Batson Business Lawyers

Kate Broussard Thorne is an attorney at MehaffyWeber, P.C. in the firm’s business practice group. Kate focuses her practice on estate planning, probate law, elder law, corporate law, real estate transactions, and oil and gas work. While at Baylor Law School, Kate was active in Baylor’s Public Service Program, receiving the distinction of Public Interest Scholar. She was especially involved in the Baylor Veteran’s Clinic and with the Baylor Pro Bono Transactional Team, which gave Kate a unique opportunity to speak with Veterans about their legal problems and gain valuable experience drafting estate planning and business organization documents. She practices...

Chelsie Garza is an experienced litigator who has tried cases extensively in state and federal court. Outside of the office, Chelsie Garza's life is dedicated to her two children. In order to balance a busy litigation docket and a family life, she hones her skill of multi-tasking and exploits her inability to accept down time. Chelsie grew up sharing time between the small California Death Valley town Trona and New York/New Jersey metroplex. This dichotomy between small town and big city illustrates her ability to fit in anywhere. She was educated on the East Coast,...

After serving my community as the District Attorney, judge and federal prosecutor for the past 12 years, I am honored to continue my service to the legal profession by representing YOU. The experienced trial lawyers at Crenshaw Law Firm, PLLC, are focused on ensuring that you are protected and receive justice. Please call us today at (409) 449-LAW1 or visit our website www.crenshaw.law

Joe Broussard, a member of one of the founding families of Jefferson County, Texas, joined MehaffyWeber in 1988 and became a shareholder in 1994. Joe is board certified in Estate Planning and Probate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and heads the firm’s Business Department. His experience includes work with numerous closely-held and family owned businesses, residential and commercial real estate developments, convenience stores, petroleum fuel jobbers, real estate transactions involving both surface and mineral interests, oil and gas transactions, wills, trusts, estate tax, gift tax and generation skipping tax planning. Joe is legal counsel and an executive board...

Stephen Townsend represents clients in a wide range of practice areas, including personal injury, employment law, wills, probates and estates, complex contract litigation, business litigation, and real estate.

Stephen Townsend has obtained justice for numerous personal injury victims and their families and fights alongside employees in their employment law battles against major corporations.

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Stephen Townsend is proud to represent the people and organizations in the Jefferson County area. A graduate of Nederland High School, Stephen now resides in Port Neches, Texas with his wife, Melissa, and their two children.

Stephen Townsend transitioned to...

Jennifer Nichols is a Beaumont, Texas estate planning attorney and business attorney with more than 15 years of experience representing individuals, businesses, and business owners. Jennifer has been Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate since 2012, and is a licensed CPA. She and her team are honest, competent, and approachable. J Nichols Law helps individuals, businesses, and business owners conquer today’s obstacles and prevent tomorrow’s problems. We guide our clients through legal processes and offer personalized solutions to meet clients where they are and accomplish their objectives. We offer flat fee options for certain types and levels of our services. Contact...

Lic. Atty. Texas 1963; Mediator since 1992; CLE Instructor; former: Municipal Judge; Assoc. Dist. Judge; City Atty; City Secretary; Bar Pres. 2 Bar Associations; Board of several Bar Associations.; Published author; Pres. several Civic Assoc., religious leader; national award winning writer; nominated for Texas Artist of the Year; Public Speaker; Board Chairman, Curator and Gen. Counsel non-profit Proctor Museum of Natural Science; expert witness on attorney's fees and ethics, and on Paleontology and natural science in general; & Public Speaker.

The Walzel Law Firm is a solo practice where personal attention to your case can be expected. Having served the people of Southeast Texas for over 25 years with their legal problems, put experience on your side.

Driven by a strong desire to offer high-quality services that make the legal system more accessible to individuals and businesses, Eric Franklin established the law firm of Franklin, Franklin & Associates, serving the Beaumont, Houston, and Wharton, TX areas. He has spent years defending policyholders’ rights following fires, hailstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters. He accepts clients anywhere in Texas. Clients can also connect with him for cases related to: · Business, Commercial, and construction litigation · Car, 18-wheeler, and motorcycle accidents · Any catastrophic...

Texas Real Estate Litigation Attorney; Real Estate, Business, Civil Litigation; and Estate Planning & Probate

Serving Houston, Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita, and surrounding areas.

Kate Mains Eckhart is as an associate in the firm’s Beaumont office. Kate works in the firm’s business section with a concentration in real estate and corporate transactions, tax, estate planning and probate, oil and gas law, and probate and guardianship litigation.

