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David Jefrie Mizgala
Dallas County, TX Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Appeals
South Texas College of Law
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Seth Marshall Anderson
Tarrant County, TX Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Baylor Law School
Mr. Anderson in a founding partner at the law offices of Anderson & Cummings that focuses his practice in the area of personal injury law. Seth successfully recovered the third-highest railroad injury verdict in Texas during 2009 and has been awarded an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell - an honor given to less than 1% of all trial lawyers in the United States. Mr. Cummings is also a lifetime member in the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums, along with having been given the "Texas Super Lawyer®" award in 2013 and 2014. If you require the services of a proven personal...
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David A. Asbill
Kaufman County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Consumer
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
David was born and raised in the Dallas area and attended Mesquite schools. He is a graduate of Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Before he became a lawyer, David was a teacher and a coach in several Texas school districts. He also enjoyed coaching summer leagues for many years.
David served on the Forney ISD school board for six years and was president one year.
David has devoted his career to helping consumers in Texas. He has prosecuted and defended cases involving everything from collections and foreclosures to swimming pools, automobiles, and home foundations. He is proud to say that he has...
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Kelly Mitchell Crawford
Dallas County, TX Business Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Securities
Southern Methodist University
Mr. Crawford has more than 30 years of experience in handling complex commercial litigation, including securities fraud, receiverships, oil and gas, employment, insurance and general business disputes.
Representative Matters
Mr. Crawford has successfully represented clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation, including cases involving:
• Securities Fraud
• Oil and Gas Fraud
• Software licensing issues
• Employment disputes, including proprietary information, agreements and covenants not to compete
• Stock option agreements
• Copyright issues
• Insurance coverage disputes
• Shareholder disputes
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Zachary Cooper
Dallas County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Business
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Zac Cooper is an Associate Attorney with the Parvin Law Group that focuses on litigating business, probate, and guardianship disputes, assisting clients to protect legacies built over a lifetime. Zac is energetic about assisting clients with safeguarding what's important: their livelihoods and their loved ones.
For those trying to observe a friend or family member's desires after death or to guarantee a loved one receives proper care during life, Zac helps clients with probate and guardianship matters. When it comes to litigation, Zac is a bulldog in the courtroom. He works to protect and defend clients every step of the way...
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Ryan Kent McComber
Dallas County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Business, Entertainment & Sports and Insurance Defense
Southern Methodist University
Mr. McComber is a Partner at Figari & Davenport, LLP whose practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. Mr. McComber has a broad range of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in contract disputes, TRO and injunctive relief proceedings, health, life, and disability insurance disputes, class actions, oil and gas matters, and litigation involving commercial real estate. Mr. McComber has successfully tried cases in both federal and state courts, and has also represented numerous clients in significant arbitration proceedings.
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Howard Kahn
Harris County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Business, Consumer, IP and Real Estate
My law firm was established in 1990, and I believe in giving customers personal attention. I work to answer your business questions so that you can better understand your rights and options. I am your Houston Business Attorney, Disputes, Litigation, Contracts. Convenient appointments are available to discuss your Business Law needs:
Business Ownership Divorce
Business and Employment Contracts
Collections
Commercial Real Estate Litigation
Confidentiality Agreements
Construction Disputes
Contract and Lease Negotiations
Conveyances and Deeds
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Daniel O'Brien
Hays County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
Baylor Law School
Dan focuses on real estate litigation and transactions, estate planning and probate, and general civil litigation matters. He draws on his experience as a former County Court at Law Judge in Hays County handling thousands of civil and criminal matters. He is an AV-Preeminent rated lawyer by
Martindale-Hubbell and recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer® (a Thompson Reuters rating service) in the area of General Litigation. He served as law clerk to Justice Davie L. Wilson of the First Court of Appeals in Houston before practicing for several years in the commercial litigation section a large Austin-based law firm. He is...
