Commercial Litigation & Banking

Our firm has experience representing clients in the commercial and banking arena in Texas. We have been retained to represent individual businesses that have been involved in the sale or purchase of a new or existing business. Many times, during the negotiation of the terms and conditions, misstatement may be made or documents exchanged that contain untruths, whether intentional or unintentional. Once the new owners have had the opportunity to get familiar with the business they acquired and its financial health, it may discover that the business has problems due to

• A seller's failure to disclose liabilities
• Unexpected increases in operational costs
• Ongoing labor disputes involving wages or benefits and
• Unpaid tax liens or mechanics liens.

In handling these cases, our firm has been successful at litigating claims of misrepresentation and fraud under Texas statutes, common law and federal laws involving deceptive trade practices.

We have also had experience representing a number of Texas banks in transaction matters affecting borrowing practices either from business loans, lines of credit, mortgages on business property and other credit extensions. In those cases, we have helped financial clients to address questions on the validity of the transaction given fraudulent mortgages, misrepresentation and impaired security.

In addition to putting our litigation skills to work inside the courtroom, we offer our clients the benefit of our experience through counseling to avoid litigation. Avoidance counseling is an important part of a financial venture. While it may seem less expensive to do business as you will and pay legal fees only if problems escalate into litigation, it makes economic sense in the long-run to have an attorney show you the things a business does that frequently lead to problems and take steps to correct them.

If you need help with a substantial financial litigation resulting from problems in the way a loan or mortgage was handled or would like to learn more about the ways in which you or your business can minimize the possibility they will face litigation over a business transaction, contact us at 903-757-4001 to speak with one of our attorneys.