TERRY W. HAMMOND, JD, is the Executive Director of the Texas Guardianship Association, and is the Guardianship and Probate Attorney for the Brazos County Courts at Law in Bryan, Texas. Mr. Hammond is a past president of the Texas Guardianship Association and the National Guardianship Association, and was Executive Director of NGA from 2006-2010. Mr. Hammond is a private consultant on Adult Protective Services proceedings and appeals. Mr. Hammond earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education and his Master of Arts Degree in History from Texas A&M University, and his Juris Doctorate from the Texas Tech University School of Law. Mr. Hammond represented family and professional guardians during his 26-year law practice before joining the Brazos County Courts at Law. Mr. Hammond has been a proponent of guardianship reform in Texas as well as in the United States.