We provide high quality and affordable litigation and counseling services to our clients. Whether your dispute can be resolved by negotiation, mediation, arbitration or trial, we provide the right team, who then work for you to deliver the best results.
We are experienced in analyzing complex legal issues and advising our clients as to the effects of various legal principles. We will develop and implement strategies to deal with favorable and unfavorable facts and legal precedents. One strategy never changes: getting an outcome that allows you to move forward in both your business operations and in your personal life.
Our business and commercial litigation attorneys have substantial experience representing businesses and business professionals in every phase of litigation and arbitration – from filing and discovery through trial and appeal in both state and federal courts – and we understand that sometimes the best and most cost-effective solutions are found outside the courtroom. Other times, a trial is the only option. Few businesses welcome litigation, but when you're faced with it, you need ethical, efficient and effective counsel. That is what we will provide for you.
The ability to anticipate and avoid employment disputes is critical to maintaining your company’s positive culture. Human resources is not what you were taught in college or business school. It is highly regulated and fraught with traps for the unwary. Our employment law attorneys work with businesses, business owners, business professionals, in-house counsel and Human Resource departments to anticipate, avoid, minimize and resolve disputes before they get out of hand. We regularly consult about, and draft, employment policies and handbooks. Negotiation and preparation of employment contracts, severance agreements, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, and other restrictive covenants are common areas of work for us.
When an employment dispute arises, or an alleged or suspected breach of contract arising from a non-disclosure agreement, confidentiality agreement, or covenant not to compete (i.e., non-compete agreement / non-solicitation agreement), our employment litigation attorneys provide businesses, business owners, and business professionals with zealous representation necessary to protect and preserve their rights from enforcement and defense of claims arising from non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements, or the use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, and defense of claims alleging unlawful employment practices.
Our employment litigation attorneys regularly enforce and defend breach of contract claims, both for employers and current and former employees, arising from alleged violations of restrictive covenants, confidentiality, non-disclosure and other types of employment agreements, and concerning confidential information and trade secret misappropriation claims. We also represent businesses, business owners, and management in employment-related matters concerning defense of employment related claims such as discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, whistle blower, and wage/hour claims, and we also are well versed in employment claims brought before federal, state and local administrative bodies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
We understand the intricacies of the employer/employee relationship and work with businesses, business owners, HR and in-house counsel in an effort to anticipate and avoid employment related disputes, and limit companies’ exposure should a dispute arise.
Real estate disputes — whether they involve purchase and sale contracts, commercial leases, design and construction defects, property insurance, or joint venture agreements — require litigation expertise to resolve. We combine our experience in real estate and construction disputes with our strong practical skills and industry knowledge. Our experience in adversarial proceedings includes both trials and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation and binding arbitration.
Our real estate litigation attorneys represent and provide legal counsel to commercial landlords, commercial tenants, property managers, owners, condominium associations, businesses, banks and financial institutions concerning numerous types of real estate disputes arising from the sale, lease, development, use, management or enjoyment of real property, including landlord/tenant disputes and breach of lease agreement litigation, foreclosures, forcible detainers actions and evictions, fraudulent inducement and misrepresentation claims, disputes between joint ventures, and breach of purchase and sale agreement claims.
Most commercial real estate litigation involves contractual disputes or alleged breaches concerning commercial lease agreements or agreements to buy or sell commercial real estate, or inadequate or false or misleading representations or disclosures concerning commercial property, or the performance or alleged inadequate performance of a service related to the purchase, sale or lease of commercial real estate. Other less common types of commercial real estate litigation include disputes over land use or title, property development or property management.
Construction disputes and construction litigation, whether they involve breach of construction contract claims, construction defect cases, design defects claims, demands for indemnity, payment disputes, warranty claims, unpaid accounts, construction liens, materialman's liens or mechanics' liens, require experienced litigation attorneys.
Our construction litigation attorneys represent developers, general contractors, subcontractors, professional engineering companies, architects, credit managers, material suppliers, and equipment suppliers in construction litigation and arbitration proceedings, and concerning payment disputes, liens and lien claims, and collections for monies owed for labor, equipment and materials.
We have very strong clientele in commercial heating, air conditioning and systems command and control, as well as mechanical contracting. That base has allowed us to develop expertise in airport projects, including Dallas-Worth Airport, convention centers, including the George R. Brown center in Houston and many hospital systems throughout Texas. We know the specialized work, issues and problems that arise. You benefit because our learning curve is quickly scaled.
Riney Packard's creditors' rights attorneys help creditors secure payment of debt from promissory notes, defaulted loans, lease agreements, guaranty agreements, unpaid accounts, contracts and judgments, and foreclosure of secured property. We also regularly represent financial institutions and commercial landlord clients in forcible detainer actions and the defense of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims, Texas Debt Collection Practices Act, usury, and wrongful foreclosure claims. We also represent commercial creditors in bankruptcy.
Our attorneys have substantial experience litigating promissory note, breach of lease, guaranty agreement, unpaid account, breach of contract and similar claims in State and Federal Courts throughout Texas on behalf of financial institutions, lenders, material and equipment supply companies, commercial landlords, investment companies, business service providers, and manufacturers and distributors. We also domesticate and enforce foreign judgments for out-of-state judgment creditors. At the outset of each representation, we identify potential collectability issues and impediments to recovery and devise cost-effective strategies to maximize recovery and most efficiently secure judgment and obtain payment for our clients.
Our attorneys have a successful track record of locating and preserving assets and securing payments of debt for our clients, whether through voluntary or negotiated payments following demand, post-judgment discovery, tracing funds through financial transactions, pre or post-judgment remedies such as garnishments, temporary restraining orders and injunctions, writs of execution, sequestration, and turnover orders, securing or foreclosing liens, asserting fraudulent transfer claims, and other permissible means. Our success in recovering money for our clients stems from our attention to detail, unwavering persistence, and outstanding technological and professional resources and cost-efficient in-house processes, among other things.
We work with you to employ efficient, cost-effective solutions to these everyday legal needs. For high-volume needs, we partner with you to create systematic and affordable programs backed by high-quality litigation skills. In cases arising from more unique situations, we use our combined decades of litigation experience to customize a strategy designed to maximize your results while minimizing costs.
We have extensive experience representing financial institutions, mortgage and loan servicing companies, investors, and commercial landlords in foreclosures, evictions, prosecution and defense of creditor claims, and in bankruptcy. Our years of experience handling foreclosures and forcible detainer actions, together with our commitment to create cost efficient and reliable streamlined processes and safeguards, enables us to provide the highest standards of quality while minimizing the costs to our clients.
We do not represent individuals that are being foreclosed out of their residence.
Our background in handling disputes over these matters also provides us with unique insight into cost effective solutions. We know what works and what doesn’t work. If you want quick insight, real recommendations and documents that you can rely upon, call us at 214-461-1200. If we can help you, we will. If we can’t, we will try to find you someone who can.