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Hossain Arnold Shokouhi
Dallas County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Employment and Securities
Michigan State University
Arnold Shokouhi is an equity owner and the Managing Partner for McCathern. Arnold currently practices in the area of commercial, director and officer liability, and employment litigation. Arnold also heads McCathern's Banking and Mortgage section, and has extensive experience in the mortgage banking industry. His section handles everything from drafting mortgage documents to dealing with state and federal compliance matters for financial institutions and service providers. Additionally, his experience handling transactional matters has given him the ability to effectively filter through the intricacies of complex commercial litigation matters. Arnold has played a critical role in the litigation of multi-million dollar...
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Murray Bristol
Dallas County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Products Liability
University of Tulsa College of Law and Southern Methodist University
Murray L. Bristol started this firm in order to provide quality representation for individuals and families for serious injuries and legal issues that they have suffered. Bristol previously prosecuted felonies as an Assistant District Attorney for the El Paso County District Attorney's office.
After leaving the District Attorney's Office, Bristol worked for a prominent law firm with offices in Dallas and Tulsa. One of the former partners of this firm became Governor of Oklahoma. While an attorney for this firm, Bristol litigated all types of cases from serious injury and death cases involving multi-state liability against national corporations to car...
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Aman U. Khan
Collin County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Business, Immigration and Real Estate
Aman is a U.S. licensed immigration attorney based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area and serves clients worldwide.
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Chad C Allman
Tarrant County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Oklahoma City University School of Law
A graduate of Tarleton State University and Oklahoma City University School of Law, during which he was inducted as a Member of the International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi - Hand Inn, Chad Allman founded Allman Law, a general practice firm, in 2007 with the intent of serving those in need. Having grown up in a large family, Chad easily relates to people, allowing him to be sensitive to his client’s needs.
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William T. "Bill" Sebesta
Harris County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Business, Insurance Defense and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
William T. "Bill" Sebesta is an experienced and accomplished trial lawyer whose practice emphasizes insurance subrogation. After his initial training in insurance defense and bad faith litigation, he then spent 6-1/2 years with Cozen O’Connor’s Dallas office where he was trained in the art of large loss subrogation. In 2004, Bill returned to his hometown of Houston and continued his subrogation practice at a mid-size firm, focusing on energy-related losses.
In January 2007, Bill and Scot Doyen opened the doors of Doyen Sebesta Ltd. LLP, where Bill is in charge of the firm's subrogation practice group. Bill’s broad experience in subrogation...
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Joseph Kelly Watts
Harris County, TX Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Consumer and Insurance Claims
Joseph Watts is an attorney and CEO at The Watts Law Firm, P.C. He has been practicing law in Houston, Texas for nearly 25 years. Before Joseph started practicing law, he was studying to be an attorney at Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska. After graduating Joseph moved to Houston to start his dream career of being a lawyer. He has spent the past 25 years working within the justice system and along side other experienced attorney's. He continues to use the knowledge he has gained over the years everyday on every case.
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Eduardo Amesty
Harris County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 2 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and International
University of Houston - Downtown
Eduardo Amesty is a seasoned attorney with over 23 years of combined experience representing clients in Venezuela and the U.S. in criminal cases, corporate and international arbitration cases. As a native of Venezuela, Eduardo is well-versed in the social culture, business protocols, and legal systems of Venezuela and across Latin America. With this knowledge, he serves as a bridge to his North American and international clients in navigating dual legal systems. Eduardo has bilingual fluency in speaking, writing, and translating English and Spanish.
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James Gerard Gumbert
Harris County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Insurance Claims
University of Houston Law Center
We are a Texas-based law firm with over thirty-three (33) years of experience providing professional legal services for Individuals and for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs). We offer Attorney Consultations via Videoconferencing (Video Chat) or Phone, and Serve All of Texas. We also offer Attorney House Calls--In-Person Attorney Consultations at your Location in and Around Katy, Texas. Consultations can be scheduled at your office, home, or a public meeting facility convenient to you (e.g., at local libraries and courthouses). A nearby conference room is also available for in-person consultations. Please contact us to see how we can help with your...
