About Margaret

Margaret Menicucci helps landowners plan for the future of their land and legacy with clarity and care. With a focus on estate planning, conservation, and rural land issues, she brings years of legal experience and a deep understanding of the unique concerns facing Texas landowners. Margaret uses wills, trusts, and business entities to help clients protect their assets and ensure a smooth transition from one generation to the next.

As head of Braun & Gresham’s conservation practice, Margaret assists clients with securing conservation easements to protect their rural land, navigates detailed tax requirements to protect the associated charitable deductions, and coordinates with governmental entities, land trusts, and other nonprofit organizations. Her background in multi-party negotiation allows her to thoughtfully guide families and organizations through complex legal matters—with an eye toward practical, lasting solutions.

Before joining Braun & Gresham, Margaret served as Program Director and Natural Resource Specialist at The University of Texas School of Law’s Center for Public Policy and Dispute Resolution, where she also taught as an adjunct professor.

She holds a J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law.

Workshops & Public Education

• Estate Planning with Rural Land – Hill Country Cattlewomen Ranch Seminar (co-presented with Cory Rodriguez)

• Securing Your Conservation Legacy: Estate Planning with Rural Land – Texas Wildlife Association Annual Meeting

• Considerations for Buying and Selling Land with a Conservation Easement 

• Successful Strategies for Handling Conservation Easement Condemnation – Texas Land Trust Conference 

• What Keeps Landowners Up at Night – Texas Land Trust Conference 

• Home on the Range: Estate Planning and Probate Involving Rural Land – Austin Bar Association Estate Planning & Probate CLE

Client Successes

Assisted several rural landowners with developing entities and using other estate planning tools to direct the passage of legacy land to the next generation.

Crafted estate plans and updated the business entity to incorporate the sale and donation of a conservation easement on a central-Texas ranch.

Counseled an executor in resolving a multi-year probate battle involving the partition of rural land and distribution of personal property.

Advised a large non-profit organization through the legal separation from a national entity.

Skillfully assisted a diverse group of stakeholders on the Colorado and Lavaca River Basins in negotiating proposed rules addressing environmental flows related to water rights permitting.