Cotulla Construction Lawyers

John H. Lovell is the Managing Partner of Lovell, Lovell, Isern & Farabough, LLP. While he has had a wide range of successes in both state and federal courts, he is one of the few trained agronomists practicing cattle law on a regular basis. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, John learned about crop production, plant physiology, soils, irrigation, and more. He also worked on a ranch for five years after college, which contributed to his depth of understanding about cattle. John is a trial lawyer who has experience at every stage of litigation, from filing lawsuits through appeals. While a premier...

Mr. Slania graduated magna cum laude from Saint Louis University with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 2003. At Saint Louis University, he was a three-year catcher for the baseball team and received the honor of Outstanding Performance from Conference USA. In 2006, he received his Juris Doctorate from University of Houston Law Center, where he was editor of the Houston Law Review and received the designation of Best Law Review Comment about Corporate Law. He is currently licensed to practice law in Texas and Arizona and was recognized in the Texas Super Lawyers List by Thomson Reuters in 2022 and Super...

Frank is an Of Counsel at Cotten Schmidt, L.L.P. and is licensed to practice before all Texas state courts, U.S. District Court Northern District Of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals-Fifth Circuit. He is certified to serve as a mediator and arbitrator, has tried hundreds of cases before both the bench and to juries, and successfully mediated and arbitrated numerous disputes.

His employment before law school in the construction industry and in...

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Although Ms. Davis specializes in construction litigation, she has a general practice which includes handling all problems from corporate inception to dissolution, partnership formation and disputes, real estate law, consumer litigation, contract disputes, and appeals.

A diverse skill set, the ability to empathize with client's issues, and a dedication to solving problems is the reason Jonathon Storment's clients speak so highly of his services. Jonathon is a tireless advocate for his clients and will fight to ensure that their legal issue is handled with the utmost competence and skill. Jonathon has been a decorated soldier in the U.S. Army, a federal law enforcement officer with the U.S. Treasury Department, an award winning accountant, and a public school administrator. Whatever position he held, he was one of the best in his field. "Some would call it a...

ABOUT BEN
Dallas-based attorney Benjamin Palatiere is a courtroom veteran with over 10 years of experience helping individuals, families, and businesses in civil disputes.


Education

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2008
Texas State University, magna cum laude, 2005


Licensed/Admitted

Benjamin is admitted to the Texas Bar and licensed to practice in all district and county courts at law throughout the state.


Groups / Clubs

Dallas Young Lawyers Association
Sigma Alpha Epsilon

I have been actively involved in fighting for the rights of Texas citizens for over 30 years. I have been actively involved in the Texas Trial Lawyers Association since 2000. I have served as a Board of Director since 2003, Vice President of Membership from 2010 to 2012, and President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association in 2014. I also serve as a Director of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association since 2007, and I am a member of the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association. I also serve on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice. I...

William B. “Bill” Gammon was born in Virginia and moved to Texas as a young child when his father went to work for NASA. He attended High School in Clear Lake, Houston and then came to Austin during the 1960’s to complete his under graduate degree at The University of Texas. He ran several successful small businesses both in Austin and in Houston before deciding to attend Law School. He attended UT Law School in Austin and holds the record there for the fastest graduating student. He completed Law School in just twenty two months.

Bill began his solo practice here...

Pierce Adkins is one of the top rated Products Liability attorneys in Houston, TX. Mr. Adkins represents clients located throughout the United States and abroad and has successfully litigated a variety of state and federal civil litigation matters throughout his career. Mr. Adkins received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Mississippi and his law degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas.

Mark A. Walsh is a business litigation attorney in McKinney, TX, who has litigated hundreds of construction and business disputes throughout the State of Texas since 1997. He has extensive experience and has counseled clients in all manner of construction and business disputes, commercial contract drafting and litigation, public procurement law, partner/shareholder dispute litigation, and governmental entity representation.

CREDITORS’ RIGHTS/RESTRUCTURING: protected the interests of secured and unsecured creditors and maximized their recovery from the debtor's estate during the development of reorganization plans; structured and obtained creditor and court approval of plans of reorganization for businesses involved in the ownership and operation of real property, industrial, and service companies. BUSINESS LITIGATION: prosecuted and defended loans; secured transactions; contracts involving real estate, equipment, and commissions; placement and removal of materialman’s and mechanic's liens upon real property; government seizure of property; and commercial leases. BUSINESS: guided businesses and individuals regarding matters arising out of operations, review, negotiation, and drafting of leases,...

