Joshua Dwyer

Joshua Dwyer is a Las Cruces estate planning lawyer and of counsel who advises clients on estate planning, probate, trust administration, taxation, and related litigation. He prepares wills, living trusts, testamentary trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives tailored to individual priorities. His work includes business succession planning, ownership transfers, contracts, and guidance for fiduciaries responsible for administering estates and trusts.

Joshua earned his J.D. from Regent University School of Law and his B.A. in Political Science from Texas A&M University. He is admitted in Texas and New Mexico. His federal admissions include the US District Court for the District of New Mexico and the US Tax Court. His education and multistate practice support detailed planning involving estate administration, business interests, fiduciary responsibilities, and federal and state tax considerations.

Joshua has advised personal representatives and trustees on their duties and authority while helping resolve disputes arising during estate and trust administration. His litigation experience includes breach of fiduciary duty claims, will contests, will construction matters, and property ownership disputes. He has resolved numerous disputes through alternative dispute resolution. His tax work addresses federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes and related planning strategies.

Joshua Dwyer was appointed by the New Mexico Supreme Court to serve on its Probate Court Rules Committee. His work there included assisting with proposed rules for New Mexico probate courts. He participates in business, tax, real property, trust, and estate sections of the Texas and New Mexico bars. His professional involvement includes the Southern New Mexico Estate Planning Institute Planning Committee. His background reflects sustained attention to estate planning, probate procedure, taxation, and fiduciary matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, ScottHulse PC
• Member, State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Section
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico, Taxation Law Section

Licensed State

• Texas
• New Mexico

Education

• Regent University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Texas A&M University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)