Franklin Business Lawyers

I have had two careers: one in law and one in academia. I am now practicing law part-time in Dallas, Texas. My legal background is varied, covering most aspects of the general law practice: business transactions and related work, including banking, taxation, contracts, corporate planning and finance; joint ventures and partnerships; mergers and acquisitions; oil and gas; litigation; financial services; debt collection; mortgages; secured transactions; bankruptcy; debt collection; law related to churches and nonprofit organizations; social security disability; and real estate. Over time, I have represented more than 100 nonprofit organizations. I also have extensive estate planning and probate experience and was previously certified by the State...

Rand is the principal attorney at Zumwalt Law Group. After heading the bankruptcy and general counsel departments of two medium-sized Texas law firms, Rand decided to open his own law firm, merging the best aspects of both firms with his own strong personal ethics and creative legal mindset. Through Zumwalt Law Group, Rand strives to elevate personal service while taking care of foundational legal issues in a client-focused professional manner. Rand's areas of practice include business litigation, contract law, mergers & acquisitions, copyright and tax law, and legal issues relating to startups and nonprofit formation. Helping Austin startups...

Joey Miller is a transactional attorney in Austin, Texas who focuses on helping creative professionals in the entertainment, small business, and non-profit fields. He was licensed to practice law in Texas in 2011 and opened his private practice in June 2012. He represents musicians, writers, and artists, as well as businesses and non-profits in the creative and technology industries. Joey earned his B.A. in Philosophy and German from Rhodes College (Memphis, Tennessee) in 2008 and his J.D. with a concentration in Intellectual Property from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2011. During college Joey was involved with...

Choice of business entity formation, Asset acquisition, segregation & protection. Real Estate Investing (REI); Serve individuals/families and business owners in regards to implementing legal entities and strategies in order to segregate their assets to prevent bogus lawsuits. Coordination with a proper estate plan in order to plan for business succession or incapacity. (Establish Special Needs Trusts-SNT and Qualified Income Trusts-QIT); Texas Property Owners. POA/COA Association Management. Property Tax Appraisal Protests, Seek to appeal an Appraisal Review Board Order to State Court pursuant to Texas Property Tax Code; Civil litigation, both prosecution and defense of disputed claims.

Mr Slater was born and raised in Dallas. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration with honors from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas in 1974, and his law degree from St. Mary's School of Law in 1977 and was licensed to practice law in the State of Texas in 1977 and before the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas in 1985. Mr. Slater entered private practice in Austin, Texas in 1985. Since that time, he has concentrated on an office practice involving corporate law and commercial transactions and business tort litigation. He has been involved in a broad...

We offer legal services to a variety of businesses and individuals, primarily in the areas of real estate and business transactions. In doing so, we always strive to provide our clients with unique perspectives and practical solutions, our ultimate purpose being to consistently and efficiently deliver value and results to our clients.

OUR PRACTICE includes commercial and residential real estate acquisition and financing, commercial real estate leasing, formation of Condominium Regimes, formation and maintenance of business entities (e.g. partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, LLC’s, LLP’s, limited partnerships), Wills and Estates, and purchases and sales of dental, medical and other professional practices.

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David Gottfried is an experienced trial lawyer and mediator, concentrating his trial and mediation practice in the areas of business and real estate disputes.

Attorney Ling Dai primarily handles appeals, commercial litigation, family and immigration cases.

Ms. Cordova has been a licensed attorney for over 15 years. She is licensed in Texas, Nevada and North Carolina (currently inactive in Nevada and North Carolina). She has held positions as General Counsel and Corporate Counsel for a real estate services company and a restaurant chain. She has also worked as an associate for two established law firms and is a former State Bar Counsel for the State Bar of Texas. Her experience includes successfully representing businesses and individuals in both federal and state civil courts as well as providing legal counsel to business owners,...

Experienced bankruptcy and business lawyer.