The Firm has a high quality and well experienced trial team who practice in many areas of the law with a high degree of proficiency before state and federal courts. The trial attorneys handle disputes concerning contracts, shareholders' rights, the Uniform Commercial Code, business torts, insurance, insurance defense, claims of unfair competition, misuse of trade secrets, fraud, deceptive trade practices, construction disputes, real estate disputes, intentional interference with contractual or business relationships, breach of fiduciary duties, federal and state administrative litigation including employment claims, conflicts of interest, bad faith, self-insured products' liability, toxic torts, general negligence, and other professional malpractice.

The trial lawyers are also experienced in pursuing and defending actions seeking equitable remedies, including temporary restraining orders, injunctions, orders appointing receivers, and writs of garnishment, attachment, and sequestration.

The corporate practice by the Firm includes corporate formation and counseling on asset protection. The corporate work includes preparing documentation and filing with the Secretary of State, mergers and tender offers; stock and asset purchases and sales; secured and unsecured credit facilities on behalf of both borrowers and lenders; corporate, partnership and joint venture organization, formation and reorganization; stock restricting and shareholder agreements; executive, managerial and other employment agreements, including covenants not to compete; franchising, distributorship and licensing agreements; and other transactions relating to general corporate and contract matters.

The Firm's practice in estate planning and probate involves the counseling of individuals on the management and conservation of assets, estate planning, probate, trust administration, and the representation of professionals in personal and business matters. The Firm’s attorneys counsel and work with clients to establish and meet their estate planning desires of estate tax minimization or wealth transfers through wills, entity creations, trusts, or gifts.  The estate planning concept includes a review of current agent appointments and directives and establishing legal protection for lifetime concerns. The Firm also handles probating of wills, or intestate succession proceedings, and administration of testamentary estates. 

The Firm’s real estate representation includes owners, tenants, purchasers, sellers and developers in all aspects of acquiring, selling, platting, permitting, zoning and subdividing unimproved, improved, income-producing, landlord-tenant, commercial, industrial, farm and ranch properties, including issues relating to the environment, title, trespass to try title, mineral estates, easements and rights-of-way, boundaries, land use, water rights and utilities. In addition, the Firm's attorneys have worked with and on behalf of banks and other lenders, borrowers, guarantors, property interest owners, trustees, contractors, subcontractors and project managers in various types of transactions, including acquisition, leasehold, improvement, equipment and fixture financing; construction lending; debt restructurings and workouts; collateralized securities offerings; and the entire foreclosure and eviction process. The Firm also represents landlords, tenants and management companies in negotiating, preparing, interpreting and resolving disputes relating to leases, listing agreements, and property service and tenant improvement contracts covering unimproved land, apartments, commercial office buildings, shopping centers, hotels and restaurants.

The Firm’s attorneys routinely handle hearings on behalf of their corporate clients before administrative agencies such as OSHA, Texas Work Force Commission, County Tax Assessor, and the EEOC and National Labor Relations Board.

The Firm and its Attorneys have prosecuted numerous appeals and mandamus actions in state and federal courts on a variety of issues including tax matters, commercial disputes and personal injury actions.

A list of the opinions issued on appeals, mandamus, or other vehicles which were handled by attorneys at the Firm and cases handled by the Firm are listed below:

Federal Appeals:

Bosamia v. C.I.R., 661 F.3d 250 (5th Cir. 2011) cert. denied, 11-1187, 2012 WL 1068098 (U.S. Oct. 1, 2012)

Ice Embassy Inc. v. City of Houston, 236 F. App'x 118 (5th Cir. 2007)

N.W. Enterprises Inc. v. City of Houston, 372 F.3d 333 (5th Cir. 2004)

Hall v. GE Plastic Pac. PTE Ltd., 327 F.3d 391 (5th Cir. 2003)

Matter of Timely Secretarial Serv., Inc., 987 F.2d 1167 (5th Cir. 1993)

State Court Appeals:

Williams v. Hodges, 14-10-00445-CV, 2010 WL 3292965 (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] 2010)

Jerman Cookie Co. v. Combs, 03-08-00562-CV, 2009 WL 2195581 (Tex. App. – Austin 2009)

Lake Conroe Med. Ctr., Ltd. v. KMT Bldg. Co., 290 S.W.3d 541 (Tex. App. – Beaumont 2009)

In re Michael A. Kaplan, M.D., P.A., 09-08-075CV, 2008 WL 517237 (Tex. App. – Beaumont 2008)

Bank One, Texas, N.A. v. Kelley, 14-05-00629-CV, 2005 WL 3005718 (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] 2005)

Exito Electronics, Co., Ltd. v. Trejo, 99 S.W.3d 360 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi 2003) review granted, judgment rev'd sub nom. Exito Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Trejo, 142 S.W.3d 302 (Tex. 2004)

Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Ramex Const. Co., Inc., 2003 WL 22100690 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 2003)

Winter v. Bean, 01-00-00417-CV, 2002 WL 188832 (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] 2002)

Ramex Const. Co. v. Tamcon Services Inc., 29 S.W.3d 135 (Tex. App. – Houston (14th Dist.] 2000)

Foster v. Estrada, 974 S.W.2d 751 (Tex. App. – San Antonio 1998).