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Randall S Perrier
Harris County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Business, Real Estate and Tax
University of Idaho College of Law
Originally from Provo, Utah, Randall Perrier has practiced law in Texas since 2002. Mr. Perrier earned his law degree from the University of Idaho School of Law and furthered his legal education at New York University School of Law, where he obtained a post-law degree in taxation. Upon graduating from NYU, Mr. Perrier was recruited by Baker Botts, LLP to work for their Houston office in the Business and Estate Planning group (renamed the Private Clients group). Mr. Perrier is certified by the State Bar of Texas in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
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Brandon J. Tittle
Collin County, TX Business Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Bankruptcy
St. John's University School of Law and University of Arkansas School of Law
Brandon leads the firm's bankruptcy practice at Tittle Law Group, PLLC ("TLG"), with a focus on corporate reorganization, restructuring, acquisitions and litigation. He has a wealth of experience representing entities in their Chapter 7 and 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings and creditors' committees. His practice also includes extensive general bankruptcy litigation.
He has extensive experience managing complex bankruptcy restructuring cases, both on a national and international scale. He provides seamless service to his restructuring clients facing complicated insolvency issues and has experience across multiple industries, including automotive, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, retail, and real estate.
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David Morris
Hays County, TX Business Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
South Texas College Of Law and Texas State University - Texas State University-San Marcos
Graduated from Texas State in 1979 with a degree in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Specialty. Doctorate of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law in 1983. Maintained an active Civil and Criminal Defense practice until 2007 when concentration was devoted to civil work including personal injury, probate, guardianship, real estate, corporate and business law, through the present.
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Kelly Michelle Davis
Denton County, TX Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Business and Arbitration & Mediation
Although Ms. Davis specializes in construction litigation, she has a general practice which includes handling all problems from corporate inception to dissolution, partnership formation and disputes, real estate law, consumer litigation, contract disputes, and appeals.
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Michael Edward Young
Collin County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Business, Communications and IP
Georgetown University Law Center and Southern Methodist University
Since 1994, Internet Lawyer Mike Young has been helping entrepreneurs protect, grow, buy, and sell ecommerce companies. Attorney Young focuses on business transactional law (no litigation).
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Benjamin Russell Palatiere
Collin County, TX Business Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Business, Consumer and Real Estate
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
ABOUT BEN
Dallas-based attorney Benjamin Palatiere is a courtroom veteran with over 10 years of experience helping individuals, families, and businesses in civil disputes.
Education
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2008
Texas State University, magna cum laude, 2005
Licensed/Admitted
Benjamin is admitted to the Texas Bar and licensed to practice in all district and county courts at law throughout the state.
Groups / Clubs
Dallas Young Lawyers Association
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
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Gwendolyn Simpson
Harris County, TX Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness
Baylor Law School
Gwendolyn Simpson is a native Houstonian and is a graduate of Baylor Law School.
Licensed in 2007, Ms. Simpson founded a general practice civil firm and has been assisting clients with legal matters involving civil litigation, transactions, probate and personal injury ever since. In addition to her private practice, Ms. Simpson was the staff attorney to the Honorable Kathleen Hamilton in the 359th Judicial District Court in Montgomery County, Texas.
In 2012, she was voted in by the Board of Judges as a Master/Referee. In 2015, Ms. Simpson was tapped by Montgomery County to assist in the development and...
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Shahzad R Khan
Dallas County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(972) 961-3095
701 N. Central Expressway
Building # 2
Richardson, TX 75080
Business and Immigration
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Shahzad R. Khan is an accomplished attorney/litigator. He has over ten-years of experience in the practice of law in Immigration, domestic relations, estate planning, and corporate matters. He is experienced in civil litigation and an author of several published articles on family law issues. Over the course of his career, Shahzad has honed his highly strategic legal skills by successfully litigating and settling numerous cases involving family law issues in Texas and Illinois.
Moreover, Shahzad is well experienced and versed in the areas of Employment and Family Based Immigration. He has prepared and overseen the preparation of...
