Patricia Flora Sitchler

ATTORNEY OF COUNSEL

Waco Elder Law & Estate Planning Lawyer, Of Counsel

With decades of legal experience focused on estate planning and elder law, Patricia “Patty” Flora Sitchler is known throughout Texas as a trusted legal leader in her fields. She has joined Rainey and Rainey, Attorneys at Law, LP, to serve Of Counsel, lending her incredible insight to complex and high-stakes client cases.

Some of Attorney Sitchler’s practice areas include:

Elder law
Probate
Wills and Trusts
Real Estate Law

Accolades & Community Involvement

Patty graduated from Trinity University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and received her Juris Doctorate degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law. From the beginning of her legal career, she has worked diligently to build her reputation, make a name for herself, and uplift clients in need.

Some of Patty’s most notable memberships and accolades include:

AV Preeminent® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell® (since 1999)
Best Lawyers in America® in Elder Law (2007 – 2017)
Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers (2011 – 2014)
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
San Antonio Trusts and Estates Best Lawyer’s “Lawyer of the Year” (2014 – 2017)
Texas Monthly Super Lawyers in Elder Law (2004 – 2017)
Scene in SA “San Antonio’s Best Lawyers: Outstanding Attorney in Trust and Estate Law” (2008 – 2017)
Texas Bar CLE Standing Ovation award for her exceptional contributions (2016)

In 2016, Attorney Sitchler received the Texas Bar CLE Standing Ovation award for her exceptional contributions in 2015 to the Bar’s continuing legal education efforts. In 2017, she received the NAELA Powley Award in recognition as a leader in promoting a greater understanding of and advocating for the rights and needs of elders and persons with special needs. In 2018, Patty received the Texas NAELA Lifetime Achievement Award. Patty was a Council member of the Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law section of the State Bar of Texas (2014-2018) and, since 1998, an Adjunct Professor of Law at St. Mary’s University teaching Elder Law.