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The questions people ask before they hire a commercial litigator, answered plainly under Texas law, with the sources cited. Search by what happened to you, not by legal term.
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Demand Letters & Pre-Litigation
How to Respond to a Demand Letter Without Making It Worse
A good response is short, factual and deliberate: it acknowledges, states your position, corrects errors, and commits to nothing you have not verified.
Securities & Investment Disputes
I Invested in a Private Placement That Went Bad. Do I Have a Claim?
Maybe. A failed private placement is a claim only if the offering was sold by an untrue statement, outside a valid exemption, or the money was not used as promised.
Demand Letters & Pre-Litigation
I Received a Cease and Desist Letter. What Now?
Do not stop, comply or reply on reflex. Preserve everything, read the letter against the right it claims, and choose: comply, negotiate, refuse with reasons or file first.
Trade Secrets, Trademarks & IP
I Received a Trademark Cease and Desist Letter. What Should I Do?
Do not ignore it and do not rebrand yet. Check their rights, check who used the name first, and judge whether confusion is really likely. Then answer through counsel.
Business Fraud & Fiduciary Duty
I Was Lied To Before Signing. Fraudulent Inducement in Texas
If a false statement induced you to sign, Texas lets you rescind the contract or keep it and sue for damages. A merger clause does not block the claim; a reliance disclaimer can.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
I Was Pushed Out of My Own Company. What Are My Rights?
Losing your job at the company is not losing your ownership. In Texas you keep your interest, distributions, records rights and claims unless an agreement says otherwise.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
I Won a Judgment Against a Business. How Do I Collect in Texas?
A judgment is a right to collect, not a payment. Texas gives a creditor five tools: abstract, discovery, execution, garnishment and turnover. A business has no exemptions.
Contracts & Breach of Contract
Indemnification Clause Disputes: Who Pays When Something Goes Wrong?
The clause's words decide, under two Texas rules: indemnity for another's own negligence must be express and conspicuous, and in construction it is void for the indemnitee's fault.
Trade Secrets, Trademarks & IP
Investigating a Departing Employee's Devices and Accounts: What Is Allowed
Company-owned devices and accounts may be examined. Personal email and cloud accounts may not, even if the password is saved. Use a forensic examiner and preserve before you look.