Hallettsville Lawyers

A San Antonio native, Joseph W. Shulter has been practicing law for over 34 years; he has been licensed since 1981. He has practiced consumer bankruptcy law for 27 years. Joseph W. Shulter has worked for several firms in San Antonio and has now decided to open his own practice. He is Board Certified, Consumer Bankruptcy -- Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

We specialize in working with community banks, assisting them in navigating the ever-shifting legal and regulatory environment while recommending strategic business options leading to new and unrealized growth opportunities. We work with small business owners to identify legal strategies that can help strengthen and grow their businesses and protect their personal assets by building more sure legal foundations, protecting branding and business offerings, identifying incentives, protecting revenue, recovering money, preparing to sell, and much more. We also have expertise providing legal services in tax incentives and non-profit organizations, navigating complicated application and regulatory guidelines and identifying legal strategies and solutions that can...

936-525-0202 If you are reading this, you may have what seems like an unmanageable tax debt to the most powerful collection agency in the World, the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America; or, a state agency that may even be more aggressive than the IRS. I know that feeling of helplessness because I found myself trapped in a horrible tax mess many years ago. My business went from bedroom to NASDAQ and then collapsed in the Internet-tech meltdown in 2000. My IRS and California tax problems were immense. One day, my bank accounts were swept and all my available...

We have a small law firm and a talented and great staff - so we know all of our clients and they know each of us. We are primarily Wills, Trusts and estates attorneys but each of us also has a background in other areas of law before we found our passion in estates, so we bring a well rounded set of skills to our clients who need us to also do...we fill a niche for those of our clients who are also concerned about asset protection or "defensive estate planning" as well as those who are concerned about...

Jennifer LeMaster focuses her practice in the areas of insurance coverage disputes and personal injury litigation. She is a zealous advocate for insurance policyholders and personal injury clients, and she works tirelessly for her clients to secure the very best results.

Jennifer began her career at a Houston-based litigation boutique. She spent a few years in-house for an oil and gas company. She returned to private practice and, after a short time as an associate, became a partner at an international law firm, specializing in insurance coverage law and general and commercial litigation.

While partner at an international firm, she represented insurance...

David Engstrom has successfully represented clients in a wide-variety of business litigation for over 15 years. He is also an accomplished advisor to clients on business law matters, including business agreements, corporate compliance, internal investigations and risk management. David is active in the international business community. He has assisted start-up and established businesses in Europe with entering the U.S. market. David currently serves as the President of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce–Philadelphia.

Jimmy Ardoin is a partner in Jones Walker’s litigation group and focuses his practice on white collar criminal and civil litigation. He practices from the firm's Houston office.

Mr. Ardoin has a national practice representing clients in white collar criminal and civil litigation in both federal and state courts across the country. His experience includes representing individuals and companies in high stakes cases, including everything from health care fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, and violations of federal foreign sanctions laws on the criminal side, to breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraudulent transfer of assets on the civil side....

Información en español al terminar el texto en inglés. Personal and professional experience in the immigration process. Experiencia personal y profesional con el proceso migratorio. *Marriage -Based Visas/Visas por Matrimonio *Green card applications/Solicitudes de Residencia Permanente *Work Visas/Visas de Trabajo *Employment-Based Green Cards/Residencia Permanente por Empleo *Labor Certifications/Certificados Laborales *Naturalization/Naturalización *Citizenship Applications/Solicitudes de Ciudadania

PROVIDING QUALITY CRIMINAL DEFENSE. Standing alongside individuals and companies facing the power of government and law enforcement. We have protected clients for more than three decades, working closely with them on their cases, providing innovative, quality criminal defense and defending their interests in a broad range of criminal cases from misdemeanors to felony murders. PROTECTING OUR CLIENTS AND THEIR INTERESTS. Facing criminal charges can be life altering, with fortune, freedom, and life itself often at stake. We are committed to close, collaborative relationships with our clients, and to protecting them through what may be the most stressful...

Roy Huddle has practiced law since 1996 and has practiced primarily Family Law since the end of 2008. He has been married to his wife, Pam, for 21 years and they have five sons. Roy’s current resume. Education UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER: Juris Doctorate, May 1996 RICE UNIVERSITY: Bachelor of Arts in English, May 1991 Membership/Associations State Bar of Texas since June 1996. Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas. Fort Bend County Bar Association. Biblical Conflict Resolution Group, Houston, Texas . Selected Professional Employment ROY HUDDLE, P.C. (August 2004 –...

I am a native Houstonian and have been a part of the Humble / Atascocita community for 30 years. Practicing Family Law can be rewarding and also very difficult. Lives that have been together day to day, separating or moving on can present great challenges. Not just financially, but also emotionally, and if there are children involved it can take great patience and understanding to help families navigate this difficult process. I have years of experience working with my clients to produce the best outcome possible for their families. I am familiar with the Harris County courts, and the judges...

Kimberly G. Kleinhans was born in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, graduated cum laude from Penn State University and graduated with distinction from the Thomas Cooley Law School in 2008. Kimberly's achievements include representation of a client on the Dr. Phil show, representing Willie Nelson's co-defendant, and representing clients on countless leading numerous settlements and jury trials as represented on the verdicts/results page. Recently Kimberly completed all of the necessary educational requirements to become a member of the State College Bar of Texas. In her free time, Kimberly enjoys spending her time with her husband, 6-year-old daughter, 4-year-old son, attending Austin Ridge, running,...