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Austin Smith
Dallas County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Business, Antitrust, Arbitration & Mediation and IP
Texas Tech University School of Law
Austin Smith focuses his practice on litigation and dispute resolution. Austin has experience in handling a wide variety of matters in state and federal court, involving complex commercial and business disputes, fraud, personal injury, and criminal matters including white collar crime. From 2017 to 2018, Austin was honored to serve as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Amos L. Mazzant in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. With Austin has been consistently selected by BestLawyers as “One to Watch” (2020-2022) and Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2021-2022) - a recognition that only 2.5%...
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Lance Caughfield
Dallas County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals and Insurance Claims
University of Texas - Austin
An appellate specialist with a broad base of experience on both sides of the bar, Lance handles matters in State and Federal courts at both the trial and appellate level, including business litigation, insurance coverage, personal injury and complex litigation matters.
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Richard H Fair
Tarrant County, TX Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Texas A&M University School of Law
LLM in Taxation, Georgetown University Law Center (in progress);
J.D., Texas A&M School of Law;
M.A. Cert. - Homeland Security, Texas A&M Bush School of Public Service;
M.A in Texas Legal History, Baylor University;
B.A. in History and Political Science, Baylor University
I come from a multi-disciplinary educational background that has greatly influenced how I view the role of attorneys and our jobs as counselors of law.
I am also an educator of over twelve years teaching at various community colleges and universities. In the past, I have taught Texas History, Texas Constitutional Law, U.S. Constitutional Law, and several intensive courses regarding the Civil War-era...
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Daniel Mark Ogden
Denton County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Business, IP, International and Trademarks
Texas Tech University School of Law
Daniel Mark Ogden, Esq. is an attorney at law, licensed customs broker, and international trade consultant who for more than 25 years has counseled and represented companies on various aspects of international trade and business. With his advanced degrees and proficiency in both law and international business management, he possesses the ability and experience to understand the challenges faced by firms involved in international trade not only from a legal but also a managerial and business perspective. His professional services are designed to assist U.S. firms in proactively managing the legal and business risks that result from their...
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Daniel Henry Charest
Dallas County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Business, Antitrust and Arbitration & Mediation
Tulane University
Daniel Charest gets results for his clients in high-stakes litigation. His career reflects a history of big wins in the court room and high-profile settlement agreements. He achieves those results through a combination of smarts and daily hard work. Daniel understands that trust and accountability with his clients, plus a dedicated group of attorneys, form the foundation of a strong legal team.
From international arbitrations in London to small-town courthouses, Daniel knows each victory—no matter the size—matters to the client. Daniel co-founded Burns Charest with the mission to form a team of dynamic attorneys from varied backgrounds who are motivated...
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Todd W. White
Rockwall County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Arbitration & Mediation
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Robert J. Scott
Tarrant County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Business, Communications, IP and Trademarks
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Robert represents mid-market and large enterprise companies in software license transactions and disputes with major software publishers such as Adobe, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. He has defended over 225 software audit matters initiated by software piracy trade groups such as the BSA and SIIA. He is counsel to some of the world's largest corporations, such as Schlumberger, PepsiCo, Iron Mountain and American Express, on information technology matters including intellectual property licensing, risk management, data privacy, and outsourcing. Robert ensures that Scott & Scott, LLP continues its focus on cost-effective strategies that deliver positive results.He is regularly...
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Deborah Frances Ward Hubbs
Harris County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Our lives our integrated, and work is no longer 9-5. Business is intertwined with family, and family is intertwined with work. A legal decision at work or at home doesn’t just effect you.
It’s important to have counsel that is present in your conversations, but futuristic in counseling so you can maximize the long-term goals of your company, your family, and your life.
it’s important to have counsel that understands that one sentence in a legal document can effect every other area of your company, your employees and/or your family.
Deborah understands the importance of words, of timing, and of the long...
