dame University, Southern Methodist University, UT Law School and Baylor Law School and the State Bar of Texas, the Bell County Bar Association and other legal education providers. BCSW attorneys have served as president of the Bell County Bar Association, the Bell County Young Lawyers Association, as members of the District 8C Grievance Committee and in numerous other capacities.

Combining deep and broad legal experience with vision and technological sophistication, BCSW has established a reputation for innovation, problem solving, and results. It is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing clients with superior legal services, promptly delivered by excellent attorneys and assisted by professional and courteous staff.