General Civil Litigation. To us, that means we handle matters in which no other lawyers tend to concentrate their practice. For example, we do no personal injury work and as a rule do not handle bankruptcy or family law matters. We have offices in both metropolitan and rural counties. We firmly believe we are here first to help solve difficult problems, the best way we can. Often that means we refer matters to another lawyer who is better suited for the case.

Between us we have 60 years’ experience, almost all of which has been centered in or around lawsuits. We have personally handled one or more jury trials to conclusion in each of the counties on the attached map . We have argued cases successfully to the following appellate courts:

• Supreme Court of Texas
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Texas Courts of Appeals at
  • Amarillo
  • Dallas
  • Eastland
  • El Paso
  • Fort Worth
  • Texarkana
  • Tyler
  • Waco

The subject matter of cases we personally have handled has ranged from novelties[1] to serious crimes.[2] Almost all of our clients now are individuals and businesses, cast as plaintiffs and defendants, in matters in which their fortunes and futures are at stake. We have represented many lawyers and judges in matters that involve their personal interests.

We have both been lead counsel in recovering multi-million dollar verdicts, and in defending clients against claims of the same magnitude. One or the other of us has personally been responsible for the outcomes, on multiple occasions, for each of the following types of matters:

• Legal malpractice and grievance defense
• Breach of fiduciary duty, by both formal trustees and corporate officers and directors
• A variety of controversies over the drilling, operation and ownership of oil and gas wells
• Hard rock mining
• A variety of land title disputes
• Disputes over ownership and control of business entities
• Engineering and accounting malpractice
• Will contests
• Election contests
• Medical staff credentialing
• Trade secrets and customer lists
• Suits to cancel a variety of written instruments
• Suits to enforce a variety of contracts

[1] E.g., modern application of the ferae naturae property law concept, in case published in property law case books (Wiley v. Baker, 597 S.W.2d 3 (Tex. Civ. App. -- Tyler 1980); strenuously resisted effort to discover the origin of a familiar childrens’ entertainment character (Parker v. Lindsey, 1999 WL 446067 (Tex. App – Dallas 1999)) and defense of a claim for extortionate child support from a major league baseball MVP.

[2] E.g., Ex parte McKay 819 S.W.2d 478 (Tex. Crim App. 1990, en banc).