Michael P. “Mike” Metcalf doing business as Metcalf Mediation & Arbitration Services is engaged in the practice of law that centers on the mediation and arbitration of civil disputes. Judge Metcalf has more than 40 years of legal experience that includes service in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corp, as a District Attorney, District Judge and trial lawyer. Mike, a trial lawyer, is board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law.

Judge Metcalf was a judicial pioneer who recognized the need for litigants to seek a resolution to their case...

Austin Smith focuses his practice on litigation and dispute resolution. Austin has experience in handling a wide variety of matters in state and federal court, involving complex commercial and business disputes, fraud, personal injury, and criminal matters including white collar crime. From 2017 to 2018, Austin was honored to serve as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Amos L. Mazzant in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. With Austin has been consistently selected by BestLawyers as “One to Watch” (2020-2022) and Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2021-2022) - a recognition that only 2.5%...

Randy has successfully represented clients in a variety of civil matters throughout Texas for over 30 years.
In 2006, Randy obtained a $98.8 million verdict for his client in a commercial lawsuit involving tortious interference with contracts and business disparagement.
More recently, he worked with a team of lawyers in Texas and Delaware to defeat a wrongful effort to recover over $200 million from his client.
Randy has represented hundreds of individuals and small businesses in construction defect cases and fighting insurance companies for wrongful coverage denials. He also helps clients who were the victims of fraud in real estate deals.
Randy has...

Michael R. Cramer’s practice includes extensive experience in business law, civil and commercial litigation, employment law, corporate law, construction law, real estate, civil defense and estate planning. Attorney Cramer has more than 21 years of practice. Michael developed a statewide practice focused on litigation. His cases range from breach of contract to construction delay claims against the State of Texas. He also works with Family Law and Divorce cases. His business litigation practice includes the representation of corporations of all sizes. Michael has considerable experience in assisting corporations to avoid litigation through consultancy and risk avoidance. He counsels business...

Frank and his wife chose Dallas to live and begin his law practice as a civil litigator. Upon starting to practice law, he thought it important to support his career by joining legal organizations so he could grow in the practical depth of the profession and nurture his need to meet lawyers with the same passion. Frank G. Giunta found membership in these various legal organizations provided a forum which enabled him to engage with other professionals to discuss and share ideas which ultimately provides resources to better serve his clients and the general community where he lives. ...

Paul Grinke is Managing Partner of McCathern’s office at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Mr. Grinke has broad experience on a national level, litigating complex commercial and catastrophic event claims from both sides of the docket. He has successfully litigated commercial breach of contract, fiduciary duty, and employment covenant claims. In addition, Mr. Grinke prosecutes and defends claims involving personal injury, wrongful death, and disastrous property damage arising from construction defect, product defect, trucking, and liquor liability.

Mr. Grinke leads McCathern’s Construction Defect, Product Liability and related Fire Litigation practices. He has particular expertise in counseling institutional clients involved in tragic...

Admissions Supreme Court of Texas Northern District of Texas Eastern District of Texas Western District of Oklahoma United States Supreme Court Education J.D., Texas A&M School of Law, formerly Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2003 B.A., University of Northern Iowa, 1996 Certified Mediator Memberships State Bar of Texas Tarrant County Bar Association Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association Dallas Trial Lawyers Association Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association Association of Trial Lawyers of America ? Industry Associations Apartment Association of Tarrant County Texas Apartment Association ? Experience Before opening the firm in 2004, Monty was associated with small plaintiff-oriented law firms in the North Dallas area. The vast majority of his legal career has been spent representing individuals and small business...

Born and raised in El Paso, Texas. Attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville upon graduation from high school and transferred to the University of Texas after one year.

Graduated from the University of Texas Austin in 1967 with a BS degree and from the University of Texas Law School in 1970. Licensed in the State of Texas since 1971 and in the state of New Mexico since 2001. Member of Texas and New Mexico Bar Associations, El Paso Bar Association, Western District of Texas (federal), Northern District of Texas, District of New Mexico, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, US...