While in law school at South Texas College of Law, Kate served on the Editorial Board of the South Texas Law Review; as a law clerk in the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas; and as a research assistant to the school’s professors updating hornbooks on federal income taxation and estate and gift taxation. She was a...

With a dual JD/MBA, entrepreneurial spirit, and an array of business experience, Chris Johnsen offers his corporate clients truly business-centric legal counsel and representation as a strategic partner. His ability to view legal matters through the lens of an experienced business owner and manager allows him to deliver outstanding legal services that align with corporate goals.

Before starting his own firm, Chris was a partner at the large international law firm Holland & Knight, where he represented both small and large corporate clients in a wide range of business matters. He focuses his practice on business law and has experience...

BOARD CERTIFIED & FORMER CHIEF PROSECUTOR Brian Foley is a former prosecutor in Brazos County, Texas and is Board Certified in Criminal Law. As a prosecutor Brian Foley was a member of the vehicular crimes team specializing in DWI cases that involve serious bodily injury or death and a member of the domestic violence unit that focuses on Assault Family Member cases. FREE CONSULTATION Time may be working against you as some crimes have important deadlines that occur only 15 days after arrest and before your first court date. Brian offers a free consultation so we can start defending...

Attorney Boe Bowen is a native Texan. He was born and raised in Texas and the first in his family to receive a post-secondary education when he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Sam Houston State University at Huntsville, Texas, with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and History. In 2010 Boe began his legal career by entering the class of 2013 at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas.

During his tenure in law school, Boe remained extremely active by working as a research assistant, tutor, and participated in the mock trial program. Boe graduated Magna Cum...

With over 15 years of legal experience, Gratia goes to great lengths to ensure that every one of her clients, no matter the challenges they face, receives the compassion and respect they rightfully deserve. She is committed to personally guiding you through your legal journey, infusing it with her distinctive personal approach, empathy, and unwavering values. Gratia has assisted numerous clients in crafting their Trusts & Estate Plans, adeptly represented them in both uncontested and contested Probate cases, and provided invaluable support in matters such as Divorce, Paternity, Visitation, Child Support, and Adoption cases. Furthermore, Gratia boasts extensive experience as a...

• Very experienced litigator (over 100 jury trials) who teaches trial skills to lawyers and law students o Representation in False Claims Act cases; Business and Commercial Litigation cases; Health Care Fraud cases; Environmental cases; Securities law cases; Tax cases; Trade Fraud cases; and other complex litigation matters o Representation in Internal Investigations o Representation in Corporate Governance matters • Part-time academic and widely published • Editor-in-chief of two legal treatises: one about pharmaceutical and medical device law; the other about corporate criminal liability • Past Chair of the ABA Health Law Section • Past Chief of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas • Past Section Chief of the Financial Crimes...

I am a highly trained, experienced, full-time mediator focusing on complex commercial disputes.

For over 22 years, I have primarily represented businesses when they are involved in lawsuits, both as a plaintiff and defendant. This background gives me insight into how people make decisions.

I arrive at each mediation prepared to facilitate settlement, and I pay careful attention to the people, their interests, and emotions while discussing the facts and legal arguments.

Every day, people come to our law firm on their personal or professional darkest day. Generally speaking, this sense of dread is simply due to being overwhelmed by the situation before them. As a lawyer, being able to shoulder our client's burdens and guide them through the litigation process is extremely rewarding. A native of Fort Hood, Texas, I have built a national litigation practice based on my deep Texas roots. Practicing since 2013, I represent clients across Texas and nationwide facing complex business and intellectual property litigation, including non-compete violations, breach of contract matters, and fraud and misrepresentation. Whether it's...

Attorney Jason Oxner primarily practices civil law, with a focus on Estate Planning, Business Litigation and Transactions, Probate, and Civil Law. Attorney Jason Oxner graduated summa cum laude in the top 5% and currently holds a Law Degree and Masters of Law Degree. During law school, Jason was an associate editor on Law Review, elected as Mr. Thurgood Marshall School of Law, and taught Real Property for two years. Jason Oxner is a Canadian citizen who moved to Massachusetts on an academic and athletic (hockey & rowing) scholarship at the Groton School in 2002. Jason continued with his rowing career at...

Art Aguilar was born and raised in south Texas. He worked his way up from extremely humble beginnings, working his way through high school in minimum wage jobs, and having to deal with all the legal barriers that the common person experiences. After serving honorably in the US Army, and having taught at the high school level, Art learned the value of hard work. He believes that hard work beats talent every single time. Because of his commitment, determination, and integrity, Art now represents publicly traded multi-billion-dollar entities. Art is not only bilingual, fully capable of communicating in Spanish...