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Kurt Elieson
Denton County, TX Business Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
(940) 300-3801
2340 E. Trinity Mills Road, Suite 300
Carrollton, TX 75006
Business and Bankruptcy
University of Texas - Austin
I grew up around small businesses. One of my grandfathers was an insurance agent in Denton. My other set of grandparents owned a bookstore in Irving. My father ran a financial services company in north Dallas with about ten employees, and during high school I often worked in his office after classes. I spent my summers working on commercial construction sites and watching how each contractor depended on the others to perform their obligations.
At Stanford I majored in economics, in part because of its importance to business. But for me the real draw was the way in which economics approaches...
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Jenna Zebrowski
Dallas County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Texas Tech University School of Law
The Law Office of Jenna Zebrowski, PLLC, helps real estate professionals and smart business owners protect their interest and prevent problems in their leases, purchases and sales, and contracts and legal documents.
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Scott Alan Barrett
Harris County, TX Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Scott possesses the ability to recognize, develop and define goals and strategies and to ensure that the proper actions are implemented to achieve and surpass the objectives at hand. He consistently brings new insights and perspectives to situations and challenges, all the while striving to develop the best insight and solutions. As a practicing attorney, Scott focuses on transactional and corporate matters for business and estate planning, including Wills, Trusts, and Probate, for Individuals. In addition to Scott's legal accomplishments, he has over 25 years of experience as leader in different organizations and industries. As an Executive Director...
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Ronald Edward Dupree Jr
Harris County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Employment
Florida State University College of Law
I represent employees in legal disputes. If you find yourself in a situation where you need to hire an employment lawyer, you should choose one that is passionate about protecting your legal rights at every opportunity. I established the Dupree Law Firm to be a consistent advocate for employee rights in the workplace.
I began my legal career in the management services division of a large, publicly-traded real estate investment trust. In this role I was responsible for the recruitment, hiring, evaluation, promotion and coaching of all employees reporting to me. As a member of the...
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Olayinka E. Oladele
Harris County, TX Business Law Lawyer
(888) 855-1276
Ext. 122
55 Waugh
Ste# 150
Houston, TX 77007
Business, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
I bring a distinctive combination of legal and scientific knowledge to my practice, primarily focusing on but not limited to intellectual property and corporate transactions for clients in the technology, life sciences, and healthcare industries. With a Master of Science in Biotechnology and a Juris Doctor, I am well-prepared to guide clients through complex IP strategies and business development issues, utilizing my dual background in law and science.
In my current position, I assist clients in understanding the complexities of intellectual property protection and corporate transactions. I help with filings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and advise...
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Kenichi Yagi
Harris County, TX Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Business, Employment, IP and Products Liability
University of Houston Law Center
Kenichi Yagi is an experienced corporate transactional attorney for Adair Myers Stevenson Yagi. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation and advises domestic and international clients in corporate matters, intellectual property disputes, personal injury, premises liability, products liability, insurance coverage, family law, real estate, employment law, and debt collections.
Mr. Yagi was born in Japan and moved to the United States when he was a teenager. He graduated high school in the United States and attended the University of Massachusetts at Lowell where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mr. Yagi graduated magna cum laude and was a member...
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Mr. Richard L Spencer
Harris County, TX Business Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Houston - Main Campus
Represents a wide range of: commercial and residential owners, developers and lenders in loans, construction matters, workouts, foreclosures; title issues, lot sales, utilities, platting, development, and zoning issues; Central Appraisal District in ad-valorem tax collection cases; landlords and tenants in leasing matters; Businesses and individuals in commercial trans-actions, complex financings, securities fraud, corporate matters, stock and asset acquisitions.
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John Havins
Harris County, TX Business Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Business, Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
I regularly represent business partners who are embroiled in shareholder and partner disputes. I also represent clients regarding the enforceability of non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-compete provisions found in employment contracts and purchase/sale agreements. I represent a broad spectrum of clients found in the oil and gas, financial services, real estate sales and services, lending, commercial freight forwarding, commercial manufacturing and distribution, telecommunications, insurance, and construction industries. Specialties Shareholder and partner disputes; enforceability of non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-compete provisions, breach of commercial contracts. Represents clients in the following industries: Oil and gas, real estate sales and services, lending, commercial freight...