Graham E. Sutliff grew up in San Angelo, Texas in a family of six. From an early age, in this close-knit West Texas town, he learned the value of hard work, determination and fighting for what is right. Graham and his now partner Hank, who became friends at age four, found an early interest in the law by playing in the halls of the Tom Green County Courthouse. As a young man, his interest in the law continued to grow and he set out to find a way to use this passion to help others. At the University of Mississippi, after...

Levi G. McCathern, II is widely recognized as one of the premier litigation lawyers in Texas. He is Board Certified in both Civil Trial Law and Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a double certification held by only 26 of the 87,000 attorneys in Texas.

Mr. McCathern specializes in catastrophic damage litigation and is frequently summoned to defend specialized, high-damage claims, including all types of commercial litigation. In addition, he has served as lead counsel for numerous jury trials and is regularly called upon to provide legal consultation to companies throughout the country.

Mr. McCathern serves as...

Mr. Poelma’s main areas of practice include complex commercial litigation, subrogation, and real estate. His civil trial docket has broadened his exposure to vastly different areas of the law including professional liability, product liability, construction, maritime/admiralty issues involving both property damage and personal injuries, complex issues involving oil and gas exploration and production both on land and offshore, as well as contractual interpretation and indemnity issues. His practice includes litigation in both federal and state courts.

As a direct result of working hand-in-hand with both domestic and foreign insurance carriers as well as domestic and international corporate clients, he has developed...

Stephen Harrison knows construction law. He is a founding partner of a lawfirm that practices exclusively construction law. Stephen is Certified in Construction Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has been named many times as one of the Super Lawyers of Texas by Texas Monthly magazine, and frequently lectures in construction law seminars, and has taught Construction Law at Texas A&M Law School. Stephen is also a Registered Professional Engineer. He frequently represents parties in construction defect litigation, delay damage claims, construction contract disputes, professional liability cases and construction arbitrations. He graduated with honors from the University...

Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2015 National Board of Legal Specialty Certification Practice Areas: Personal Injury - Products: Defense (60%), Professional Liability: Defense (20%), Personal Injury - General: Defense (20%) Law School: St. Mary's University School of Law

Savannah has over 15 years representing clients in and out of the courtroom. She has handled cases in both state and federal court. Savannah is experienced in contract negotiation, mediations, bench trials, and jury trials.

My law firm was established in 1990, and I believe in giving customers personal attention. I work to answer your business questions so that you can better understand your rights and options. I am your Houston Business Attorney, Disputes, Litigation, Contracts. Convenient appointments are available to discuss your Business Law needs:

Business Ownership Divorce
Business and Employment Contracts
Collections
Commercial Real Estate Litigation
Confidentiality Agreements

Construction Disputes
Contract and Lease Negotiations
Conveyances and Deeds
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Robert Fadem is a plaintiff's trial attorney born and raised in Houston, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at University of Colorado at Boulder in 2010. He subsequently graduated from South Texas College of Law in December of 2013 where he was a dean's list student. While in law school at South Texas, Mr. Fadem interned for a prominent commercial litigation firm located in Houston, Texas. Following graduation, Mr. Fadem served as an attorney for Judge Michael Landrum at the 113th Civil District Court where he acquired countless hours of courtroom observation, legal research experience...

Scott D. Smith is a seasoned trial lawyer who has obtained favorable verdicts for clients on both sides of the docket. Mr. Smith has experience in all phases of litigation in both state and federal courts throughout the United States, including resolving a broad array of business and commercial disputes, as well as having extensive experience representing financial advisers and financial institutions in financial services litigation in FINRA and AAA arbitration proceedings. He frequently represents financial advisers and financial institutions in employment disputes, securities enforcement actions, as well as regulatory and compliance matters, and assists his clients...

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...

Hamp Skelton grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Princeton University in 1978 and from the University of Texas School of Law in 1981. He and his wife, Karen, have three sons, now all in their mid-20s. Hamp has tried lawsuits in Texas for more than 40 years. He began his career at Vinson & Elkins in Houston in 1981, practicing in its commercial litigation section. He moved back to to Austin in 1986, joining Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. He built a litigation section for that office, serving as partner in charge of litigation. His present...

