An initial client meeting with a lawyer is a time of evaluation. You, the potential client, evaluate the lawyer to see if his or her firm will fight for your rights, while the lawyer evaluates your case to see if it is something the firm can help you with. Here are four things to bring [...]
Read moreBy: James C. Mosser This post is an overview of a longer article entitled “What Is A Series LLC?” Many Texas practitioners deal with a client’s business formations as part of their everyday business or ancillary to the other matters they work on for clients. Since I am a lawyer at a small law firm, [...]
Read moreDiscovery is why your civil lawsuit takes so long. It’s the cooperative process of exchanging information between parties in a lawsuit, which can take months or sometimes years. The purpose of discovery is so that a case can be judged fairly on the facts and not due to a “surprise” document that the opposing party [...]
Read moreOn December 3, 2012, Alexis F. Steinberg argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, Louisiana. She presented the crucial question of interpretation regarding the homestead provisions in the Texas Constitution, Article 16, Section 50. The essential issue under discussion was whether a lien against a homestead made [...]
Read moreBy: Kelly R. Ledbetter Let’s say you signed a contract to invest in a business, but the business was never launched and now they refuse to return your money. Can you sue? It all depends on how long it’s been. The statute of limitations is the time limit you have to file a lawsuit. This [...]
Read moreBy: Benjamin Tenenholtz What happens when commercial tenants don’t pay their rent? Commercial landlords, much like residential landlords, have the right to lock a tenant out of the subject property. However, landlords must be careful to follow very specific rules outlined in the Texas Property Code, lest they subject themselves to a suit for unlawful lockout and reentry onto [...]
Read moreWhile attorneys will write almost all documents related to a client’s case, a client may be asked to take an active role in helping to draft an affidavit. An affidavit is a written, factual statement signed by the person making it (the “affiant”) and sworn to be true before a notary. Affidavits have a number [...]
Read moreBy: Benjamin M. Tenenholtz Almost everyone has months where money is tight. And as you may or may not know, if you’re late on rent payments for your rental home or apartment, you may find yourself locked out of your property. While your landlord has a right to lock you out if you don’t pay [...]
Read moreIt sounds like the beginning of a joke: One lawyer says to the opposing lawyer, “take my word for it…” But it’s actually the beginning of an unenforceable agreement. And not because lawyers are untrustworthy! To be enforceable, any agreement about any matter in a pending lawsuit must (generally) be in (1) in writing, (2) signed, and [...]
Read moreYou might know that civil lawsuits in Texas are governed by a set of rules, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, which are promulgated by the Texas Supreme Court. Much like the federal rules, the Texas Rules (TRCP) cannot “abridge, enlarge, or modify the substantive rights of a litigant.” But did you know that every court in Texas can also draft [...]
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