Dorcas “Dori” Grubaugh
Dorcas “Dori” Grubaugh has nearly 20 years of experience as an attorney. Mrs. Grubaugh is a compassionate, results-driven, hard worker on behalf of our clients, which are primarily churches and religious nonprofits. She specializes in the areas of nonprofit formation, governance, contracts, and transactional law. Mrs. Grubaugh brought extensive knowledge of probates, wills, and estate planning to the firm as well.
Mrs. Grubaugh works primarily with our clients in their contractual and transactional matters. She prepares formation documents for new nonprofits, manages successfully navigating the months-long IRS tax-exemption process for non-profit clients to be determined as 501(c)(3) charities, and negotiates contracts in each client’s best interest.
Prior to joining Middlebrook Group, PLLC, Mrs. Grubaugh served as an associate attorney at another Texas law firm, where she gained general experience in civil law practice, including corporate law and commercial loan transactions, health law, and real estate law.
Dori is married to a God-honoring husband, and she is a focused mom to her four unique daughters and one rambunctious son. Dori and her family attend Fielder Church in Arlington, Texas.
Education
L.L.M., Estate Planning and Elder Law, Western New England University School of Law, 2013
J.D., Texas Wesleyan University of Law, 2004 (now known as Texas A&M University School of Law)
B.A., History, Texas A&M University, 1994
Bar Admissions
Texas, 2004
Memberships & Affiliations
Texas Bar College – 2021 to present
Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas – 2008 to present
Presentations and Distinctions
Speaker on “Data Use Agreements for Research” at the JPS 10th Annual Research Day, in Fort Worth, Texas, June 3, 2016 – sponsored by the Tarrant County Hospital District.
Speaker on “How to Avoid Probate” at the 12th Annual People’s Law School in Fort Worth, Texas, April 2, 2016 – sponsored by the Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Citations Editor for the Texas Wesleyan Law Review (as Dorcas Hawker) – 2003-2004
Niven, John, editor, The Salmon P. Chase Papers, Volume 5, Correspondence, 1865-1873, The Kent State University Press, 1998 – mentioned in acknowledgment (as Dorcas Hawker) for work assisting on the published project
Niven, John, editor, The Salmon P. Chase Papers, Volume 4, Correspondence, April 1863-1864, The Kent State University Press, 1997 – mentioned in acknowledgment (as Dorcas Hawker) for work assisting on the published project
Niven, John, editor, The Salmon P. Chase Papers, Volume 3, Correspondence, 1858-March 1863, The Kent State University Press, 1996 – mentioned in acknowledgment (as Dorcas Hawker) for work assisting on the published project