Andrew serves as a consultant for a wide variety of business sectors, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies implementing procedures to safeguard them against litigation. He is a certified Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) Level II Civil Rights Investigator and a certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Trainer. Andrew has developed training programs related to workplace harassment prevention; EEOC; COVID-19 safety; and diversity & inclusion. He served on a corporate transaction team that made national news in 2021 for finalizing the acquisition of a $2.3 billion all-cash transaction in Texas. Due to the passing of family members in Andrew's life, he...

For your Probate, Estate Planning and Business Legal Needs call Brett at (409) 228-0965. Schedule a free consultation. Virtual options available. www.brett.law Brett Christiansen is the Managing Shareholder/Partner at Christiansen PLLC | The Chris Law Office. His practice areas are PROBATE, ESTATE PLANNING and BUSINESS. His probate practice encompasses all facets of probate – with a will and intestate (without a will). The primary focus of his family practice is agreed divorce and other agreed family matters; collaborative divorce and pre and post marital agreements. His business practice centers on commercial contracts with an emphasis...

Mike Massey JD, MBA, MPA just might be the 195th most interesting person in Texas. He has 4 college degrees and he's working on a 5th: BBS Accounting; MPA Master's in Professional Accounting; JD Law Degree; MBA Master's in Business Administration; BBS in Biblical Studies (in progress). Mike is a dedicated family man with a wife of 14 years and 6 children (4 on earth and 2 in heaven). He spends most of his personal time with family, playing games in the yard with his kids, cleaning up with his kids, cleaning up some more with his kids,...

Attorney Charles H. Peckham was born in Farmers Branch, Texas, and raised in Dallas and Denton. In 1988, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Three years later, in 1991, he would earn his law degree from the South Texas College of Law. A Board-Certified attorney in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also an “AV” peer-reviewed attorney by Martindale-Hubbell and has a “Superb” AVVO rating of 10. Charles has authored many legal articles and seminar papers, and has been a speaker at many legal...

Admitted to practice since 1994 and formed the Selesky Law Firm in 2004. The Firm is service oriented and litigation intensive. The Firm handles family law and commerical cases throughout Southeast Texas in their Houston office and the Texas Hill Country in their Austin office. The Firm has been built by building relationships with clients one case at a time.

Reese W. Baker is a partner in the firm of Baker & Associates in Houston, Texas. He is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Business Bankruptcy Law and he is also board certified by the American Board of Certification in Business Bankruptcy Law. Mr. Baker has participated in numerous national bankruptcies. He has also served as in-house counsel for Summa Corporation in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Baker has acted as attorney in charge for debtors and lenders, has represented trustees, creditors committees and retiree committees, and been actively involved in successful reorganizations around the country. He...

Board Certified attorney, certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Weaver has a focus on real estate law and complex business litigation, holding two board certifications: commercial real estate and residential real estate He has been engaged as an expert by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Businesses and families rely on him. Other Texas attorneys choose Mr. Weaver as their lawyer. He also built a real estate law firm where builders, developers, buyers, and sellers of real estate go when issues arise related to encroachment issues, easements, lien filing, lien removal, title disputes, and construction...

As a Texan with a large family, a passion for travel and entrepreneurship, familiarity with the ins and outs of moving and renting, and experience with the "dark side" of probate when family members pass without any estate plan, I built Zapalac Law Firm, PLLC, around my own history: we focus on landlord/tenant law, estate planning, probate, business creation and administration, and real estate transactions. In short: Family, Home, and Business. These ideas are more closely related than they seem. People rent or own property, they operate businesses, they save wealth for the next generation and, inevitably, they pass away and...

Keith B. French, Jr. is a seasoned litigator with experience leveraging outstanding research, writing, and analytical abilities to effectively defend and represent clients before state and federal courts. In the course of his practice, Mr. French has acquired experience on a wide variety of civil cases, managing matters from inception through resolution, developing case and trial strategies, preparing discovery, taking and defending depositions, drafting dispositive motions and appellate briefs, and negotiating settlements. Mr. French also has criminal trial experience. As a former Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Mr. French was involved...

When it comes to protecting your intellectual property, experience matters. Katz Law Group, led by Gary Katz, a licensed patent attorney with 23 years of experience, has the experience you deserve. This experience includes ten years in-house with ExxonMobil and over a dozen years working for law firms including small and large firms. Gary has filed and prosecuted several hundred patents for technology startups, mid-size companies as well as several large NYSE companies. Gary is also the Founder & CEO of a cleantech company that is using patented technology to solve our freshwater resource problems. This...