Rex Hogue’s name appears in a 2005 United States Tax Court decision: Estate of Kelley v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2005-235, a taxpayer victory he helped engineer by designing the family limited partnership at the center of the case. That outcome and the six-volume treatise he co-authored for WealthCounsel on family limited partnership practice place Hogue among the more technically credentialed estate planning attorneys in Texas on the specific question of estate tax minimization through partnership structures. Fred Haiman, his co-founding partner, took a different path to the same territory: El Paso police officer, ten years as a trial attorney, then a transition into estate and elder law following a personal health crisis.
Haiman Hogue, PLLC was founded June 1, 2016, when the two practices merged at their Frisco, Texas office on Dallas Parkway.
Note: Research indicates the firm split into two successor practices in late 2025: Haiman Law (Fred Haiman, serving the Texoma area) and Hogue Barnett (Rex Hogue and Susan Barnett, continuing in Frisco). The haimanhogue.com website and the original Dallas Parkway address remained associated with the firm at the time of research. A separate Yelp listing updated in September 2025 references a possible address of 5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034. Prospective clients should verify current firm structure and contact information before engaging.
Practice Areas
Estate Planning and Family Protection
The firm builds estate plans around each client’s family structure, stated goals, values, and planning vision rather than producing standardized documents. Plans can include wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives. The firm’s framing as “family protection” rather than purely “estate planning” reflects an orientation toward what the plan is meant to accomplish, not just what documents it produces.
Asset Protection, Business and Tax Planning
Protecting assets from future liability and structuring business ownership to minimize estate and gift tax exposure are core areas of the practice, particularly for Rex Hogue, whose published work and Tax Court record focus on these techniques. Business entity formation and planning fall within this practice area.
Probate and Trust Administration
When a trust grantor dies or an estate requires probate, the firm provides guidance and representation through the administration process. Hogue’s practice covers estates up to $300 million in value, a range that requires familiarity with federal estate tax thresholds and complex asset structures.
Medicaid and Veterans Benefits Planning
Long-term care costs can exhaust assets before Medicaid eligibility is established unless planning is done in advance. The firm advises clients on structuring assets and income to qualify for Medicaid benefits and veterans’ benefits for long-term care, a subspecialty that sits at the intersection of elder law and benefits administration.
Elder Law
Services for older adults include long-term care planning, disability planning, and related elder law concerns that arise as clients age. This practice area connects closely with Medicaid planning and guardianship work.
Guardianship and Special Needs Planning
The firm establishes legal guardianships for adults who cannot manage their own affairs and creates special needs trusts for beneficiaries with disabilities. A properly structured special needs trust can preserve Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income eligibility for a beneficiary who inherits assets, an outcome that requires drafting precision.
Real Estate Law
Real estate transactions and related legal services are listed as a practice area. Specific scope is not elaborated in publicly available materials.
Attorney Profiles
Fred O. Haiman, Co-Founding Attorney
Haiman’s credentials span two careers before his current one. He earned a B.S. in Criminal Justice with honors from Southwest Texas State University in 1986, worked as an El Paso police officer, earned an M.A. in Public Administration from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1992, then earned his J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1997. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1998 (Bar #24006306) and spent approximately ten years as a trial attorney before transitioning to estate planning and elder law following a personal health crisis.
He relocated his practice, then called Haiman Law, PC, from El Paso to Frisco and Allen, Texas in 2013, and merged with Rex Hogue’s practice to form Haiman Hogue, PLLC in 2016. He is a member of the Collin County Bar Association.
Rex L. Hogue, Co-Founding Attorney
Hogue received a B.A. from Texas Tech University and a J.D. from Regent University, and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1993 (Bar #00785972). He has been practicing estate planning law for over three decades.
His career includes a position at the estate-planning department of Warner E. Stone and Associates in Dallas in 1994, co-founding Fry and Hogue in 1996, and operating Bolinger and Hogue LLP from 2006 to 2013. He co-founded Haiman Hogue in 2016.
Hogue is a member of WealthCounsel, chairs the Texas Forum Drafting Committee, and authored Practical Estate Planning and Biblical Principles of Estate Planning. He co-authored the Family Limited Partnership Practice System, a six-volume set published by WealthCounsel. In Estate of Kelley v. Commissioner (TC Memo 2005-235), a United States Tax Court decision, he designed the family limited partnership structure that produced a taxpayer victory.
Susan Barnett, Attorney
Barnett provides estate planning, wills, and related legal services. She remained at the Frisco office following the firm’s split into successor practices. Specific educational and admission credentials beyond her current role are not fully documented in publicly available sources.
Location and Service Area
Office address: 2595 Dallas Parkway, Frisco, TX 75034 (verify current address before visiting; a second address of 5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 200, Frisco, TX 75034 appears in a Yelp listing updated September 2025)
General phone: 214-618-3160
Free consultation scheduling: (469) 893-5337
Website: haimanhogue.com/
Office hours: Monday through Thursday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Friday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, closed Saturday and Sunday
The firm serves clients in the Frisco, Arlington, Sherman, and broader Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
Consultations
Free phone consultations are available. Prospective clients can call (469) 893-5337 to schedule. The general office number is 214-618-3160. Fee structure beyond the free consultation is not publicly listed.
The firm holds a 4.9-star rating based on 148 reviews.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that the firm is described as faith-based?
Haiman Hogue described itself publicly as a faith-based estate and family protection planning and elder law firm. Rex Hogue authored a book titled Biblical Principles of Estate Planning, and the firm’s framing of estate planning around family protection, legacy, and values reflects that orientation. Clients who want a firm whose approach to planning aligns with a faith perspective may find this relevant. Clients with no preference on that dimension can evaluate the firm on its legal credentials and track record.
Rex Hogue is credited with designing the family limited partnership in a Tax Court case. What is a family limited partnership and why does the Tax Court case matter?
A family limited partnership is an entity used in estate planning to transfer wealth to family members while retaining management control and potentially reducing estate and gift tax exposure through valuation discounts on transferred interests. Estate of Kelley v. Commissioner (TC Memo 2005-235) was a Tax Court case in which the IRS challenged the tax treatment of a family limited partnership. The court ruled in the taxpayer’s favor. Hogue’s involvement in designing the partnership structure that withstood IRS scrutiny is a specific, documentable credential rather than a general claim of expertise.
The research notes indicate the firm split into two successor practices in late 2025. Who should prospective clients contact?
Based on available information, Haiman Law (Fred Haiman) is serving the Texoma area, while Hogue Barnett (Rex Hogue and Susan Barnett) is continuing in Frisco. The haimanhogue.com website remained associated with the firm at the time of research. Prospective clients who want to confirm which practice to contact for their specific situation should call the numbers listed above to clarify current structure and availability.
Does the firm handle Medicaid planning only for elderly clients, or does it also cover younger adults with disabilities?
The elder law and Medicaid planning work is described in the context of long-term care needs, which primarily affects older adults. Guardianship and special needs planning is a separate listed service that covers beneficiaries with disabilities of any age. Both can involve Medicaid eligibility considerations, though the planning tools and rules differ.
What is the WealthCounsel organization, and is membership meaningful for evaluating an estate planning attorney?
WealthCounsel is a national organization that provides drafting software, training, and a professional network for estate planning attorneys. Rex Hogue is listed as a member and co-authored the Family Limited Partnership Practice System under its publication imprint. Membership indicates access to a peer network and drafting resources. His role as Chair of the Texas Forum Drafting Committee within that network reflects a more substantive level of involvement than standard membership.