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It’s Not Me, It’s You: Business Divorces in Partnerships, Closely Held Corporations, and Limited Liability Companies
There are many ways that business partnerships are like a marriage. Both create legally binding obligations on those who enter into them. And just like a marriage, a business partnership requires commitment, trust, and hard work; each person involved must do their part in order for the venture succeed. Despite the colloquialism “it’s just business” Read More
Read MoreOne on the Bench or Twelve in the Box: Strategic Considerations in Requesting a Jury
Modern litigation is a game of inches. It is increasingly rare that cases are won or lost based with a single piece of evidence, or the ruling on one motion. Instead, the parties spend months, or even years, engaging in a series of small skirmishes over jurisdiction, venue, choice of law, discovery, and procedure, seeking Read More
Read MoreWar in the Courtroom: The Five Dangerous Faults in Litigation
Litigation has many parallels to war. So, when I evaluate a new case, I sometimes look at it as planning for a protracted military campaign. In this regard, I have found Sun Tzu’s The Art of War to be most instructive. While there are countless lessons to be drawn from that text, my focus will Read More
Read MoreThe Truth v. the Whole Truth: Why You Should Tell Your Lawyer Everything
There is an old saying in the legal profession that goes “Your client’s case will never look better than the day it walks in the door.” That saying has certainly proven true in my experience. In the first client meeting, we only hear one side of the story, and most people have a tendency to Read More
Read MoreAn Ounce of Prevention: Why Engage Corporate Counsel?
Business and commercial law generally falls into two broad categories: “Corporate” and “Litigation.” Corporate law generally refers to the drafting and negotiation of various contracts. Litigation is the resolution of business disputes, whether through the court system or through alternative dispute resolution. As a litigator at a law firm specializing in business law and contracts, Read More
Read MoreLimited Liability Company Member Disputes in Texas
Shareholder oppression lawsuits brought by minority shareholders in Texas corporations are nothing new. In recent years, there have been an increasing number of similar suits filed in a slightly different context: limited liability companies, or “LLCs”. An LLC, like corporation, is a separate legal entity that can own property and conduct business in Texas. However, Read More
Read MoreLitigation and the Recovery of Attorney’s Fees: What to Reasonably Expect
The general rule in Texas is that each party to a lawsuit pays their own attorney’s fees, win or lose. There are, however, numerous exceptions. For instance, in lawsuits involving a breach of contract, rendered services, or (because this is Texas) killed or injured livestock, the law says that if you win, you are entitled Read More
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