Tercet Law
A calm, private office

About Tercet Law

One attorney. Start to finish.

Not a case number at a large firm. One accountable attorney who knows your family and your plan.

Russ Michaels, attorney and founder of Tercet Law

Your attorney

Russ Michaels

Russ has been an attorney since 2014 and practices from Austin, Texas. Alongside the practice he has spent twenty years leading organizations as a chief executive, an executive director and a board president, including transactional counsel on roughly $300 million in closed partnerships.

That is the lens he brings to an estate plan: not just documents, but a structure that holds when it is finally needed. He writes in plain English, explains every clause you ask about, and quotes the fee before the work begins.

Licensed in Alabama, with Texas admission pending. Planning meetings are virtual; signings are arranged where it is convenient for you.

The firm

Why "Tercet".

A tercet is three lines that belong together. So is a plan: your will, your trust, and the directive that says what you want. Tercet Law is the law firm in the Vault Human family of companies. It is a law firm, not coaching.

2014Admitted to practice
20 yrsLeading organizations alongside the practice
FlatFees, quoted before any work begins

How we work

Careful documents. Clear answers. No pressure.

  • We recommend the plan that fits, not the biggest one.
  • You read every page before you sign.
  • We fund the trust with you, so it holds what it is meant to hold.
  • We are here when life changes.
Four generations of hands resting together on a table

Book a confidential planning call.

Thirty minutes. You leave knowing what you need and exactly what it costs.