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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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Securities & Investment Disputes
Did My Financial Advisor Breach a Fiduciary Duty?
A registered investment adviser owes a fiduciary duty that cannot be waived; a broker owes a best-interest duty at the moment of each recommendation. A loss alone is not a breach.
Arbitration, Mediation & Settlement
Discovery in Arbitration: What You Get and What You Do Not
Less, and it is up to the arbitrator. Documents you can usually get. Depositions only if allowed. Third-party records before the hearing are the hard part under federal law.
Employer Disputes & Non-Competes
Disputes Over Unpaid Commissions and Bonuses With Departing Employees
Whether the company owes the commission depends on the written plan: when a commission is earned, what happens to deals open at departure, and whether a bonus is discretionary.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Disputes Under AIA and Other Standard Form Construction Contracts
Standard forms run disputes through their own steps: a written claim, the Initial Decision Maker, mediation, then the forum the parties checked. Few Texas statutes override them.
Employer Disputes & Non-Competes
Do Employees Owe a Duty of Loyalty to the Employer in Texas?
Yes, while employed. A Texas employee may plan to compete, but may not solicit the employer's customers, take its confidential information or use its resources before leaving.
Demand Letters & Pre-Litigation
Do I Have to Send a Demand Letter Before Suing in Texas?
Usually no: Texas lets most business plaintiffs file without a demand. But some statutes and many contracts require notice first, and skipping it can forfeit attorney's fees.
Demand Letters & Pre-Litigation
Do I Need a Commercial Litigation Attorney or a Business Attorney?
A business attorney builds deals and entities; a litigator fights over them. If a dispute has started, you need a litigator, often working with the lawyer who drafted the deal.
Shareholder, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Do Minority Shareholders Have Protection From Oppression in Texas?
Not as a standalone claim since Ritchie v. Rupe (2014). What remains: receivership on narrow grounds plus contract, fiduciary, records and derivative claims.
Construction & Payment Disputes
Documenting a Construction Dispute: Logs, Photos, Notices and Emails
Construction cases are won on paper: the contract set, logs, dated photos, notices with delivery receipts, pay apps and the emails around them, kept from the first sign of trouble.