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In the quiet moments after the loss of a loved one, you are not just grieving; you are piecing together the story of a life through stacks of papers and old files. Your focus is on honoring their memory and supporting your family. Then, you find it: a deed to a vacation home near Austin or mineral rights to...
Continue ReadingYou are handling the final affairs for a loved one, a complicated task that requires patience and focus. Just as you begin to get a handle on the primary estate administration, you learn that the real estate they owned in Texas requires a separate court process. This news is often immensely frustrating. You are already grieving, and the thought...
Continue ReadingBusiness litigation lawyers are critical partners for business owners, from the smallest mom-and-pop corner shop or start-up to major publicly owned corporations, particularly in bustling business hubs like Austin. Business law attorneys are experts in resolving disputes arising in the business world, ensuring organizations can navigate complex legal issues and protect their interests through negotiation, settlements, litigation, and more....
Continue ReadingOn June 20, 2025, Texas passed Senate Bill 1318—one of the clearest signals yet that the state is serious about dialing back draconian noncompetes in healthcare. Effective September 1, 2025, SB 1318 rewrites the rules for physician noncompetes and starts applying similar constraints to dentists, nurses, and physician assistants. Notably, the bill does not affect chiropractors. Good news for clinicians,...
Continue ReadingWhat is an LP in business? In brief, a limited partnership (LP) is a business structure involving partners with differing responsibility and liability levels for the partnership’s activities. General partners control day-to-day operations and manage the business. Limited partners contribute capital while limiting their personal liability. LPs are common in real estate, private equity, and oil and gas industries...
Continue ReadingEstate planning law and legal documents sometimes state that property should be distributed per stirpes, meaning that when someone dies before someone they would inherit from, their descendants should receive their inheritance. This practical rule is designed to account for what someone would have wanted to happen to their property if, for example, their child dies before them, but...
Continue ReadingThere’s big news if you’ve been preparing to file a Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOI report or BOIR) for your Texas business. You may not have to anymore. As of March 2025, the rules around who needs to file a BOI report have changed. For most U.S.-based businesses, the requirement no longer applies. This article explains what changed, what...
Continue ReadingIf you run a business in Texas, you may have received a request for a certificate of good standing from a bank, a government agency, or even a potential business partner. You might be wondering: What is it? Do I need one? The short answer is that a certificate of good standing (or a Certificate of Fact – Status...
Continue ReadingWhen we think of workplace sabotage, a disgruntled employee sabotaging the company usually comes to mind. But sabotage can also happen at the partner level. It is distressing, to say the least when your once-trusted partner is sabotaging the business you built together. At one point you both were of common mind with a common vision looking to build...
Continue ReadingImagine building or renovating the home of your dreams. You move in just before the first big, Texas storm, and within hours your bedroom is full of water, your drywall is mush, and all your belongings need to be professionally cleaned or replaced. Your builder or contractor will need to answer a lot of questions! As a Texas resident,...
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