Albin Yates Balius Roach believes in aggressively preserving the truth for our clients while advancing the integrity of the profession. We also recognize that we cannot successfully cast a positive vision for our clients’ futures without possessing one for ourselves. The attorneys, paralegals and support staff of Albin Yates Balius Roach have chosen to commit their time and talent to the firm because we believe in the firm’s priorities and its future.

Angela M. Hahn manages the Austin office of Doyen Sebesta & Poelma, LLLP. With ten years of Mock Trial experience, Ms. Hahn tried more cases before graduating from law school, than most lawyers do in a lifetime. Now, with fifteen years of real-world experience as a practicing civil trial lawyer, she regularly handles matters involving construction defects, product liability, contract disputes, property damage and general negligence claims. Ms. Hahn focuses on large-loss insurance subrogation claims and has developed a passion for lightning-induced fire losses, especially those involving Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) or Radiant Barriers.

Beyond prosecuting property damage cases, Ms....

William T. "Bill" Sebesta is an experienced and accomplished trial lawyer whose practice emphasizes insurance subrogation. After his initial training in insurance defense and bad faith litigation, he then spent 6-1/2 years with Cozen O’Connor’s Dallas office where he was trained in the art of large loss subrogation. In 2004, Bill returned to his hometown of Houston and continued his subrogation practice at a mid-size firm, focusing on energy-related losses.

In January 2007, Bill and Scot Doyen opened the doors of Doyen Sebesta Ltd. LLP, where Bill is in charge of the firm's subrogation practice group. Bill’s broad experience in subrogation...

Fighting financial fraud, breaches and commercial malfeasance! Kevin Corcoran is a distinguished trial lawyer who gets results for his clients. He has handled and tried a variety of complex and difficult fraud and commercial lawsuits with success, from bet-the-company litigation to individual claims. Kevin brings knowledgeable judgment and a strong work ethic to his cases. As a result of his skills and hard work, Kevin is respected as a trusted trial lawyer when results matter. Mr. Corcoran has represented clients in complex commercial disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and catastrophic claims in the Trusts and Fiduciary, High Tech, Oil &...

Por más de 19 años, el Abogado de Accidentes, el Abogado Javier Marcos, ha defendido los derechos de los hispanos. Es el abogado de los hispanos. Es un professional con mucho conocimiento y experiencia legal, enfocándose primordialmente en casos de accidentes, litigación. Sabe tomar buenas y rapidas decisiones para atacar al otro lado y cuenta con un record de excelencia.

El Abogado de Accidente Javier Marcos es:
- Primera generación Americano.
- Sus papas son inmigrantes de México.
- Habla los dos idiomas: Inglés y Español.
- Estudió leyes en la Universidad de Houston.
- Es hombre de...

Having graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor's Degree in English and a Doctorate of Law from St. Mary's University Law School, businessmen and women, attorneys, even judges have relied on Mr. Davis' expertise with language and law. He has focused his practice on Real Estate and is currently a Real Estate Broker and Notary Public; formerly Mr. Davis was a Title Fee Office owner/operator, Escrow Officer, Mortgage Broker and Loan Officer.

With the Law Office of Stephen Boyd Moon, LLC you will always feel right at home, knowing you are represented by an experienced attorney - not a paralegal - who will be with you from start to finish. The Law Office of Stephen Boyd Moon, LLC works with its clients by advising, preparing documents and agreements, and counseling its clients. The Law Office of Stephen Boyd Moon, LLC is proud to represent clients in Brazos, Leon, Grimes, Burleson, Washington and Robertson Counties and all across the great State of Texas. The Law Office of Stephen Boyd Moon, LLC utilizes technology...

BERNARD R. SUCHOCKI, Admitted to State Bar of Texas, 1981. Also admitted to the United States Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; the Western District of Oklahoma: the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. Preparatory Education: Bloomsburg University (B.S.-Physics and Mathematics); Pennsylvania State University (Mathematics); Legal Education: South Texas College of Law-Houston (J.D., 1981); Member State Bar of Texas; Board Certified - Personal Injury Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization since December 1989; Texas Bar College; Advocate, NCA;...