Gratia Schoemakers

Gratia Schoemakers is a Clear Lake and Houston-area attorney with more than 15 years of experience serving individuals, families, and business owners. Her practice focuses on estate planning, probate, family law, and business formation. She helps clients prepare for the future, resolve sensitive legal matters, and make informed decisions through clear communication and strategies tailored to their circumstances, priorities, and values.

Gratia began her legal education in the Netherlands, where she earned a Doctorate in Dutch and European Law. After relocating to the United States, she earned an LL.M. in Business and Contract Law in 2005, an LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Technologies Law in 2006, and a J.D. in U.S. Law in 2008 from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. This international training supports her thoughtful approach to legal analysis and problem-solving.

Gratia’s experience includes guiding clients through wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, living wills, special needs planning, and planning designed to protect children. She also handles probate proceedings, heirship determinations, muniments of title, trust administration, guardianship matters, divorce, collaborative divorce, mediation, custody and visitation issues, and business formation. Across these matters, Schoemakers helps clients understand their options and move forward with practical, personalized guidance.

Gratia Schoemakers is known for an empathetic, client-centered approach to complex and often personal legal concerns. She remains active in the local community through outreach and educational programs, and she offers both virtual and in-person consultations. Fluent in Dutch and English, she works with clients from varied backgrounds and strives to ensure that each person feels respected, informed, and prepared throughout the legal process.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, GP Schoemakers, PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Texas

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• Washington University School of Law
  LLM in Intellectual Property & Technologies Law
• Washington University School of Law
  LLM in Contracts & Business Law
• Washington University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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