For the past twenty years, Tina Snelling of the Snelling Law Firm has developed a reputation as the lawyer to call when you need someone to solve a complex legal problem-either at trial or on appeal. She has been called the "law lawyer" because of her ability to help navigate difficult legal terrain in contract and tort law, regulatory and administrative law, insurance law, business law and employment and labor law. Trial attorneys frequently call Ms. Snelling to help select juries, prepare and argue the jury charge and to argue all as-a-matter-of-law motions. In fact, during one...

Peter focuses his practice on providing cost-effective counsel to his clients before, during, and after some of the most difficult times in a family’s life. He has extensive experience working with individuals, families, executors, and trustees in estate planning and administration, probate matters, wills, trust, asset protection planning, and probate litigation. He takes a personalized approach with each of his clients to guide them through all phases of estate planning and the preparation of wills, trusts, financial or medical powers of attorney, and physician directives based on their specific goals. Peter also advises clients who recently relocated to Texas to...

Les Shireman is a licensed attorney who is Board Certified in Child Welfare Law and Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
He graduated with honors from South Texas College of Law. Before turning to the practice of law, Les worked in the mental health field as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor. Les’s practice is devoted entirely to family law matters, both trial, and appellate.
His past experience as a therapist provides Les with a distinctive skill set uniquely suited to family law. Because family law matters cases are generally charged with a great...

I spent most of my legal career as an Assistant Attorney General and became Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, and became an appellate expert. Most of my time there was spent in Tort Litigation, where I defended doctors, nurses, PA's, and Medical Schools. I also tried premises and general negligence cases. Now I teach at ACC’s paralegal program and practice criminal defense, and personal injury.

I have practiced oil and gas law in Texas since 1975, specializing in representation of land and mineral owners. I am certified in oil and gas law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization. I have been employed at Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody in Austin, Texas since 1978, and have been serving as President of the firm since January 2018.

Graduated from St. Stephens Episcopal School 1968. Undergraduate Yale University 1972, JD University of Texas 1975, Clerk on Texas Supreme Court 1975-76, Justice Ross Doughty.

Jonathan D. Sykes is a licensed solo practitioner in northwest Houston since 1997; following a 16 year career as Vice President of Pilot Petroleum, and manager in the environmental and real estate industries. He is a past President of the Houston Northwest Bar Association, and currently admitted to file consumer bankruptcies in 3 Texas Regions (Southern, Northern, and Eastern). Specialties include Consumer Bankruptcy, Family Law, Real Estate, Small Business, and Probate. He also has mediated cases for other attorneys with over 80% settled. Education includes a Master of Business Administration from Houston Baptist University in 1989, and...

Mark Correro is one of the founding members of Correro & Leisure, P.C handling civil litigation cases. He is also a partner at the Houston criminal defense firm Stornello & Correro Law Firm, PLLC. He earned his law degree from South Texas College of Law. During this time, he served as assistant articles editor for the South Texas Law Review and editor for the Texas State Bar’s Construction Law Journal. He has published fourteen scholarly articles in a variety of prestigious publications. In 2013 and 2015, he was selected for inclusion in the list of Texas Super Lawyers®, an honor...

DiafiLaw is a full service family law office owned and operated by attorney Sarah Diafi. Sarah has committed nearly three decades of her career to the practice of family law in Austin. Sarah Diafi is a fully licensed attorney in the State of Texas, and has practiced law in Texas since 1989. Sarah has lived in Austin since 1976. Sarah graduated from the University of Texas in 1985 with a bachelor of arts in English Literature. She then attended St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, receiving her law degree in 1988. She lives in Austin with...

Kevin Collins focuses upon environmental crime and other litigation, counseling during grand-jury investigations, and internal corporate investigations. He practices in state, federal, and administrative courts. Prior to joining Baker Botts, Mr. Collins served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Texas. As a former federal prosecutor, he has signficant experience leading government investigations and prosecuting individuals and corporations who committed crimes in several areas including environmental crime, health-care fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering.

Amanda Traphagan is a Texas tax attorney who has spent her entire legal career assisting taxpayers with contested tax matters. She has assisted taxpayers against the Texas Comptroller, the Internal Revenue Service, and tax authorities of other states in administrative proceedings as well as state and federal trial and appellate courts. Amanda Traphagan is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas, the United States Tax Court, and before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and District of Columbia Circuits. Amanda Traphagan's published state tax cases include the Texas Supreme Court cases Combs v. Roark Amusement &...

Rand recently joined The Butler Firm after heading up the bankruptcy department at Patricia Brown & Associates, P.C. He has extensive knowledge and experience handling bankruptcy cases and enjoys finding creative ways to obtain debt relief for consumers and businesses. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Rand moved to Austin in the late-nineties to attend the University of Texas at Austin. While in college, Rand met his wife and developed a love of Austin that would stay with him for the remainder of his life. After acquiring a bachelor's degree in Economics with a minor in Business Administration, Rand enrolled in...