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Aug 30, 2025 | By Massingill Staff | Read Time: 4 minutes | Business Law

When to Hire an Austin Business Litigation Lawyer

Business 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....

Aug 14, 2025 | By Massingill Staff | Read Time: 2 minutes | Healthcare Business Law

Texas Legislature Curbs Healthcare Non-Compete Clauses: A Real Win for Providers

On 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,...

Jul 28, 2025 | By Massingill Staff | Read Time: 4 minutes | Business Law

What Is an LP in Business and How Does It Work?

What 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...

Jul 28, 2025 | By Massingill Staff | Read Time: 4 minutes | Estate Planning

Per Stirpes Meaning in Estate Planning

Estate 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...

Jul 23, 2025 | By Massingill Staff | Read Time: 4 minutes | Business Law

Who Needs to File a BOI Report?

There’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...

Jul 23, 2025 | By Massingill Staff | Read Time: 4 minutes | Business Law

What Is A Certificate of Good Standing and Is It Important for My Texas Business?

If 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...

Jul 16, 2025 | By Massingill Staff | Read Time: 4 minutes | Business Law

What Are Your Rights When Your Business Partner Is Trying to Sabotage Your Business?

When 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...

Jul 16, 2025 | By Massingill Staff | Read Time: 3 minutes | Articles

Understanding the Texas Residential Construction Liability Act

Imagine 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,...

Jul 15, 2025 | By Massingill Staff | Read Time: 3 minutes | Estate Planning

What Assets Go Through Probate in Texas?

When someone dies, their assets are usually divided into two legal categories: probate and non-probate assets. But what are probate assets? And what does it mean when something is categorized as non-probate? Whether an asset is considered probate or non-probate property will determine how it will be distributed after a person’s death. In this post, the Austin probate attorneys...

Jul 15, 2025 | By Massingill Staff | Read Time: 4 minutes | Business Law

Breach of Contract by Other Party: 5 Actions You Should Take

When you enter into an agreement with another person or entity, you assume the other party will hold up their end of the bargain. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. Under Texas contract law, a non-breaching party has the right to bring legal action against the breaching party to recover damages if they choose to do so, but what should you...